Fast necks...

[mstraughen]

What is everyones opinion on the fastest, thinnest necks out there ? What guitar is generally regarded as having the thinnest neck ? To me, the neck on my '91 Stealth is by far the thinnest neck I've played...

[toejam]

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Fast is dependent on the person playing, not the neck itself.

[YetAnotherOne]

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IMHO "fastest" has a lot more to do with the quality of the fretwork than the thickness of the neck (though I do find larger radius fretboards a bit easier to play fast on).

[ChickenScratch]

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One guy's fast is not another guy's fast. I have huge hands so bigger necks appeal to me like that on a Les Paul, some would find the bigger LP necks hard to play on but I love 'em. Then there are the pencil thin Ibanez necks that everyone loves but hurts my hands if I try to play because they are so thin.

[xenophobe]

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I love thin necks. Both of my customs on order have the old uncommon San Dimas Flat Spot "D" profile, somewhere between the Wizard and Wizard 2 profiles at .725 3rd - .800 12th.

[GodWentPUNK]

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I love the Steath neck profile.

joe...

[Carbophos]

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SL profile is the best for me. KV-2 or Gibson Slim Taper are probably the thinnest I can play. Totally hate Withard necks they are ridiculosly unplayable thin. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[P I K A]

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I like the dk1's and the reissue Charvels necks.They are close to each other and its a perfect fit for me.

[Inazone]

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I'm not sure how the old Concept necks compare to the current models, but they seem fastest to me. I had a KV2 and the "speed neck" was certainly easy to play in terms of speed, but the overall profile was somewhat uncomfortable. Soloists are just right in terms of comfort, but I'd love to play one with an oiled neck as the standard painted/cleared neck does slow me down a little.

[shredmonster]

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Fast has to do with certain things IMHO:

1) How close can you get the strings - assuming you want them the closest for maximum speed - I personally like them a little farther up to facilitate better vibrato and string "bounce".

2) Fret size /fretwork

3) Neck thickness

4) Neck shape

5) Preferred scale length

I use to have an Ibanez Jem. Super fast neck. Unpainted, all maple. But too thin for my big hands. The minimum size neck I like is on a Hamer Cali or a Charvel - thats about as small as I can tolerate.
So far the one I like best that does not tire my hands out is the Jackson PC1 - but it is a baseball bat compared to most others. I need to be able to spread my hands out on a thick & wide neck. Unusual compared to most people perhaps.

If I was going for pure speed with little expresiveness - ie. vibrato - and no tone I would probably stick with an Ibanez type neck.

I would assume you may have smaller hands and like the thinner necks. To each their own.

[Rypsoloisti]

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I have small hands but I don't have any problems when playing thicker necks, actually I like alot old Fender V and C-shape necks, Les Paul necks are nice too. Ibanez wizard is pretty fast neck. Usually they have big frets as well but I like small frets too and I find them very comfortable especially when playing fast.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

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the model series necks are quite thin. almost too thin for me and i have small hands. i love the neck on my rhoads pro. my favorite so far is my new Sully neck. it's just perfect.

but fret size has a whole lot to do with the feel of the neck as well.

[FusionFarmer]

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My fusion pro is really thin, the KV1 neck is pretty slender
also. but the fatter neck on my Wolfgang is faster.

[toejam]

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I have small hands but I don't have any problems when playing thicker necks, actually I like alot old Fender V and C-shape necks, Les Paul necks are nice too.

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Same here. My hands seem to get cramps easier if I play on too thin of a neck. I do still enjoy my Dinky HX, as the neck is still a little thicker than an Ibanez Wizard, but my guitars with thicker, rounder profile necks feel more comfortable (like my LP Studio and Fender Double Fat Strat).

[Brick]

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i have no idea how big the neck is on my ibanez RG 42 but i like it alot.