Moonfish Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Since one year I bought a SG standard 2009, amazing guitar but the neck is very big and fat!!.....last week I play a 1996 SG standard in a shop....that neck was a little bit smaller than my SG.....I like it.What is the year when gibson start to produce that big fat neck on SG? I'm going to buy an old model... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I think that they'll tend to vary somewhat, although most SG's have slim necks as far as I know. (Please, somebody correct me if I'm wrong or supply more detailed information!) Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Psmith Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Been playing SG's since the mid-70's, and while there is some variation in neck size, there's also been a slight creep upwards over time. Some of those 70's SG necks feel thin compared to the newer ones, even the ones being marketed as "70's Slim-Taper necks" - of course, there were those geniuses who actually shaved/planed the necks of their SG's because they weren't fast enough!?! "Monsters are real, and Ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." Stephen King http://www.novparolo.com https://thewinstonpsmithproject.bandcamp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 i think they all vary somewhat from the hand shaping involved, in fact i believe Gibson mentions this. they do have certain shapes for certain models. it doesn't take much to make a neck feel bigger or smaller so variations in hand shaping are most likely what you are feeling. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrell Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I think this is the strangest thing I've ever heard of... The shape and size of a neck is so important for a player! How can they not publish the design specs? They must have them right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartholomew Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Last year I purchased a used Epiphone SG due to it's light weight - the neck is like a baseball bat. Have a 74 Les Paul Custom and the neck is way slimmer. I think the re-issue 61 SG (Angus Young model) has a thinner neck but haven't played one yet. Unlike everyone else I see online, the size of neck and/or fets don't really seem to make a difference to me - am a Lead player but not a shreddie. Been round the block but am not over the hill... http://www.bandmix.ca/jamrocker/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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