Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
- Jaga
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Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
Hi all!
I'm trying to find out if there are available some guitar with 28-30'' scale necks that have 1-7/8'' nut width? Of course, if it is offset, it is better.
I know that Warmoth does not have such necks, unfortunately. The thing is that my main instrument is electric bass, but I would like to play guitar sometimes. Usual guitars have too small necks for me both in scale and in width. Warmoth have some superwide necks with regular scale, but I would like to go with baritone experience. Their Bass VI necks don't have superwide option.
I wonder, if someone is aware of an instrument with such a neck.
Thank you.
I'm trying to find out if there are available some guitar with 28-30'' scale necks that have 1-7/8'' nut width? Of course, if it is offset, it is better.
I know that Warmoth does not have such necks, unfortunately. The thing is that my main instrument is electric bass, but I would like to play guitar sometimes. Usual guitars have too small necks for me both in scale and in width. Warmoth have some superwide necks with regular scale, but I would like to go with baritone experience. Their Bass VI necks don't have superwide option.
I wonder, if someone is aware of an instrument with such a neck.
Thank you.
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- Jaga
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
No one had such experience?
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- mcjt
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
Indeed, no-one seems to have tried it.
But USACG can do superwide for you.
But USACG can do superwide for you.
- Jaga
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
Unfortunately, they can only make the 28” scale with a 1-11/16” nut width and the 30” with 1.650”.
However, before starting this "custom" project, I need to try some real guitars with at least just wide necks. Do you know some serial models of guitars with superwide neck (scale doesn't matter)?
However, before starting this "custom" project, I need to try some real guitars with at least just wide necks. Do you know some serial models of guitars with superwide neck (scale doesn't matter)?
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
The warmoth baritone neck is wide but I don't recall the dimensions.
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
I made a handful of Bass VI copies with 1-11/16” nut width. It was always my opinion that the narrow nut was the Achilles heel of the Bass VI.
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
if you can get your hands on a shergold marathon 6, thatd probably get you pretty close. bass VI with fairly wide nut.
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Re: Baritone or Bass VI with wide neck
I don't disagree with you, but what makes you feel that way?Stereordinary wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:02 pmI made a handful of Bass VI copies with 1-11/16” nut width. It was always my opinion that the narrow nut was the Achilles heel of the Bass VI.
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I just have large hands, and six big strings crammed on to a 1.5" nut width feels really cramped to me.
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