Neck profile?

[bcdon]

No, not redneck, I've got that covered! What I'm curious about is how you determine the neck profile of your guitar? Are there any rules of thumb?

[markb]

Which upper case letter does it look like in profile? C, D, V and U profiles are common. All are approximations and it mainly comes down to the slope of the shoulder under the fingerboard. A short roundup goes:

C - modern Fenders and recent Martin designs
D - most Gibsons and classic postwar Martins
V - 50s strats, prewar Martins (and reissues of both)
U - 50s teles

This is very brief but most other guitars borrow their designs from these basic food groups anyway.

[deeaa]

How do you mean? I just look at it first and then confirm with touch if needed. Warmoth has great example pics of various profile shapes...they are pretty easy to distinguish by andlarge IMO.

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[Eric]

This might help for understanding the different shapes

http://www.rocketmusiconline.com/necks.html
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/BackContours.aspx

But in general, I don't know what the profiles of any of my guitar necks are. Maybe someday I'll figure it out.

[bcdon]

Thanks, guys!

Eric those links were most helpful.