Hamer Diablo guitar neck

[Hamer95USA]

Hey guys,

I've had my Diablo for awhile now. I had to restore almost all of the Schaller tremolo bridge parts and had the frets leveled, crowned, and polished. The guitar plays like butter now, but I find the neck sort of chunky. I'm thinking of having the back of the neck shaved down to be like my Diablo II by my guitar tech since I like the neck shape & feel of the Diablo II guitar. What do you guys think of this? Has anyone else done this to their Diablo guitars?

Guitar George

[zorrow]

For me it was the opposite: I sold my Vector KK because I found the neck too thin to my tastes.

So, personally, I wouldn't modify the guitar. Any mod will alter its tone and its feel. I would just sell it to a player that will appreciate what I hate, and then would buy something else I'd really like.

[atquinn]

I've had 2 Diablo II's and 3 Diablos and they all had shredder thin necks, but for some reason the line has a reputation for having thicker necks? Anyway, I would advise against shaving the neck unless you're going to keep it forever. It would be much more economical to buy a Diablo with a thin neck and swap necks, then sell the Diablo off.

-Austin

[Don]

The neck on my early Diablo is what i would consider thin, though not "shredder thin". It has pronounced shoulders that make it feel thicker than it actually is.

I prefer big necks (the neck on my Strat is a USACG boatneck (almost 1" thick "V" neck) and I still find the Diablo's neck to be acceptable.

I didn't like the Strat's original neck so I sold the neck and replaced it with the USAGC neck.

I wouldn't consider shaving a guitar neck unless I loved the guitar and the neck's size was a real problem.

[Travis]

The neck on my old 95 Diablo was pretty chunky. That was one of the things that I liked about it. I've never been into the shredder thin necks, though.