GuitarGod319 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 some of you know what i play,but for those who don't, classic rock mainly Led Zeppelin.im savin my pennies for a LP standard and was wondering which profile would be best.at the local shop there are rarely ever any standards.so help me please.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i own a les paul standard with a sixties neck a gibson doubleneck with 60s necks and a studio with a 50s neck i GREATLY prefer the 60s necks, like a jackson or ibenez neck, nice and slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Hey GuitarGod... I just bought myself a Les Paul a few weeks ago. I tried out both styles of neck..The 50's fat style, and the 60's slim taper. For me it was no contest. The 60's slim taper felt custom made as soon as I held it in my hand. Its like a shredders neck. Great lead, and soloing and for chording it feels just right. I felt instantly comfortable with this neck. The 50's style was a little too beefy for me. I play an SRV Strat as well as my Les Paul and that model Strat has an oval shape beefy neck...but the 50's LP is even thicker then that. To some im sure it feel great, but to me its a little too round. Check them both out and get back to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I prefer the 50's neck. The thing I like about Les Pauls are that they are meaty, and heavy and a beefy neck just seems to go with that to me. I like to feel like I'm holding onto something substantial. I have fairly long fingers, so they fit nicely around the 50's neck and it is very comfortable to me. Plus, I am more of a bluesy, classic rock player, not so much of a shredder, so I don't need super fast action. I'm probably in the minority on this though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Saturn.... I hear ya! I have also heard that the slimmer necks will tire your hands quicker. btw... Thats a gorgeous Les Paul in your avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Saturn....I hear ya! I have also heard that the slimmer necks will tire your hands quicker. btw... Thats a gorgeous Les Paul in your avatar! Thanks. It's a Studio Plus. When I got it, I thought I was kind of skimping because I didn't go with a Standard, but I've come to be glad I went with this one. I actually prefer the 490R/498T p/u's and the top seems to me like it's gottten even prettier with a few years age. Plus, like I said, it has that 50's neck that I like. Maybe it's the way I hold the guitar, but my fingers lay against the bottom of the neck at a wierd angle when I play a thinner neck. I guess I would adjust to it if I played a 60's neck on a regular basis. A buddy of mine has a 1982 Ash Strat with a really wide, thin neck. It's a beautiful guitar and sounds great (if you like Strat sounds) but I can not get used to the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonicchaos Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i like the 50's neck. nothing better than the original! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoof Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I prefer the 50's neck. The thing I like about Les Pauls are that they are meaty' date=' and heavy and a beefy neck just seems to go with that to me. I like to feel like I'm holding onto something substantial. I have fairly long fingers, so they fit nicely around the 50's neck and it is very comfortable to me. Plus, I am more of a bluesy, classic rock player, not so much of a shredder, so I don't need super fast action. I'm probably in the minority on this though. [/quote']I like 50's necks as well. But my lespaul has a 60's one... I would like to get a lespaul with a 50's neck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGrd Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I strongly recommend to test both types of necks. I bought a SG with a fatter neck without testing it before resp. a SG with the slim taper neck was not in my price range. And I'm not happy with it. I can play it but I don't feel at home (like on my Strat). Remember, the neck is the guitar from the player point of view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 MGrd... I like that... "The neck IS the guitar" Lets face it, if your hands arent comfortable you cant become one with the instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 You'll have to try them out and pick the one you like. I have 3 LP's, one 50's, one 60's and one Custom with an even fatter neck. Of the three, I prefer the 50's. Play them and buy what you like. Or be like me and buy one of each. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious T Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I love the 50's neck on my Standard - Premium Plus. It's perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin29 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I played a couple side by side one day and noticed I liked the 90's one better for Judas Priest and rock stuff. I played one with a 57/58 neck and it reminded me of my bluesy 1952 J-185. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I have the same comments as saturn, could have written that myself. Truth is that you have to pick your favorite after playing both, I have a well, Stiff Hand (I have a metal plate in my neck) and having a 50's neck is perfect for me. My america stratocaster has a fat neck as well and I tend to play those 2 guitars more... I have a Casino with a real thin neck and it tires my hand within 10 minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaicho8888 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Get the neck that you can play for hours and not get tired with. It's great if you got friends to loan you one for two or three hours and play non stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Like Kaicho8888 said, get the neck that feels best to you. You shred on 50's style necks as well as you can on slimmer necks. The neck profiles that Gibson USA uses are not historically accurate. The Gibson USA 50's rounded/50's/rounded is closest to a historical 1960 profile. The Gibson USA slim taper/60's slim taper that they use on the Standard and Studios (yes it has been available on the Studio) is slimmer than any historic profile, and the 60's slim taper that they use on the Classic is thinner still. The fret board width does not change, but the front to back thickness does, as well as the cross sectional shape (like Fenders V and C shaped neck profiles). The historic reissue profiles are not considered to be dead on, but there was a lot of variance on the originals so they had to compromise some. Also there can be a lot of variance in the historic reissues due to the hand shaping of the necks. Basically with the reissues, The 52 to 57 reissues have a very simliar sized beefy neck, the 58 gets a bit thinner, the 59 gets a little thinner again, and the 1960 tapers more and is thinner again. Some people can play both necks, some can't. Some can play as fast on thicker necks as others can on thin ones. There is no tone advantage to one over the other. It is merely a matter of playing comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul6666 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Really??? Please show me where to find a Les Paul Studio with a thin 60's neck! Please??? Quite seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I prefer the rounded 50's style. First guitar I ever had as a kid was a really well made les paul copy with the rounded neck. It was what I learned on and played for several years, I never had a problem playing fast shredder type of licks on it. In fact, as I got a little older and more into metal music I started buying Jackson guitars which all have the slim necks. Although I could play them fine, I never really felt comfortable on them. And they really did seem to tire my hand faster for whatever reason. I recently bought a Les Paul with the 50's neck and it felt like going home again. I'll not be buying anymore guitars with slim necks from now on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul6666 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I have the opposite problem. I have shorter fingers, and the '50's necks make my hand hurt after about five minutes...The thinner the better for me. That's why it would be key for me to find a nice LP Studio with a thin 60's neck , as well as the financial reasons. I've shied away from them for years, because of the supposed fat 50's profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
led floyd9 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I like the fat SG necks, but those are fatter than 50's necks, so you probably wouldn't like them (not many people do). If there are other LP's at your local shop, research them and see what their neck profile is. You're bound to find one with a 60's neck and one with a 50's neck there so you can compare. Just do research on the guitars there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGod319 Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 my god,i made this topic in january.how did you guys find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
led floyd9 Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 my god' date='i made this topic in january.how did you guys find it?[/quote']Wow, I didn't even notice that. Looks like LesPaul6666 brought it back to life. I only posted because it was on the first page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul6666 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Wow' date=' I didn't even notice that. Looks like LesPaul6666 brought it back to life. I only posted because it was on the first page.[/quote'] Yep, I found this thread and posted since it's an important topic for me when trying to find new LP's. I know I'm in the minority with the slim neck preference, I have to put all the Gibson's in line and spend time with each and every one, even then I'm usually not successful finding a Studio with a thin enough neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'm far from an expert, but just looking at gibson.com it doesn't appear they make a studio with a 60's style neck. Maybe they have in the past though, I don't know. Looks like you'll have to get a standard if you want the 60's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I'm far from an expert' date=' but just looking at gibson.com it doesn't appear they make a studio with a 60's style neck. Maybe they have in the past though, I don't know. Looks like you'll have to get a standard if you want the 60's neck.[/quote'] 50s neck only for the Studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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