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Epiphone Masterbilt Neck Profiles
I've really come to love the "round C" profile on my Epi Masterbilt Olympic.
There are a couple of other models I'm looking at that describe the neck profile as a "60's slim taper C". Are the descibing the width of the neck when they describe it that way ? I'm not sure I've ever felt a neck described as such and there are no examples I can find in a shop within 50 miles to try out.
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A thin neck is the 60's slim taper c. The older Masterbilts like my AJ-500 had a fatter neck I call a full c. I hope that little bit helps.
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@Nyghthawk
Ok, thanks. Sounds like I should perhaps stick with the chunky round C then.
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I had one of the first Gibson '61 SG reissues from 1986 with a true '60s "Slim Taper" neck: 1-5/8", midway between a flattened-C and a soft-D profile, and the second-fastest neck I've ever had on an electric (that honor goes to a mid-70's Hagstrom Swede I should never have traded, with a similar profile)... Other than the (discontinued) ES-175 Premium and Japanese-made Elitist models, Epiphone hasn't produced a true "Slim Taper" neck since they moved to Chinese production circa 2008... Unless they've made some very recent changes the post-2008 "Slim Taper" is, in spite of its name, a chunky, cheeky D-profile that bears absolutely no resemblance to its sleek '60s namesake - I own a 2012 ES-339 Ultra that I can't play for extended periods without cramping, and if it didn't sound so good (actually, as good as my '61 SG RI) I would've unloaded it long ago... If you like the "Louisville Slugger" profile on the MB Olympic, you'll probably be OK with the "Slim Taper" - personally, I'm not...
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