Can a Guitar Neck Change Your Tone?? – Thick vs Thin Guitar Neck!
Can you hear a difference? Today I test two guitar necks on the same body!
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Originally posted by UClMRGR_QNw4Fm-3FGGyICdw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kochG_Ukqg
This was definitely an interesting experiment! Let me know if you could hear a difference!
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It's all subjective you know – like they say about Art. Is it in the fingers, the pick, the amp or the guitar or all of that? No two players are the same nor are the densities of wood which the necks are made of. The mic used for the guitar cab and all of the rest determine tone. Then – enter each individual's ears and sense of hearing, frequencies etc. Play an old block of wood until your fingers bleed and the record will sell a million.
Thick neck has more bass and less sustain .
Hi Darrell…I bought a digital caliper and want to measure the thickness of my Strat neck. What is the right way to do that? Are you supposed to remove the strings and measure in-between the frets or just measure on top of the strings and a fret?
Interesting. It's a factor I never considered. I know a guy who bought a Brian May guitar, and he said the neck is very chunky.
Thicker neck = no hand cramps.
I use big necks.
thin wins
Liked the Chunk-o-wood. Trying to determine if a 48mm U shaped neck is my next build or not. Needs to be a chart somewhere where you can trace your hand and send it off to a neck builder.
I like the sounds of the fat one better
Great video Darell. I could tell very little difference on this end. I agree it's in the individual's personal taste as to how thick or thin the neck should be.
Thicker neck definitely sounded beefier in the low end and mids, but I found that actually worked against it when you started strumming full chords at 3:19. The thinner neck had better articulation and note definition in the low end then.
I have long hands and fingers. So I can easily wrap my hands around a tele neck and have 3 fingers touch my palm. I much prefer thick necks.
Does the nut material make a difference?
Good vid. Technically I'm sure there is a difference but more would be your enjoyment of the guitar and an eq pedal.
Thick neck seems like it has More low mids
thinner is brighter but i like the thicker better… I have Carpal Tunnel so any neck that does not make that flair is the perfect thickness for me…
The thicker neck has more sustain sound upper less prominent. Thick neck longer tone as well as fuller. The thin neck had a lot of upper clarity, and seemed much brighter. After reaching intermediate level of play, I feel more comfortable with thicker necks, I like to put my thumb over the top, and makes it easier for me to grip. I can still play the others but it just isn't as comfortable for me.
Thick neck was definitely much warmer
It’s the density too.
Good advices…
What brand was that thin neck?
We’re the nuts identical in material, cut to the same depth ect
compares apples to oranges
Was the nut the same?
I wondered that when I got a Les Paul. I've only played metal guitars with really thin necks and the Les Paul neck feels huge. I just couldn't imagine they would deliberately make it that thick unless it was for a reason.
Constructionally there are so many parts that contribute to the tone of an instrument when it comes to neck size and shape it’s more important to choose for feel and comfort.x
I think you proved to me that it definitely effects the sound. The thin neck was quite a bit brighter.
BIG difference! 52 neck is fuller and richer, better balanced. The project neck, in your face jangle & treble with rolled off lows. I won’t complain about fat necks ever again!
To my ear the thick neck had a lot more mid, and low tones, which contributed to overall balance in a good way.
Darrell I believe the sound could change with bridge height!
Having a good laugh with the absolute ???????????? comments on the tone differences between necks when none of the other variables are guaranteed to be the same (pickup distance to strings and picking position along the string especially). Personally I can't believe the amount of people with small hands I know and heard of who would have such an easier time with thin necks going out of their way to play baseball bat necks "for tone" instead.
Also I find it especially amusing how, in electric guitar "collective thinking", every physical property correlates to its most obvious sonic analogue: thicker necks sound thicker, darker woods sound darker, heavy pedals or guitars are better than lighter ones, etc.
Idk. I think the thin neck sounds a bit brighter but that’s about it. I personally just care about comfort when factoring in neck thickness, I typically go for a rounder, thicker neck just because it’s more comfortable when I have my thumb on the bass, my hand hugs the neck more naturally whereas a thinner neck feels sharper on my fingers ????♂️
It’s the finish of the necks
When open strings playing, thicker neck sounds all round warmer, different to thinner neck that sounds more bitey, that part when you compared G chords. Other than this part, not really much of a difference.
The thick neck sounded far richer and more balanced.
huge difference in the mids!
It's the same as I expected. Solid body guitars do not vibrate the air, but the body resonance is decisive for the tone. The guitar neck takes up 2/3 of the guitar strings. It is natural that a thin neck has less resonance and does not produce good sound. I think the reason why Fender guitars were so successful in the 50's was because of the thick maple necks.
Definitely prefer very fat necks, both for sound and playability.
It seemed to me that the biggest difference was how comfortable you were with playing the different styles, on the different guitars. It seems like some riffs were just better/easier on the thinner neck, while your comfort on the thicker neck wasnt as big of a factor with other riffs.
Hello I have a boxer telecaster Japan the neck is too fat for me can I change it with something thinner modern c chape?? Recommend please!!!
The electric guitar neck gives tremendous nourishment to the tone. No matter how much the pickup is replaced, the original unplugged nature of the electric guitar never changes.
Long time ago I didn't Buy any guitar because I never like the chunky Neck and Most Manufacture are going to Bigger Neck I don't Know why ? …there should be a selection and a choices
I wouldn't say that any neck makes a massive difference, maybe the thin neck is a bit more bright but one thing I've noticed is in the feel, when strumming a chord on a thicker neck just makes me feel like there's more "vibrations" in the neck but that may be biased lol
I think most of the tonal difference comes from the nut, especially when playing open strings.
Thin neck sounds higher
Weird…the fat neck has a warmer sound