Re: Picked up another faded SG

"notbob" <notbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:DyFBn.91819$iL1.19232@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 2010-04-27, JimT <jthread@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That was exactly how I felt about that PRS. Great guitar but the neck wore
my wrist out playing it. It's fat neck for me from now on.

What you mean, "fat"? You mean thick like an LP neck, or wide like an
SG neck? Both are soooo subjective. I like the wide SG necks. OTOH,
I hate the fat LP necks, despite my Yammy acoustic neck being very
LPish. Despite all that, I sold my strat and kept my Aria for the
fast, slim, thin neck alone! Go figure. Bottom line, if it feels
good, play it! ;)

SG neck widths depend on when they're made. My '66 SG has a very narrow neck.

.

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