Fat fender necks?

[rwijaya]

Originally Posted by The REAL Rocker

----------------If you actually read the OP's original post, you'll see where he asked about comparible Fender Strat necks to his R7. Yes, comparible FENDER STRAT NECKS, not Warmoth or anybody else's product. I stayed on point in answering HIS question, not throwing out replacement brands he hadn't mentioned. You'd might be surprised that some folks MAY not want a replacement neck, and wish to buy the right guitar for them the first time. Also, If you also were familar with current Fender models, you would have discovered that neither the EJ or the 62 HR is a very large neck, and the OP wishes to find BIG NECKS(Note the word B-I-G), which Fender does NOT make in a current production model. His options(If he does decide to stay with new Fender products, and not buy replacement parts or vintage guitars), is to custom-order the guitar with the neck he wants.....................The REAL Rocker.

uhm fender 62 hotrod strat and nocaster tele? the biggest neck fender is currently making is the GE smith Tele. that thing is a monster. probably even bigger than r7.

[The REAL Rocker]

Originally Posted by rwijaya

uhm fender 62 hotrod strat and nocaster tele? the biggest neck fender is currently making is the GE smith Tele. that thing is a monster. probably even bigger than r7.

------------While they are both larger necks(the nocaster tends to be bigger though), they still aren't what people who like big necks call BIG Fender necks, and both necks of those guitars are still smaller than the 1991 Beck Signature model. Think about a neck so big, you can barely get your hand around it, much less play it. Also, which R7 are you thinking it's bigger than? The R7 sizes have changed over the last decade and a half with some years bigger and others smaller, so it is different to point out just which R7 year you are speaking of....................The REAL Rocker.

[rwijaya]

Originally Posted by The REAL Rocker

------------While they are both larger necks(the nocaster tends to be bigger though), they still aren't what people who like big necks call BIG Fender necks, and both necks of those guitars are still smaller than the 1991 Beck Signature model. Think about a neck so big, you can barely get your hand around it, much less play it. Also, which R7 are you thinking it's bigger than? The R7 sizes have changed over the last decade and a half with some years bigger and others smaller, so it is different to point out just which R7 year you are speaking of....................The REAL Rocker.

i had one of those early jeff beck. and the r7 i'm comparing to is 2007 dark back that has a massive neck profile. had those 62 hot rod too. The GE smith neck is bigger than those early jeff beck signature.

[The REAL Rocker]

Originally Posted by rwijaya

i had one of those early jeff beck. and the r7 i'm comparing to is 2007 dark back that has a massive neck profile. had those 62 hot rod too. The GE smith neck is bigger than those early jeff beck signature.

-----------I still have several 1991 Beck signatures, and I have found none of the late 2000 R7 necks to be bigger(the 1999 thru 2001 R7 give it a run for it's money though). The 62 HR is a none-contender to me,and while the GE has large shoulders, it doesn't have the thickness of the 1991 Beck strat. My personal thoughts, and as usual, YMMV....................The REAL Rocker.

[Windup 43]

Originally Posted by supergenius365

Another vote for the AVRI HR 62 neck.

Yup, nice and big C shape.

[rwijaya]

Originally Posted by The REAL Rocker

-----------I still have several 1991 Beck signatures, and I have found none of the late 2000 R7 necks to be bigger(the 1999 thru 2001 R7 give it a run for it's money though). The 62 HR is a none-contender to me,and while the GE has large shoulders, it doesn't have the thickness of the 1991 Beck strat. My personal thoughts, and as usual, YMMV....................The REAL Rocker.

well to be fair, none of the r7 i played had a 1 inch baseball bat neck.

the jeff beck and the GE smith both has a 1 inch baseball neck shape.

the closest to the R7 neck IMHO is the 62 hotrod or Nocaster U shapes neck.

YMMV

[MGT]

I have a Kenny Wayne Shepherd strat (MIM) and it has a fat neck, 12" radius & jumbo frets. I'm primarily a Gibson player (50's necks) and the KWS is in the same category.

[bbarnard]

Umm, not to throw more fuel on the fire but several people have indicated the 62 hotrod, but I believe that only comes in rosewood and the OP indicated he was a maple fretboard type person. Which would let that out.

[SG_Seth]

Originally Posted by DGTCrazy

Go to the "User CP", the find Edit Ignore List, and the you can add a user name.

Good god, thank you!!!!

[fr8_trane]

Here's a list i made when i was searching for a fatter fender neck

Fat stock fender Necks
MEXI/JPN
Classic Players 50’s – Soft V /9.5
Jimmie V –soft V
KWS 12” rad/ 6100 frets
Classic Player 60’s – Fat C /12” rad / Heel TR
Robert Cray – Fat C / 9.5” rad / heel TR
MIJ 62 RI

USA
AVRI ’62
EJ
Buddy Guy – Soft V


I ended up with a warmoth neck with the '59 roundback profile which is absolutely like a fat Les paul neck. It may actually be a bit too fat for my taste. I'm still breaking it in so time will tell. Also Allparts SMO-C is a fat C and i believe it is identical to the MIJ 62 RI.

[guitarstar2005]

My main Strat is '99 CS '60- the neck is huge for a 60 !

Originally Posted by Strat87

It's not a production neck, but the '59 large C on my CS60 strat is pretty LPish

[A.M. Lowe]

here's my Music Zoo NoNeck Strat (relic strat with Nocaster neck profile).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q25NagxI-vo

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by MGT

I have a Kenny Wayne Shepherd strat (MIM) and it has a fat neck, 12" radius & jumbo frets. I'm primarily a Gibson player (50's necks) and the KWS is in the same category.

The KWS are very sweet guitars, especially for the price

[killer blues]

Originally Posted by 10string

I have Gibson R7 and love the neck. Are there any fender strat necks of comparible girth? Or, what are the biggest strat neck that werent made in the '50s. I really dont dig the V profile, would prefer to keep it C'ish.

Thanks.

I have a R7 too with the nice fat '50's neck. My buddy's CS '56 NOS strat has a neck profile very similar to my R7.