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02-19-2018, 06:15 PM
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Never heard of a "full V." He may be referring to the 30s style V as seen on this chart. But that seems to be less of a V than the modified. Possibly it's a hand carved V that they didn't program into their CNCs, so wouldn't be on this chart.
Steve PS Sorry, the chart was a PDF & wouldn't attach.
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02-19-2018, 06:51 PM
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I'm not sure I can cite specifications, but I have a 1972 D35 with what I presume is a modified or "soft" V neck. I have two other guitars with similar neck shapes (1981 Epiphone and 1974 Alvarez Yairi). This is my preferred neck shape and I gravitated to these guitars without even knowing what a V neck was. But just today I played an HD28 with what I have to presume is a "full" V neck. Man, it was just uncomfortable in my hand which surprised the heck out of me.
I'm not sure about Martin, but a lot of necks are still hand shaped today (as opposed to CNC) and there can be quite a bit of variability from neck to neck. All I can say is what I've pretty much been saying all along... If at all possible, buy only guitars you can hold in your hands.
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02-20-2018, 12:00 AM
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I'm sure there are others who know more, but I believe a full V neck describes the shape of older Martin necks. The Authentic series have specially carved necks, but they are probably not unlike what might be described as full V. It's certainly a thicker neck with a more prominent V than the "mod V" shape offered on instruments from the Vintage series or the 000-28ec.
In 1985 Martin introduced the modern "low" profile neck; this became the standard profile in 1991, replacing the full thickness (which had varied over the years - a D-28 from the 1950s has a different neck shape from a 1980s D-28). As a custom shop option, Martin does offer a "Full Thickness" neck. It can be rounded or V shaped. This may be what your friend has. It can also be found on the odd signature model, like the D-45 John Mayer, D-42JC Johnny Cash, D-18 Del McCoury 50th Anniversary Custom Edition, and 00-18 Tim O'Brien. Last edited by Erithon; 02-20-2018 at 12:08 AM.
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