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Guitar Neck Profiles HELP!

  • 12-07-2009 5:58pm
    #1
    Lands Leaving
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    Another random question. :rolleyes:I have a strat, a tele and a cort kx1q and I'm finding the nice chunky neck on the fenders really comfortable, especially for barre chords, which are the main thing I play, mostly rhythm with only a bit of lead. When I play the cort I find my wrist gets very sore playing barre chords. I love it though... love the sound and love playing lead stuff on it. The neck just feels so thin and I think that's the problem. I've tried adjusting the strap and playing sitting down, but it just stays painful. When I play the fenders... its fine.

    Also the websites for cort and fender say both guitars have a 'c' shaped neck... but the cort is about half the width of the fender, so is this not 'c' or is that a different thing altogether.

    I really want to figure something out without having to get rid of the cort, but I can't afford to do much work on it, and it's a glued in neck anyway. Anything I can do to sort this out? :(


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  • #2
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Neck profile and width are differnet things. The letters "C", "D", "U" and "V" describe the shape of the back of the neck. These letters are chosen because of their shapes... a "C" shaped neck would have a rounded back, "D" shaped is rounded but slightly flat etc...

    The thing is that there are different sizes to each, as you've discovered! The best thing for you to do is try out a few guitars to find what shapes you like. The most common on modern guitars are "C" shaped.

    You also have other stuff thrown into the mix like asymmetrical necks... but thats a whole other story! :pac:


  • #3
    Lands Leaving
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭Lands Leaving


    Hmm... so I guess there's nothing I can do to make it easier to play really... crap.


  • #4
    Stratocaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭Stratocaster


    Lands Leaving wrote: »
    Hmm... so I guess there's nothing I can do to make it easier to play really... crap.

    What is the action like on the cort? Maybe its a little bit higher than the fenders? A higher action might contribute to your sore wrist, having to exert more pressure as you would on the fenders. Another thing which is overlooked is the necks radius. Theres a big difference on playability between a 9.5" and a 12" radius. Changing the radius is a big job which would require the guitar to be re fretted.

    Best thing to do is take it to a shop and have a professional set it up simmilar to your fenders. If you cant afford the cost theres loads of web sites packed with guitar set up tips. You just require a few small tools and its best to know how to set up a guitar as you may have trouble later on. (in studio with bad intonation etc.)


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