Re-contoured the 59 profile and found Strat magic

[fdesalvo]

Hope all's well - long time!

After spending some time with 1-5/8" and 1-11/16" necks on my Strat, I decided what's most important to me: The ability to wrap my thumb over and have wider string spacing  simultaneously. 

I haven't been able to get that feel from any particular neck combo I've tried thus far.  So, I took some 180 and began hand sanding the treble shoulder at about a 45* angle until the hump was reduced by about 40% and did the same to the bass side, reducing it by about 10%. 

The result is a very comfy asymmetric shape that allowed my hand to cant just enough to comfortably wrap my thumb over the top.  Very comfy.  I'm curious to see how close this is to the SRV carve.

 

[bagman67]

One of the things I admire about you, Frank, is that you are oriented toward fearlessly trying solutions and reporting what you learn, for better or worse.  Many of us fear screwing up so much that we just trudge on with substandard tools when we might enjoy life more if we just attacked it.  Of course it helps that you're GOOD at fixing things, but still.  Good for you on your experiment yielding good results.

 

[PhilHill]

+1

 

[fdesalvo]

May I share this with my wife??
:laughing7:

One of the things I admire about you, Frank, is that you are oriented toward fearlessly trying solutions and reporting what you learn, for better or worse.  Many of us fear screwing up so much that we just trudge on with substandard tools when we might enjoy life more if we just attacked it.  Of course it helps that you're GOOD at fixing things, but still.  Good for you on your experiment yielding good results.