Luthiers HELP: What is a wide neck?

XtheDeadPawn · #1 04-28-2010, 08:07 AM

Well as of late I've been thinking to myself I want to expand my musical instrument horizons so I plan on becoming a house based guitard I wouldn't be caught dead with one outside the house.

However i'm in need of some luthier advice can one of you or any of you please tell me what qualifies for a wide neck?

I know it's based on nut size but, give me some measurments on what to look for in a good wide sorta D shaped guitar neck?

****NOTE****
I realize this is a suicidal post seeing this is a bass forum afterall but, I feel it maybe good for me to learn a bit more about the musical world around me. Plus, it might help me get into the mind of guitards and mess with them a little.

XtheDeadPawn · #2 04-30-2010, 01:27 PM

BUMP

Really I know people here have opinions on guitar players but, I'm one of your own I'm still a bassist just one looking to noodle around in his bedroom.
Afterall as we all know 'Music is music', right?

grifff · #3 04-30-2010, 02:28 PM

Have you played the MIM Telecasters? They most certainly have a D shaped neck. I can't stand that kind of neck on guitar but you're not me

XtheDeadPawn · #4 04-30-2010, 02:30 PM

Yes and their skinny I try press one string and end up pressing two.

FunkMetalBass · #5 04-30-2010, 02:41 PM

When I hear "wide neck," I think of a classical guitar.

Truthfully, I think your best bet is to just copy a Strat or Les Paul. A guitar is an entirely different instrument, and given that a Fender and Gibson string spacings are by far the most common, you'd be best to learn to play on something similar.

I don't have those dimensions, but they're easily searchable.

XtheDeadPawn · #6 04-30-2010, 03:56 PM

I found out that my Ibanez ATK305 nut is 45mm which is 1.7 inches

And 48mm which equals 1 7/8 inches which is WAY bigger.

I think My ideal guitar neck width whould be somewhere around 45mm no less than that I mean.

Thanks for your suggestions everyone I just got to look for a guitar now.

BTW Strats repulse me they look so cookie cutter Teles look good to me with double humbuckers like that John 5 sig. Squier. I may get a Epi GX but, I'm open for suggestions.

Again thanks.