It's definitely different, the Deluxe is a thicker and more clubby neck. I think the Custom is still substantial and on the thick side of things, but the Tele Deluxe is a clubby bastard and I loved that neck so fucking much.
I think I'm gonna look into getting a tele deluxe, and I really liked the neck - even though I don't like clubby necks !! e.g. Baja ?? thats slightly more V ?
There's a guy on gumtree looking to trade his tele custom for a jagstang and I'm considering it !! So hence the question... I think I'd still prefer the double humbucker config though... the custom config seems a big backwards to me.
It's similar and not a very V-ish shape, it's a soft V so it's about 80% the same as the Deluxe neck, it's also a lovely neck. My second favourite of all time.
I like the Jag neck plenty (and more than the CIJ's I've played as it seems to have more.. heft), but I love those big clubby 70s Strat necks (like the Deluxe has). Unfortunately they're just connected to the wrong guitars.
The Jaguar does it for me as a whole though, it's not perfect but it's a lot of fun.
The Deluxe is a relabeled Stratocaster neck (big headstock, rounded butt end), and the Custom is a regular Telecaster neck with a bullet truss rod and 3 bolt configuration. Along with profile differences, the way it will fit in the neck pocket and bolt up need to be considered too.
Mike wrote:
Although I am a firm believer that it is the combination of both that leads to the "feel" of the neck.
Me too, that's why I had to bring it up. The 70's u-profile is my fave as of late because of the way my hand fits around it, but the one I have is from a classic 70's MIM strat and the Deluxe's I tried (while building my Tele Custom copy) felt way different higher up the neck. I didn't even know about the 12" fretboard radius until recently.
Aug wrote:which one of you bastards sent me an ebay question asking if you can get teh kurdtz with that 64 mustang?
robertOG wrote:fran & paul are some of the original gangstas of the JS days when you'd have to say "phuck"
That's weird, because when I borrowed my friends' 77 Strat to make this demo I didn't really notice a difference between its' neck and my Deluxe, I though they felt pretty similar. Then again I'm not exactly a delicate or cultured player.
