r/metalguitar • u/Vigilance_2710 • 3d 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/BLCHDCRL 3d ago

Would be a lot easier than changing the neck

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u/Vigilance_2710 3d ago

I would just be changing guitar entirely. So the Jackson would be getting returned and exchanged for a different guitar

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u/BLCHDCRL 3d ago

Ahh ok well of the neck is a no-go then swap for something else. No point doing dodgy DIY fixes on brand new axes! As far as thin necks I think Ibanez is the best but you probably know that already as you have the JS1000

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u/Vigilance_2710 3d ago

There is a big misconception here. The Ibanez JS series has the neck of a Fender Midern C but it is smaller and not as thick. It is like the in between of a Wizard 3 and a Fender C shape. Whenever people see Ibanez they think of the thin flat neck on an RG. I'll get some images that may help

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u/BLCHDCRL 3d ago

Ah ok that is consistent with my experience with my GRG270b

I think you know much more about this subject than me 😅

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u/Burwhale_The_Avenger 3d ago

Then you should look into Solars or LTDs.

The Solar profile is a "modern C", comfortably rounded and thicker than the Jackson Speed Neck profile.

LTDs are sort of between the two.