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Old 05-05-2016, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Howard Emerson View Post
That's 1 & 13/16". It felt great to me, but also because it was deeper as well.

John typically builds a 1 & 3/4" lower profile, but Eric, as you might expect, loves a larger, , meatier neck, and his signature Martin is certainly an indication of this.

My 1930 Gibson L-5 is even bigger than than what Eric had made.

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I struggle fingerpicking on my archtop - it's spec'd at 1 3/4 but certainly doesn't feel like my flatop with the same spec. I'd love one with a nut width like that. I don't supposed these come cheap.....
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