Fat neck?!

Conrad B Something · Post by **Conrad B Something** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:49 am

I need a guitar with a fat fucking neck. Any companies make a guitar with a fat neck nowadays? I mean like a half a baseball bat fat.
Vintage is expensive and unreliable.

Anybody?

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 4:23 am

Muthafucking Baja tele. Done.

Conrad B Something · Post by **Conrad B Something** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 4:31 am

Cool! Thanks

Altar · Post by **Altar** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 4:44 am

What he said.

Also, the 90's American Standard Tele's were nice and meaty.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:14 am

The MIJ Tokais (especially the SGs) have very fat necks too. Bajas can vary a bit, too, so play before you buy.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:36 am

The early 90's Japanese Fender Strats (50's and 60's models I think) have pretty chunky necks with a lovely soft V to them

George · Post by **George** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 9:44 am

squier vm mustangs in my experience. could be some variation of course

thickarms · Post by **thickarms** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 11:31 am

my Gordon Smith SG has the fattest neck, a little TOO fat for me

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:39 pm

thickarms wrote:my Gordon Smith SG has the fattest neck, a little TOO fat for me

Sounds like I'd love it. My Gordon Smith has a very fat neck - Benecol specced it to be pretty big when he ordered it.

My SG has a pretty big neck, as does my 60s JM.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 7:32 pm

i was in school with a guy that was dedicated to building fat neck guitars. 1 inch was the smallest. the biggest he made was a strat that was like 2.5 inches, the neck exceeded the neck pocket so it had to be cut out, very odd looking, i couldn't play them, one, they were too big, and two, he couldn't build a guitar or finish one to save his life.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 8:01 pm

My Gibson reissue 59 melody maker, has a rather substantial neck... and sounds awesome, the paint job is shite though.

Conrad B Something · Post by **Conrad B Something** » Wed Oct 30, 2013 10:27 pm

Thanks for the replies fellas, keep em coming if possible.

Gomer · Post by **Gomer** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:23 am

the H44 re-issue from Eastwood.
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/index.php/airline-guitars/item/airline-h44

check the 00:35 sec mark here: http://vimeo.com/3469399

Altar · Post by **Altar** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:29 am

Any old old archtop has a nice fat neck.