Fretboard Radiusįretboard radius is a measure of the curvature of the fretboard, or, how flat or rounded it is. Of course, these are averages, and the width of your neck could be wider or narrower. The average electric guitar has a neck width at the nut of around 1.69”. The most commonly accepted point of measurement is at the nut, some people measure from elsewhere, but that’s a debate for another day!Ĭlassical guitars and 12 strings tend to have the widest necks, which can be as wide as 2” and 1.87” respectively. Width is a measure of how wide the fretboard is horizontally from one side to the other. In the 70s and 80s, with the advent of styles like speed metal, manufacturers started making necks thinner than ever before for their genre specific guitars designed to improve playing speed. 096” at the 12 th.Ħ0’s Necks started becoming a lot more tapered, with a more pronounced difference between the depth at the nut and the 12 th fret. The average thickness on a 59 Les Paul was around. The lack of CNC machinery in vintage guitar production did also mean that inconsistencies were rife, although we do now know that the average thickness of a 50’s Stratocaster neck was around. Vintage guitars were notorious for baseball bat-like necks. The depth, is as you’d expect, the measurement of the neck’s thickness, from the center of the back, to the top of the fretboard ( not to the crown of the fret), measured from the middle of the neck. As well as the shape, we also need to consider some other factors, including depth, width, and fretboard radius, all of which have a profound impact on the guitar’s playability. When we talk about neck shape, we’re specifically referring to the cross sectional shape of the back of the neck, but this isn’t the only element of the overall picture of the neck, which we refer to as its profile. What Are the Influencing Factors in Neck Profile? What type of guitar neck is best for small hands?.What are the Pros and Cons of a Thick Guitar Neck?.What are the Pros and Cons of a Thin Guitar Neck?.How Does Fretboard Radius Affect Playability?.
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How to Find Which Neck Shape Your Guitar Has.What Are the Influencing Factors in Neck Profile?.What truss rod are you planning to use? Do you want the adjustment at the heel or at the headstock? I usually put the adjustment at the heel when I go skinny on a neck to leave as much wood as possible at the headstock transition. The other question would be what exactly do you call a thin neck? 20mm (.797")? 18mm (.709")? I try not to go thinner than 7mm (.276") in such cases. It definitely helps with slimmer profiles. The latter two will dictate the taper of the neck.Ī thicker fretboard will give the truss rod channel a relatively lower position into the neck, which will have an impact on how much wood you can remove at the back, but it also makes for a less flexible neck since the woods used for fretboards tend to be harder and stiffer. Fretboard thickness, depth of the truss rod channel route, nut width (and desired distance between the strings and the sides of the fretboard) and string spread at the bridge. There are a few factors that need to be taken into account when drawing a neck profile that make it hard to do 'one fits all' templates.
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