Neck Profiles - Thick Vs. Thin - What's your preference?

[Gorn]

I like full scale thinner necks and short scale fatter necks.

 

[Seb_VitusFreak]

I like my ESP's neck profile much better than my Epiphone...

It feels flatter at the back, a thin U-shape, rather than a C-shape.

Much nicer on my hand in terms of fatigue over time.

Both necks are relatively similar in terms of NOT widening as you go up the fretboard, which is a deal breaker for me.

 

[low2groove]

Flatter profile on wider necks.

1 1/2" nut on 4 string. J Bass

1 3/4" nut on 5 string

I don't like P Bass necks. They fatigue my hands rather quickly.

After 45+ years playing, a J Bass profile 34" scale length is still my preference.

 

[DrSpunkwater]

I'll never understand the love for thin necks around here. No wonder modern Fender necks feel terrible if that's what the majority loves. Guess even the majority can be wrong.

I've said it many times, and I'll say it again: The chunk keeps da funk, and da funk is in the chunk. Ain't nothin better for layin that groove down than a fatass neck.

 

[Jimg5512]

Yamaha - Motion-MB II -fastest, most comfortable neck of all time! There's none better!

If you can find one, it's the design!

 

[wednesdayagain]

Just wondering, how thick is considered thick? And the same goes for thin.

 

[DrSpunkwater]

Just wondering, how thick is considered thick? And the same goes for thin.

From what I can gather, most TBers are pretty wimpy about their neck profiles. Most here would consider anything over .8" to be chunky. Anything under that is probably considered thin.

Personally, I consider Warmoth's "standard" .875" to be pretty thin. 1" is where it's at.