New Charvel neck thickness

[pjg]

Can anybody tell me the neck thickness of the new Charvel SD standard model?

Thanks

[shreddermon]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

I'd like to know, too. But I don't believe they ever published the actual specs.

To my hand, the dimensions feel similar to a DK1's neck. That's .750" at the 3rd fret, .810" at the 12th. Probably a bit thinner than those measurements. And the profile is sightly less round - it's a flatter backshape.

[Zerberus]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

Feels similar to a DK-1 to me as well... then again, considering that we were saying for years that the DK-1s were the closest neck to a San Dimas, that´s really not too surprising [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[P I K A]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

Yea the dk1 is my favorite neck. I ordered a Charvel a few weeks ago so when it comes in I'll let you know how close. I have 3 dk1's and they all feel different ,so I'm wondering which neck its going to feel like most.

[pjg]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

Good news. I love the neck on my DK-1.

[RR05xx]

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For what it is worth, the new SDs that I have played felt exactly like the thinner and more common of the neck shapes on the original pointys. Nick and I put SD 2900 head to head with Ralph E.'s new black SD 1 hum. The specs seem dead on to me.

[kmanick]

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+1 on the thinner neck shapes, thye are dead on!

[BLOOD SPLATTER]

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For what it is worth, the new SDs that I have played felt exactly like the thinner and more common of the neck shapes on the original pointys. Nick and I put SD 2900 head to head with Ralph E.'s new black SD 1 hum. The specs seem dead on to me.

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<font color="orange"> Agreed!! </font>

[eddie_van_earache]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

agreed for the 10,000th time. they are simply amazing

[shreddermon]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

Definitely spot on to the originals.

Hope I didn't mislead folks with my prior post above. I don't mean the new Charvel pointy necks are the same as a DK1. Just similar. And, by association, the DK1 necks are similar to the original SD Charvels. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[GodWentPUNK]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

I was at a guitar store in the chicagoland area and they have 2 new Charvels. One neck was great and the other have rounded edges (like that of the Jacksons w/bindings). While they are the guitar store noticed a difference, they did not know why. Does anyone know if on the new Charvels if they have different neck styles?

thanks,

joe...

[JACKSONWOLF]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

I've got an '84 Pointy and a mid 86 Jackson Strat which both have very similar feeling necks, in fact they are identical. I also have a new Star which to me has a very different neck to the above guitars, very flat at the back and it feels a fair bit thinner, very much like my '97 DK1. I can't comment on the new Strat Charvels, but I assume that the neck profile is the same as that on the Star.

[eddie_van_earache]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

.826 at the center of the 12th fret, .753 at the 3rd
2.075 wdie at 12th, 1.830 at 3rd

inches

[neilli]

Re: New Charvel neck thickness

We've all heard how the new ones feel like the old SD pointies, and I've been told that the GX Bullseyes also feel like the old ones.

I have a GX and a 2003 DK1, and I love the GX, but the DK1 is too thin to be really comfortable for me, so to me, that comparison doesn't really work. However, I guess it could be that the actual neck profile is similar, just deeper on the GX...