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Neither had I. I decided to order one online from a place with a no-questions money back guarantee. I figured if I didn't like it, I'd be out the shipping, but that was better than being stuck with a $2800 guitar I didn't want. I thought of it as a "rental" fee, plus I got to try the guitar in a variety of real situations, not just strum for 10 minutes in a noisy store. Just a thought, if you're willing to go that route.
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I actually got the wide neck, as my other main guitars have 1-11/16" necks and I was looking for something better for fingerstyle. But overall I thought the neck shape and feel was more similar to a Taylor than my Martin or Yamaha that have more of a V. It was very "fast", almost electric-ish, and comfy as least to me. I imagine the narrow neck might be more like the lower-end Taylors (1xx or 2xx) which have 1-11/16" nuts.
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I've just bought a nylon string crossover with a 48mm nut and I can still thumb over easily on the 6th string.
But, ironically, I now prefer the 48mm nut, so this backs up Steve's original post.
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I have the thin neck GX and it is most similar to my strat and perhaps my old Taylor 710.
Out of all my guitars, which include a Les Paul, Strat, and CFs from Emerald and Rainsong, the thin neck on the GX is my favorite. The 1 3/4 necks aren't a deal breaker for me, but I am surprised that the GX is the only production model with the thinner neck option. CF is a perfect material for making acoustics for people who have mostly electric guitar backgrounds and want that same feel in their acoustics. I also have a CA Blade. I had expected the neck to be similar to the GX, but the profile is fuller. I prefer the GX profile, and that is perhaps a more important difference than the width when comparing guitars. |
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I looked at a bunch of UTubes from factory tours. They show Taylor and McPherson making necks totally on a CNC machine. Martin shows a CNC machined neck but final finishing my hand. (to me that's a bit of marketing) Bottom line given the manufacturing process, it is just cheaper and easier for wood makers to offer multiple neck options. It then becomes more of a marketing issue how many are worth selling.
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Could be dead wrong here. But I wonder if manufacturing innovations could change the carbon fiber market vs what it is today. Thinking about how Bob Taylor's manufacturing innovations transformed the wood guitar market... Personally, I'm really liking a model that enables more customized carbon fiber guitars! |
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For Martin and Taylor it's not really in most cases a custom neck. Multiple necks are standard offerings, maybe not on every guitar but on many of them.
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