What are the differences between a c neck, a v neck and u neck and what is each neck like to play?...They seem to mention these diff neck shapes often when refering to the 50s, 60s and 70s Fender strats.
2006-11-11 15:25:48 · 3 answers · asked by rOw!dZ 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The c, v and u are the shapes of the back of the neck.
C shaped necks tend to have a "flat" feel to them and are preferred by many electric players that play lead guitar.
V shaped necks are preferred by those that play a lot of chords and are thicker and "boat hull" shaped. the point of the v, when you reach your thumb around the top of the neck while playing a chord, falls where your thumb meets your hand. Uncomfortable in my opinion, but lotsa people like them. Very common on older acoustic guitars.
U shaped necks are thick and round and meet the fingerboard almost vertically. Think about placing a line across the opening of the u with the line being the surface of the fingerboard, and although a bit exaggerated, thats the idea.
Regardless of the neck shape, the fingerboard of most guitars have a very gentle "radius" across them. Don't confuse the fingerboard with the neck!
2006-11-13 04:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roll on down to you local guitar store and check them out - ask the sales guy to give you the specific neck shape and you were correct about the strat neck profile - it'a all about personal preference. Enjoy the test drives!
2006-11-15 16:10:03 · answer #2 · answered by School of Rock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.acousticguitar.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/014590-3.html
http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=65023
you will find this discussed in plenty of forums, just enter guitar neck shapes and playing or something like that, add electric or acoustic. I am not a guitar player so that is all I can offer as an answer.
2006-11-12 08:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Barabas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋