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I had a RS Shorty with the NS neck - I really tried to like that neck, but after getting my first Emerald (a previous generation X7), I knew I would have to re-home the Shorty. I kinda feel that you can get used to most neck profiles; even traveling with the Shorty as my only guitar for months, that neck would give me hand cramps... couldn't get used to that one.
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Interesting to see what people prefer for necks .... Over the years I’ve gravitated toward the neck profile Breedlove uses, and when I had my Emerald custom x20-12 made I used the neck profile from my custom Breedlove 12 string .... more of a flattened C with a nut width of 45.7 mm (narrower than most 12 strings)
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Should I ever own a RainSong again it will be the older style N1, of which the 20" radius seems to work better for my classical fretting form. |
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I don't fret the small stuff either.
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Same. It just never felt right or comfortable. |
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I think that the neck preference thing is way too dependent on too many variables to get an accurate answer. I have 2 emeralds and I really struggle to like the neck. For me it is too fat, yet I also have two Rainsongs with N2 necks that feel great to me but many others on the forum hate this neck shape. I think finger diameter and length have something to do with it I think arthritis and flexibility may also affect someone’s opinion. For me - I was an accordion player before I played guitar so my left wrist is slightly turned in from pushing the bellows. I do really like the Mcpherson neck shape. But it may not be for everyone. I do have a Martin 00-15s that is also very comfortable. I would take anyone’s negative opinion with a grain of salt. It’s only a opinion
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I prefer the Taylor standard neck profile as featured on a 614ce/814ce etc., over my Emerald X20's profile.
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I had this discussion with Jason Kostal two days ago as I have a custom commission he has started. I get along with all of the neck profiles on all the guitars in my sig. Jason believed that as long as the neck shape/profile is not something radically different from shapes and profiles that have evolved over 100 years, that anyone with a relatively normal hand (in terms of strength and flexibility) can get accustomed to just about any neck shape and I believe that has been my experience. If I compare my RS and Emerald, the Emerald neck does seem easier but once I start playing the RS, I quickly forget about the neck and just play. YMMV.
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I think my Emerald X20's neck feels noticeably thicker than any of my Taylors, and more like my RainSong. It’s a little flatter on the back than the RainSong, and slightly thinner close to the nut. I found the RainSong neck to be similar to my 00-Martin, with the main differences being 1 3/4” compared to 1 5/8" (for the Martin) at the nut, and slightly thicker than the Martin close to the nut.
It took about two weeks to adapt to the RainSong neck, and I really like playing it. The similarity of my new X20's neck to the RainSongs's made it easier to get used to it. My hands aren’t big enough to wrap around the neck and use my thumb on the low e string anyway, so the additional thickness compared to my Taylors wasn’t a problem. I think the X20’s neck works well when playing chords with my thumb along the center back of the neck. Switching between my guitars isn’t a problem. With all of them, there was a period of time strengthening muscles and getting comfortable compared to what I’ve been used to. Of all my guitars, the neck I like best is the one on my Strandberg electric.
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