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Originally Posted by Troubador
Anybody know what the neck is like on the D-28 Modern Deluxe? Would it be easier to play?
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Easier to play is a completely subjective and personal matter. I personally don't have any particular problem playing MLO necks, and, in fact, get on pretty well with most any old neck except for really really skinny ones and really sharp v shape. I'm sure many people, likely including myself, would find the Modern Deluxe as easy to play as anything else.
You, however, seem to be quite sensitive to small differences.
And here's the thing.
You need to get out and try some of these things for yourself rather than trying to piece together everybody else's opinion and hope that they apply to you. You've been trying for months to think through every little detail based on measurements and other people's experiences, and that can work to a certain extent. But, particularly if your needs are very specific and your tolerance for variation is very narrow, there is absolutely no way to think your way into it. So if it is at all possible, make a day of it, or a weekend, and get your hands on as many things as possible to see what actually works for you. You may luck into it the way you've been going at it, but you also might just find yourself disappointed over and over again, and paying lots of money in return shipping costs.
And I'm sorry if that comes off as anything other than the sincere bit of advice that it's intended as. But, for months, you've been trying to work through this as an intellectual exercise, when it just isn't.
It's about feel, and there's only one way to figure feel.