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Dr. Bob
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 Posted - 01/06/2009 : 13:07:14
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Hi Guys
I originally posted this question in pedals 4 pv's "Strat Questions" Thread.
http://www.bossarea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6150
It got out of hand really quickly, & I apologies for hijacking his thread.
I have created this new thread,
So DeFrag, & pedals 4 pv, if you could copy over your posts to here,
I will do the same.
Please don't totally delete you posts after moving them to here.
Leave a text place holder that says something like:
Moved to Fender Neck Profiles Thread.
http://www.bossarea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=6151
Regards Dr. Bob 
Here is my original post:
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On a slightly different topic.
Does anyone here have, or has seen, a Fender neck profile guide?
Something visual, & preferably to scale, in a PDF or web site.
That I/we can use a reference to tell what neck profiles, the various guitars I/we come across or have.
I am talking about the actual back of the neck profile, & not the fretboard profile/radius.
I have had minor disputes over this subject, with a few people.
Some seem to have different interpretations of what some of the actual profiles are called & look like.
There must be something like this floating around the web?
Hey Defrag, "Official Master of Finding Stuff"
I think this would be a worthy challenge, for you searching talents.
Let me know if we should move this to a seperate thread?
Regards Dr. Bob
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DeFrag
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 21:40:45
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Warmoth Necks
Neck Profile Info
Vintage Fender Info
Guitar Setup Ruler
Stewart MacDonald guitar gauges
The Fender Stratocaster Handbook by Paul Balmer includes information of the profiles.
The letters V, C, and U are used today by Fender as analogies to describe the "neck profile" or shape and contour of the back of our
instrument necks. Necks described by these letters will correspond roughly (although not quite as exaggerated), to the visual
appearance of these letters.
The V shaped necks come in two different versions, a "soft" V and a "hard" V. The "soft" V shape is a bit rounded off, whereas
the "hard" V is somewhat more pointed.
There are a couple of other neck shape descriptions which do not have directly corresponding letters. These are the "oval" and the
modern "flat oval". Many people, however, simply use the letter "C" when referring generally to these "oval" shapes.
The "U" shape is chunky and rounded, with high shoulders, as seen in the exaggerated letter U.
There is no doubt that it is easier to understand the application of these terms to the necks when you put your hands on them and get the
feel, however, the use of these letters is pretty accurate in describing the shape of the back of Fender necks.
There is often confusion between the use of the letters V, C, and U used to describe neck shapes, and the use of the letters A, B, C and
D in describing Fender neck widths. During the period of time from the early '60's to the early '70's, Fender used the letters A, B, C,
and D to refer specifically to the width of our guitar and bass necks at the nut. These letters were stamped on the butt end of the necks,
and had no reference to the shape or contour of the neck. An "A" width was 1 1/2" at the nut, "B" was 1 5/8", "C" was 1 3/4" and "D" was 1 7/8".
Some interesting Fender pics:
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