It should also give you slightly more room between each string. This can be great for people in any of the following scenarios:.
The "nut" on an electric guitar for those who don't know is at the top of the fretboard, near the headstock. That's where we'd be measuring for an electric guitar with a wider neck. As a result, we'll be looking for electric guitars that are higher than the typical 52 mm at this position.
As far as mainline electric guitar brands go, there are three that typically use a wider neck design, at or above 1. Other brands that fluctuate more include Epiphone and Jackson. The rest of the mainline brands typically use a thinner neck, around 1.
Width at Nut. Scale Length. Epiphone Les Paul Modern. Gibson Les Paul Custom. Gibson Les Paul Junior. Gibson Les Paul Studio.
Gibson Les Paul Standard. Gibson SG Standard. Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Rickenbacker Most electric guitar necks measure between 1. While the jump to 1. Some of the higher end American Stratocasters cross over the 1. Like the Stratocasters, Telecasters on the high end have a wider neck around 1. Most Squier Strats measure 1. Squier Telecasters have considerably thinner necks, as low as 1. The cutoff we've established is 1.
Any electric guitar measuring 1. This of course does not count extended range guitars seven or eight string electrics where the added fretboard width is negated by additional strings. While it seems like an extremely small difference, the "feel" of a 1. Shorter scale lengths can also make this distinction feel more pronounced.
The scale length mentioned in the table is the distance between the bridge and the base of the fretboard, per the following diagram:. Scale length in a guitar is the distance from the base of the bridge to the end of the fretboard at the nut. In the opening of this article, I highlighted some benefits of wide neck electric guitars, though none of those benefits necessarily mean they're by default easier to play.
Some players do prefer them, because they give you more space between strings going up and down. In other words, you might say that wide necks are better for chords and thin necks are better for solos.
Thus, it depends on what style you play and what type of guitar player you are. Generally, rhythm guitar players will want a wider neck while lead guitar players will want something a little more thin, but there's no right or wrong answer here.
Obviously this list doesn't cover all electric guitars with a neck wider than 1. However, it does highlight the brands and guitar models that are well-known and commonly utilize this design. Do you know of any electric guitars with wide necks that we missed?
Our target is over 1. If so, leave a mention in the comments section below and we'll check it out. You can shoot him an email to get in touch. This one? I have thick fingers with quite fleshy tips, and I struggle to play most Fenders, and the narrower Gibson models. Even 0. I did have one of the Gibsons with the wider neck though, oddly, they kept the string spacing at the nut the same as normal! For me, If you are struggling to form chords or make notes sound clearly, then a wider neck guitar could be the answer.
More space to place your fingers let you get a crisper sound and improve your playing dramatically! We have compiled a list of the best electric and acoustic guitars with wide necks to suit you.
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The S6 offers entry-level players the opportunity to experience the great feel and superb sound provided by a hand-finished neck, select solid spruce top and a custom polished finish. This model includes Godin Quantum IT electronics with built-in tuner. Or if need be I could go with a repro Charlie Christian style pickup with the blade magnet.
Avoiding binding on the neck can make them seem a little wider as far as they way they play. Try a Parker Fly Deluxe. Pretty flat and wide as far as guitars go at least my model from the 90s is. Warning - the neck is fairly thin front to back - I like it but if you're partial to really beefy necks it might not be your cup of tea.
Thanks for all the advice. I'll take a look at Ibanez and Warmoth components and see what they have. I had a bass built to my specs and that got expensive so I probably won't go that route again. Jeff Scott. Rickenbacker series guitars have a wider neck that is very bassist friendly. Ibanez Wizard II neck: 43mm at the nut 56mm at the last 24th fret But it's true that they aren't THAT much bigger than a strat neck, although strat necks vary slightly depending on where and when they were made etc, but just slightly.
ESs have wider necks than most guitars, or at least that's the way it feels to me. I've got big hands, and I like my necks to be fairly baseball bat-ish, but some Fenders almost get too extreme. My , though not my favorite sound-wise of the guitars I own, has my favorite neck. Wider board, and a thick neck that's less of an aggressive C shape, more of a broad, slightly flattened U. Wide-neck guitar. Mike Robinson at Eastwood Guitars was kind enough to take my suggestion to crowdfund a wide-neck guitar.
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