Boatneck and Fatback.....1&5/8ths or 1&11/16ths nut width ?
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1 5/8 = 1 10/16. So, the overall difference in width between the two necks you're talking about is only 1/16", or .062, or the width of a heavy low E string. Spread that over 6 strings, and you're only talking a change in string spacing of about .010, or the width of a high E string. In other words, it's not that much. You wouldn't be able to see it by eye. I wouldn't sweat it, but people make decisions based on less than that.
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Well, as I said, people make decisions based on less than that. It's amazing how much trouble a seemingly tiny difference can make. Think of the difference between putting on a set of .009s and a set of .010s. We're only talking about a thousandth of an inch on the high E, but it makes a familiar guitar into a strangely different beast. Change the neck width, the fingerboard radius, the scale length - all those things are only tiny changes. But try going from a Strat with 10s on it to a Les Paul with 9s on it. You'll be tripping over strings, missing notes, and fat-fingering chords like a newbie <grin>
i have said that 1-3/4 is very large, it takes getting used to. i dont think 1-11/16 is too big but fatbacks might be too big in general for some. lets look at other things, are you going to use the warmoth compound radius? it works best with a 1-5/8 nut but with a vintage trem on a strat 1-11/16 is also good. but a wide nut and wide bridge might bring the high e string too close to the end of the board at the higher frets for your liking
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