JCizzle said:
What are the benefits of 1 3/4" with a fat back, in your opinion?
My hands are pretty large (I can still get my thumb to the D string wrapped around a fatback), so it was a natural choice for me. However, the benefits I've noticed after getting used to it:
Neck doesn't feel big anymore, and having no taper is very comfortable for me. It's a really nice feeling in hand.
Better string spacing, making my funk rock material easier.
The string spacing makes precision chording/barre chords easier, while muting all strings I'm not playing with my fretting hand.
Neck carve has more wood. The result of this when I switched from the one-piece maple 59 round back was extremely noticeable, even acoustically while tuning up. More wood, more tone. Sounds great, and I have more sustain. You also won't ever have to worry about the neck warping with a Warmoth Pro truss rod/fatback neck. I mean, the chance is probably there... but I feel pretty comfortable not using a case year round with this neck. It's a great feel. I'll PM you a pic showing the thickness next to a Dunlop pick. Give me a few minutes on that.
If you have smaller hands, I would go with the 59 roundback though. 59 roundback is like a les paul neck. Not too fat, not too thin. But if you think you can handle it, fatback is the way to go. I don't think I'll be going back to a thin neck.
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