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I like the modern c necks, but the D shaped SRV neck combined with the 12" radius and 6105 frets feel the best to me.Its the overall feel of the neck,the radius, mass, frets , fretboard and finish.

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I picked up a used 2003 Fender Classic series 50s Strat with the vintage style soft-V maple neck. It was $212 at a local pawn shop. It needed some work, but is now a really nice axe. It fits your description of "an affordable Strat with these(soft V) neck specs". Look around, and you may find what you are after.

I used to prefer the U necks, but became a convert to the C necks a while back. They suit me better.

It's personal preference and my experience has been that after playing a 4-5 hour gig, my hand starts to cramp with the soft v-necks. Some of these artists are beyond that and don't play more than a one or two hour show.

I love the feel of the soft-v, but just can't play it for a long period, so I use mostly varying degrees of C and U profiles. To each their own!

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Everybody seems to forget that "C shape neck" is NOT a Fender description for one of its necks. Fender has agreed on 5 basic "generic" neck shapes based on specs from the 50s and 60s. Todays production necks are made from specific templates on machinery that is very consistent, as opposed to the way it was done years ago, where much handwork was done.
1. U-shape - early 50s, essentially a round , chunky '53 Tele shape
2. soft V shape - also called the '54
3. oval shape - 1960s or "C shaped"
4. hard V - mid 1950s(late '56 and '57)
5. flat oval - modern HM style neck, similar to 1980s Jackson, Charvel, Ibanez style necks, very non-traditional
There is no "C shape neck. The letters A,B,C or D that were stamped on the end of the necks from the early 1960s to around 1973 refer to neck width at the nut, NOT shape.

I like the soft Vs the best.

From the FAQs above -

"There is occasional confusion about V, C and U neck profile designations and A, B, C and D neck width designations. From the early '60s to the early '70s, Fender refered specifically to the nut width of its instrument necks using the letters A (1 1/2"), B (1 5/8"), C (1 3/4") and D (1 7/8"). These letters were stamped on the butt end of the necks and had nothing to do with neck profile."

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......and then there are the Clapton, Murray and '57 Hotrod variations on the V-neck. The so-called 'soft V' is likely what we see on the Guy, JV, and other models where that neck is so described.

There is a decided difference between the 'V" necks on my '89 Clapton and my '08 FSR Deluxe VG.

I've also played an CS Clapton and a '57Hotrod back to back, and those necks have a decidedly different feel as well. I've never played the Murray, and I've been looking out for one. Seem to find most vendors carrying MIM Fender and Squier as their major offerings. Even Umanoff in Greenwich Village had little to offer in that regard.

We'd certainly benefit from the cousel of a Fender 'neckspert' to characterize the subtle differences.

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