friends,
can anyone help me about describing an SG's neck feel as compared to a strat's neck feel? i have a 54 strat with a soft V neck shape?? I don't have any friends with Gibson or Epi SG's and there aren't any guitar shops here that carry Gibby's or Epi's so i don't have any access to try any SG's.. But I want one!!! I'm just curious on what the neck feels like.
medyo chunky ang neck ng SG. more like D shape to me. if you're used to playing with thin neck profile. maninibago ka for sure. i think its more close to a LP actually imho.
it's actually a tricky question if you'd ask me.
i could say it ranges from slim-taper to mid chunky to bat size. in a gibson's POV, they are the same as their LP counterparts in terms of year of manufacture. some have thinner necks or commonly referred to as 60's slim-taper and chunky bat size ones as '59 rounded. the new models i believe (maybe late 90's-2000 to present) do have 59 rounded, unless otherwise stated as 60's neck. so there could be a slim or chunky that would definitely depend on the guitar itself.
here's a few GIBSON SG's i tried:
SG standard (2000) - 59 rounded
SG special (2006) - 59 rounded
SG 70's, i am not sure what model, but has the smaller block inlays - slim taper
as for MIJ's my experience so far with those i've owned:
GRECO - slim-taper
BURNY CUSTOM, the one on the photo above has a wider nut width, as per standard even on LP's, it think 42mm is the normal one, but this burny custom has 43 or so, it's really wide compared to my other guitars, even wider than the burny standard my friend used to own (yeah, its slimtaper that sg standard). well neck is in a mid of chunky and slim
ORVILLE SG- slim taper
a SG MIK EPIPHONE i owned before had a slimmer neck, and smaller nut width, i think it's not even close to 42mm. i have no idea about the latter MIC made.
as for others, i owned an RJ SG before and i think its in the middle of chunky and slim. havananas has one,maybe he can share a bit. also samick sg has a slimmer neck.
well, my advise, first hand feel and test on the guitar you will buy is the best way to determine what you would like. if you're much of a fender guy (which i am not..) i guess you could tailor fit the feel based on your other guitars upon testing. unless you would be fine with different types of neck profile, then that all cool! i personally like a slim one, again, it all boils down to preferences SG's have always been part of my arsenal, there's something in them that screams rock and roll!
obtw, SG's are known to have heavy necks, that's why neck dive is pretty common, it's no-brainer since its a mahogany as compared to the slim feature/cut of the body.
goodluck on your sg hunting! be a member soon!