Very true.The question is really....
Maple or Rosewood
and then maybe
V or C
Ive measured my USA Strat, its almost the same as the '60, only a 9.5 inch radius.Perhaps even more noticeable than the difference in sound, these two Strat have entirely different necks. The 60 has a slim C profile with slab rosewood fingerboard, whereas the 56 has a large soft V or boatneck profile (soft V to C transition, starting around the 5th to 7th frets) and is one piece of maple.
Both necks feel great, but I wish the depth of the 60 neck (approx 0.81" @ 1st fret to 0.93" @ 12th fret) was closer to the 56 neck (approx 0.88" or 0.90" @ 1st fret to 0.98" or 1.00" @ 12th fret).
I would think the 9.5 would feel slimmer than the 7.25. The flatter radius doesn't have as much of a hump.Ive measured my USA Strat, its almost the same as the '60, only a 9.5 inch radius.
I gess also the 7.25 could make a difference in a slimmer feeling?
Great color choice too! :AOKKelsey's description of the two guitars was bang on to what Bruce from Wildwood Guitars described. For that reason I chose a '60 NOS Stratocaster from Wildwood with a 9.5" radius. This guitar is simply amazing, I'm totally happy with my first Custom Shop Strat that I got week ago.
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