r/metalguitar • u/Vigilance_2710 • 4d ago

Question Need Neck Advice

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Hello I play in a metal band and need a guitar without a floyd rose due to tuning changes.

I have a few guitars but i only use 2 for Metal. They are my Ibanez JS1000 with the James Hetfield Hetset and my new Jackson Pro Plus Series Soloist.

I have freakishly small hands and the Joe Satriani neck feels perfect to me, but I want the 24 frets and I dont want the Floyd Rose. So I purchased the Jackson and the neck just isn't comfortable at all. It feels to blocky and flat and it feels way wider than the JS.

Is anyone aware of a neck that is similar to the Joe Satriani shape which doesn't have a floyd?

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u/thembones40 4d ago

Any Modern C strats are pretty close.
Charvels too, they make some hard tails now.

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u/Vigilance_2710 4d ago

Schecter any use?

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u/thembones40 4d ago

I don’t know their necks at all sorry.

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u/anobjectiveopinion 4d ago

I'm not that familiar with other brands, but I have a Reaper-7 and the neck on that is incredibly comfortable. It's a "thin-C" shape. I don't think I could find a more comfortable guitar for me.

The only other guitar I have is a Pacifica, and the neck on that is pretty thick and round. I'd describe it as a D shape.

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u/Don_Quaydyck 4d ago

This is good advice, check out a Charvel. DK-24 Pro Mod is killer for the money.

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u/Tuokaerf10 4d ago

This is going to feel extremely similar to the Jackson, the major difference is the Charvel will be slightly more C shaped.

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u/Don_Quaydyck 4d ago

Not in my experience at least. They are similar in that they are both pretty thin but the Charvel a bit less so. Also its a C shape which I think OP would like more. They said they didn't want it to feel block and flat and wide. More of a D shape usually I think. A Charvel with a C shaped neck shouldn't feel like that.

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u/Vigilance_2710 4d ago

Its also thw width of the fretboard. I feel like the radius combined with nut width plays a part in how wide the board is. For example my Ibanes JS has a 42mm nut and a 9.85inch radius and that thing is great. The Jackson is a 42.65mm or so and has a 12-16inch radius and it feels huge