OK, could be just me, but I'm really becoming increasingly puzzled/annoyed /tired/frustrated by statements such as 'XXX brand guitars have 'skinny' necks'.
Or " I have to have a baseball bat neck'.
This doesn't mean much in the world of baseball bats, much less guitars.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Number-of-elements-and-nodes-created-in-construction-of-bat-models_tbl1_267453146https://www.baseballrace.com/baseball-bat-size-chart/We don't describe anything else in such vague terms, so why neck descriptions?
If a body is 'X' mm deep, then that's what it is.
Similarly, a nut can be 'X' wide & 'Y' deep & a 'C' 'D' 'V' carve etc. can be described reasonably accurately, or at least in fairly uniform terms.
Is there some universal neck/curve/dimension template diagram available that can be used as an actual objective comparison?
Instead of more of the 'it's skinny, I love baseball bat(shit)'.
Comments
Some Fender Custom Shop customers supply a favourite neck that they wish to have replicated. Laser measuring devices scan that neck and a CNC machine produces duplicates. Even then, there is scope for variation due to hand sanding and finish thickness.
In the final analysis, how many of us could run a hand along a guitar neck and give accurate estimations of its width and thickness? We either like it or we don't.
V-shaped and like a fence post.
Wide, flat and cramp-inducing.
That describes quite a lot of necks accurately. Any good?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
However the comment relating to "In the final analysis, how many of us could run a hand along a guitar neck and give accurate estimations of its width and thickness? We either like it or we don't."
Doesn't really advance my (possibly tilting at windmills) question, If anything, it just perpetuates it.
Bit of a bugger maybe, but I'm sure that we can arrive at a reasonable solution... or not?
¿Qué? Quien es Adam?
Especially now we've left the EU and we're back onto imperial measures, God's own units of measurement.
Otherwise, give something a try. My experience tells me that some neck shapes that are at odds with what you’re familiar with can initially feel off putting - but can work brilliantly for you once you’ve got used to their feel.
Nail : Head : Hit
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/89942/caspercaster#latest
As for the Adam Schiff reference, a bit tenuous & irrelevant.