Originally Posted by
Prashun Patel
It's easy to carve the neck; it's hard to know how it'll feel until it's mounted though. Mine's a little thick, to be honest because I have smaller hands. It's a little too much 'U' shaped. I would have liked more 'C' or even 'V'.
A few years ago a friend from out of town asked me to build a Tele for him. (the thread is here) I told him when he comes into town I'd have everything ready but the neck. It would be mostly shaped but still a bit fat. He'd have to set aside some time from work to come over and do the final shaping. Boy, did he do a LOT of sanding!
But in the end he really loved the feel. He, too, has small hands and his other 6 or 7 guitars all had necks a bit too thick. He said this one was perfect.
I learned from that, you gotta get the neck right.
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