neck comparison?

[jclogston]

Hi all -

Don't know if this belongs here but....what are the differences between the necks on the charvel production models and the jackson dk2m models? Based on the specs they seem to be very similar. Looking for personal experience from people who have tried/owned both models....

thanks in advance,

jeff

[Grandturk]

I own a ProMod. I've played a DK2M, but honestly not long enough to remember specifics of the neck. From memory, the DK2m felt like a traditional Jackson neck. Thin, wide, square shoulders (fretboard edges). From the Jacksons I've played and owned, they shared a typical wide-square feel.

The Charvel neck, while the same width, has a chunkier back feel - it fills the hang more. And has very rounded, rolled fretboard edges. This contributes, to me, to a broken in strat neck feel. In the hand, it doesn't feel any wider than a regular strat neck. I notice subtle differences - say in my fretting hands comfort with wrapping my thumb over the fretboard:
- regular strat neck - I practically always have my thumb over
- Charvel neck - I can wrap the thumb, but its not as prevalent
- Jackson neck - I have to force the thumb over, and even then, I can't get the same effect.

In all - I would say a Jackson neck feels wider and thinner - but its not necessarily wider.

Hope that helps.

[Rich#6]

own a ProMod. I've played a DK2M, but honestly not long enough to remember specifics of the neck. From memory, the DK2m felt like a traditional Jackson neck. Thin, wide, square shoulders (fretboard edges). From the Jacksons I've played and owned, they shared a typical wide-square feel.

The Charvel neck, while the same width, has a chunkier back feel - it fills the hang more. And has very rounded, rolled fretboard edges. This contributes, to me, to a broken in strat neck feel. In the hand, it doesn't feel any wider than a regular strat neck. I notice subtle differences - say in my fretting hands comfort with wrapping my thumb over the fretboard:
- regular strat neck - I practically always have my thumb over
- Charvel neck - I can wrap the thumb, but its not as prevalent
- Jackson neck - I have to force the thumb over, and even then, I can't get the same effect.

In all - I would say a Jackson neck feels wider and thinner - but its not necessarily wider.

Hope that helps.

+1
My two favorite necks.

[MonteChristo]

I own a ProMod. I've played a DK2M, but honestly not long enough to remember specifics of the neck. From memory, the DK2m felt like a traditional Jackson neck. Thin, wide, square shoulders (fretboard edges). From the Jacksons I've played and owned, they shared a typical wide-square feel.

The Charvel neck, while the same width, has a chunkier back feel - it fills the hang more. And has very rounded, rolled fretboard edges. This contributes, to me, to a broken in strat neck feel. In the hand, it doesn't feel any wider than a regular strat neck. I notice subtle differences - say in my fretting hands comfort with wrapping my thumb over the fretboard:
- regular strat neck - I practically always have my thumb over
- Charvel neck - I can wrap the thumb, but its not as prevalent
- Jackson neck - I have to force the thumb over, and even then, I can't get the same effect.

In all - I would say a Jackson neck feels wider and thinner - but its not necessarily wider.

Hope that helps.

Agreed. This is a good description of the two.

[Newc]

I've got both necks, and GT hit it right. The Jackson fretboard edge is sharper than the Charvel - not as beveled/rounded/smoothed over as the Charvel. This presents the illusion that the fretboard is wider (and to be honest, it's a hair wider simply due to the fact that it does have a hair more wood, what with not being rolled).

Just as a 24 3/4" scale makes a neck feel more narrow than a 25 1/2" scale neck.

[savage]

These descriptions are dead on.
I never realized how important the rolled edge really is untill owning these new charvels.