Ken Smith neck contour

kerrycares · #1 06-26-2009, 05:18 AM

has anyone out there ever shaved a little wood off of a Ken Smith neck to change the profile?
specifically the back of the neck near the nut to make it a little sleeker, less chunky?

Spider · #2 06-26-2009, 05:53 AM

That might change the sound quite drastically.....I would rather build completely new neck...

kerrycares · #3 06-27-2009, 12:16 AM

no can do ona neck thru.....................
i'll just play my baby as is.

dblbass · #4 06-27-2009, 02:09 AM

Someone with some neck carving skills could probably do it just fine. I doubt you would notice a change in the sound too.

Spider · #5 06-27-2009, 07:47 AM

Well, I once replaced MM neck with JB neck, same materials, 2 years difference in age, big change in sound..... perhaps it was somewhere else besides the neck thickness.....then tell me where. I would say I might be wrong on this one, but I really do not know where the sound change might have happened. If it was some cheapo korean Cort I would say go ahead, but I wouldn't definitelly mess with expensive kenny...

SLaPiNFuNK · #6 06-28-2009, 03:23 AM

its chunky?

bottomzone · #7 06-29-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SLaPiNFuNK

its chunky?

Not to me!!! One of the best necks that I have ever played!!!!!

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

Human Bass · #8 06-29-2009, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Spider

That might change the sound quite drastically.....I would rather build completely new neck...

Not really. It will be the same wood vibrating, just a little different amount.