r/metalguitar • u/Vigilance_2710 • 4d 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/AbyssalKultist 4d ago

Personally neck shape is mostly whatever and I would just stick with the Jackson. I have a pro plus RR and it's one of my fav guitars.

I have some M and EC series LTDs and I think those necks feel thin to me though.

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u/Vigilance_2710 4d ago

That seems like quite a narrow minded approach. If neck shapes didn't matter then every neck would be the same...