Who here likes huge necks?

[Travis]

I, for one, love big ass necks. I'm talking baseball bat thick. My Artist Korina with the Vintage carve could use a little more meat on it.

Who else around here likes the fattest necks they can get their mitts around?

And out of curiosity, what styles of music do you guys play with those beefy necks? I only ask becuase I laugh at the "shredder thin" necks. I play faster on a thicker neck, personally.

[Thundernotes]

I prefer them on the bigger side and I actually have a Diablo with a beefy neck profile. Very strange.

[guitarzandstuff]

I, for one, love big ass necks. I'm talking baseball bat thick. My Artist Korina with the Vintage carve could use a little more meat on it.

Who else around here likes the fattest necks they can get their mitts around?

And out of curiosity, what styles of music do you guys play with those beefy necks? I only ask becuase I laugh at the "shredder thin" necks. I play faster on a thicker neck, personally.

The bigger the better... And I play hard rock/metal.

[Eric Weston]

I, for one, love big ass necks. I'm talking baseball bat thick. My Artist Korina with the Vintage carve could use a little more meat on it.

Who else around here likes the fattest necks they can get their mitts around?

And out of curiosity, what styles of music do you guys play with those beefy necks? I only ask becuase I laugh at the "shredder thin" necks. I play faster on a thicker neck, personally.

The bigger the better... And I play hard rock/metal.

+1

[Ethan]

i like the big ones and i play anything i can try to play.....the big neck is more comfortable for my big hands, but i think it also makes the guitar sound better to have more wood resonating under all that string....

[Travis]

but i think it also makes the guitar sound better to have more wood resonating under all that string....

I agree with you 100% there, buddy.

[peedenmark7]

I am not a baseball bat thick fan, but do prefer a true D shape that is VERY full at the shoulders.

a neck can be on the thinner side and still fill your hand giving the illusion of being fat/big when the shoulders are left full.

it seems the guitars I have today say over the ones I used to gravitate to 10 yrs ago, now have chunkier necks.

really never liked the jem thin necks... they tend to be sharp at the fretboard edges .

kiz wasnt kidding when he said the neck was big on the gmp HEMIBIRD.

its by far and away the biggest neck on any one of my guitars.

its become a very comfortable feel and a good friend if that makes any sense.

[SteveB]

For me the fretboard width is far more important than neck thickness. I still have no idea why a fat neck should be "slower" than a thin one.

[Devnor]

Hamer Vintage carve is just about right for me although I have no issues with thinner necks too.

The new Suhr I ordered is supposed to have a D neck with fuller shoulders...should be interesting.

I play hard rock/metal

[silentman]

Modern carve or less please.

[Zoner]

Big is beautiful in my book, and I have noticed a very substantial increase in sustain and quality of tone over similar axes with smaller necks. The whole instrument seems to vibrate more and it feels more "alive" somehow. A small neck also creates wrist issues with me these days and I have sold off most of my guits with smaller profiles. My current "main" axe (when it stays in tune - curse that roller nut!) is a Jeff Beck Strat with the huge neck. My '71 LP Deluxe also has a massive neck and so does my '78 B.C. Rich Nighthawk (Eagle), and my 2 remaining Hamers are also well-endowed in the neck department. I play all styles of tunes on these guitars and if I ever need to buy another instrument it will be a big neck that I seek. Z

Edited to add I have short, fat, sausage fingers and never had any problem "getting around" on said big necks. I also am not a "shredder" by any means and am not particularily skilled in the ways of blazing lead playing, so maybe I am not in the best position to comment on anything beyond personal comfort and perception of enhanced tonal characteristics.

[Steve Haynie]

Put me down as liking a little variety in neck thicknesses.

I like a thicker neck for playing chords. Some of the cheaper import archtop guitars have thin necks, and it feels wrong to me.

[Scooter]

I've yet to feel a guitar neck that was "too big".

[Hackubus]

Take one Louisville Slugger, lop off that skinny little handle, plane the thickest section, add a fretboard, yeah....just the ways I likes 'em.

[MCChris]

The bigger the better, and I don't have particularly large hands.

I have a mid-'90s Studio and another on the way, and I could deal with those necks being a little more substantial.

[DaveL]

I like em big... although I once played a Jaros double cut that

like was a baseball bat, that was a little wierd. but yeah big...

[Camstone]

+1 on the Vintage carve. I have three Hamers with the Vintage profile and it's perfect for my hands.

I had a '57 Les Paul Junior a number of years ago that had a huge neck, felt like it was a dowel cut in half. Really loved that neck, but haven't had anything that large since.

[Dumo]

Larger. I just got a VOS LP Jr. '58 RI and it's pretty stout. My J Mascis Jazzmaster seems smallish now but it's actually fairly large as well. Nut width is equally important since I have thick fingers.

[Craig S]

+1 My 92' SG Standard has a huge neck....by far my favorite.

[Turdus]

I have no real preference. However, whenever I sell a guitar, the general consensus is that the opposite of what I am selling is the preferred neck. Odd how that works.

[Guest Michael]

I really like a full neck profile, especially if there is a proportionate width. I have large hands, but my fingers are relatively short and thick in proportion to the rest of my hand. My Superpro has a nice full neck; I ordered it with a custom neck carve. Not quite as wide as I'd like; my sausages would like a bit more breathing room. It feels great in my hand. The best neck I ever felt was on a `57 RI Les Paul; it was quite a club! I also have a homebuilt Telecaster that has a nice wide, fat neck that I got from USA Custom Guitars. I don't play it too much anymore though; I'm more satisfied with my sound on a humbucker equipped guitar. The Tele works well for slide, particularly since I put flatwounds on it.

I also played a VOS `58 Plaintop that felt great. If I could swing the nearly 3K price tag I'd give it a go, it felt that good.

[jerseydrew]

I prefer a BIG FAT "C" neck. The bigger and rounder the better. No "D" or "U" shapes for me.

[Hackubus]

Speaking of big necks, a few days ago, I played a Nocaster RI at a store. I had to get out of there before I did something silly like buy a Telecaster. That thing was niiiiiiiiiiiice!

[DavidE]

The PRS wide/fat is perfect for me. My Korina Jr. has a pretty big neck that I like a lot. I did have an Edwards LP with a neck that was too thick for my taste. I had two friends come over to check it out when I was selling it and they both decided the neck was too big for them too. I don't like skinny necks, but I'm ok with a typical strat or tele neck.

[Feynman]

My favorite classical has a 16' deep neck with a 2m wide fretboard.

All electrics feel skinny to me.

I do find the vintage carve very comfortable though.