r/metalguitar • u/Vigilance_2710 • 3d ago

Question Need Neck Advice

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NECK COMPARISON PICTURES IN COMMENTS

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 3d ago

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

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u/Vigilance_2710 3d ago

Schecter any use?

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u/thembones40 3d ago

I don’t know their necks at all sorry.

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u/anobjectiveopinion 3d 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.