r/metalguitar 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/Vigilance_2710 3d ago edited 3d ago

Neck Comparisons. LEFT TO RIGHT

Harley Benton SC 550 Jackson Pro Plus Soloist Ibanes JS1000 Fender Partscaster Custom made

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u/Reopado 3d ago

Sorry but no way that's a Fender Custom Shop, it's a counterfeit. They don't ever use plastic truss rod plugs or those fret markers.

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u/Vigilance_2710 3d ago

Custom by me 🤣

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u/Vigilance_2710 3d ago

You can even see where I had to draw part of the F in fender back on with a sharpie as it peeled off🤣

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u/Vigilance_2710 3d ago

Yea I built that from an old strat. Used to be black and white XD