Wanted: 7.25 Radius Stratocaster Neck...

Sp8ctre said:
See...there's the rub, I'm not about speed or any of that. I'm about a nice clear tone and some Blues or the like...

Here is the sound that's the very sweetest to my ears! If you are impatient skip to :38


Go to 12:42 on this one...he's playing the Strat at this point.

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I'm not sure that sounds like a Strat to me in the first video. And when he plays the song in the Pompeii vid he's on a Les Paul (which incidentally sounds nicer to my ears than when he's on the Strat later on).
 
smitty_p said:
Are you sure the Jackson is a 9.5”?

Even my cheapo import Dinky has a 12” - 16” compound radius neck.
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I stand corrected -- yes 12-16 compound

I was in JIMMYS VINTAGE MUSIC today (the home of the Devil--Im sure of it) and LOTS -- LOADS -- TONS of vintage yummy gear--- I spent my lunch hour fondeling Fender Strats-- Duo Sonics-- Mustangs-- Teles and even a MUSICMASTER (65 circa I believe) and the radius from vintage to modern -- short scale to regular-- truly --- made no damn difference--- each was unique in its own right and each had its own plus and minus list-- but all were fun

I did not really NOTICE a big change or -- EWH I cant PLAY that 7.25 radius -- I MUST HAVE A 9 -- or what ever-- no-- its bunk -- whooie I say -- Bulshakaka
A well set up gutiar plays well -- regardles of all that stuff

I am bothered by FAT ARSE thick necks -- but other than that --they are all groovy babay YEAH!
 
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eSGEe said:
I stand corrected -- yes 12-165 compound

I was in JIMMYS VINTAGE MUSIC today (the home of the Devil--Im sure of it) and LOTS -- LOADS -- TONS of vintage yummy gear--- I spent my lunch hour fondeling Fender Strats-- Duo Sonics-- Mustangs-- Teles and even a MUSICMASTER (65 circa I believe) and the radius from vintage to modern -- short scale to regular-- truly --- made no damn difference--- each was unique in its own right and each had its own plus and minus list-- but all were fun

I did not really NOTICE a big change or -- EWH I cant PLAY that 7.25 radius -- I MUST HAVE A 9 -- or what ever-- no-- its bunk -- whooie I say -- Bulshakaka
A well set up gutiar plays well -- regardles of all that stuff

I am bothered by FAT ARSE thick necks -- but other than that --they are all groovy babay YEAH!
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this gives me a rise in my levis--- I wanna try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHACKA WHACKA
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eSGEe said:
I stand corrected -- yes 12-165 compound

I was in JIMMYS VINTAGE MUSIC today (the home of the Devil--Im sure of it) and LOTS -- LOADS -- TONS of vintage yummy gear--- I spent my lunch hour fondeling Fender Strats-- Duo Sonics-- Mustangs-- Teles and even a MUSICMASTER (65 circa I believe) and the radius from vintage to modern -- short scale to regular-- truly --- made no damn difference--- each was unique in its own right and each had its own plus and minus list-- but all were fun

I did not really NOTICE a big change or -- EWH I cant PLAY that 7.25 radius -- I MUST HAVE A 9 -- or what ever-- no-- its bunk -- whooie I say -- Bulshakaka
A well set up gutiar plays well -- regardles of all that stuff

I am bothered by FAT ARSE thick necks -- but other than that --they are all groovy babay YEAH!
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I can give you an example of how this affects my playing. When I am on a .951" or thicker neck, my fingers bend very naturally onto the fretboard. I have played a 4 hour set, with a 10 minute break on the hour, with no fatigue. When I play a thin neck, I have to curl my fingertips back towards my knuckles to make firm contact. When I do, I feel tension across the back of my hand. My playing is less fluid, more strenuous and I get a lot of fatigue in my hand.

My middle finger on my left hand is 3.650" from the edge of the palm to the tip and the fingertip is 1.875" wide. I can almost hide a dime by just placing my fingertip straight down onto it. My gloves are size 13. This is why i am always leaning towards wider necks with increased string spacing and thickness.

While I can play my Fender Thin-'C' profile, I find that my dexterity really suffers and I begin to get very self-conscious and it's all downhill from there, not to mention that fatigue starts setting in.

So, I can assure you that Thick & Wide for me makes a real and tangible difference in my playing...
 
eSGEe said:
this gives me a rise in my levis--- I wanna try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHACKA WHACKA
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I’ve got the Blackmore version.
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It’s scalloped only where leads are often played.
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It fades in and out, from about 5th fret(high pitched side), to 21st fret. It’s fully scalloped all the way across from 9th to about 17th fret.
I took to it immediately.
 
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