J-45TV - same neck profile as J-45 Standard?

[Pickax]

I've not had a chance to play a J-45TV and I was wondering about the neck profile. Do they have the same neck profile as the J-45 Standards?

[Pickax]

Surely someone out there must know the answer to this question

[PickitPaul]

I don't have a real answer, but I remember reading someplace on this board that they are the same necks. I have a SJ-TV, and it has a C profile neck, kind of flat next to a V profile, or even a full profile. Not much shoulder on it. But still comfortable, fast neck.

[Guth]

I can't provide you with a definitive answer, but when I've played the two different models back to back, I haven't been able to tell any difference.

 

All the best,

Guth

[SuperG]

I played a 2009 J-45 TV last week and the neck profile felt just like the other J-45s and SJs that I've played. I'm not sure why they are sometimes called out as being V-profile when they aren't.

 

That said, be sure to ask about the specific guitar (if not trying in person) because there is always the odd duck out there.

[MapleManiac]

I've not had a chance to play a J-45TV and I was wondering about the neck profile. Do they have the same neck profile as the J-45 Standards?

 

I think the profile is slightly different. A little more rounded. Not really a V shape but similar to a U shaped Tele neck.

[Pickax]

Any other direct experience out there with these 2 neck profiles?

[Red 333]

I have a 2008 J-45 TV and a 2007 J-45 Rosewood Vine. Using calipers, their necks measure virtually the same in depth and width at the first and ninth frets (given the strings were still on). I can't say for sure that the Vine's neck is the same as the Standard's, but I don't see why they would be any different. As noted by others, neither is what I would call a V. On the other hand, I have a J-35 Reisue, and its neck profile is different from the J-45 TV/Vine; it's a bit deeper and is a soft V.

 

Keep in mind there will always be a slight variation among necks of a given model, due to the hand finishing.

 

Red 333

[Pickax]

Thanks to all who have responded. To Red 333, I would bet the Vine 45 has the same neck as the Standard. Providing that measurement convinces me they have the same neck profiles.