I tried an Eric Clapton guitar out this morning and since I don't have large hands and play with my thumb behind the neck rather than over the top it felt rather weird and I'm not sure I would adjust well to a "V" neck.

Does, did, Fender make any other Maple FB Necks with quartersawn stock besides the Eric Johnson model?

I'd say many of the MIA strats are quartersawn.

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AFAIK, Fender doesn't spec any other model to have a Quartersawn neck, other than the EJ SIG.

And to be truthful, while I've seen the occasional nice neck come through on a production Fender, I've never seen any with a neck cut from Quartersawn Maple.

If you do a search and see what you have to do to end up with that cut of wood, you'll understand what a big deal it is to manufacture those necks and as always, some of those necks are better than others.

Thanks for the replies.

Yes, I know that every neck and every guitar is different from the next. I figured a quartersarn neck would be less likely to warp and twist than one that was not. At least that's what I've read present day and going back 25+ yrs.

I guess I should have asked this up front. For those of you who have or have played more than one, is the "V" on the EC the same as on the EJ or an American Deluxe "V"? Or is one softer or less prominent than the other?

I think that the Andy Summer's Tele comes with a Qtr Swn neck.

V profiles are geared more for people who play thumb over like me. I dont have large hands, but though "V" profile necks are actally bigger, I have an easier job using my thumb on the Low E.
Regardless, you'd probably get used to it. You'd just have to alter how you place your hand. I have several guitars and my hand position changes depending on what it is. Thumb over most of the time, but I have an old Epi Sheraton that has a really wide, but thin neck, i put my thumb behind that guitar, the same goes for my ES345.

Out of every log they use to make necks out of, a couple are going to be quartersawn just by how they slice the log. Quartersawn are make when they cut the log, so that the pieces look like pie pieces if looking at the log from an end. They cut from 12:00 to 6:00, 2:00 to 8:00 etc. Instead of just sawing it in strips, but even sawing it in strips, a couple will come out quartersawn.

I tell peole who are buy repacement necks from Warmoth or All Parts, that if they're going to get a maple neck, they might as well pony up and pay the extra $25-40 for a quartersawn. They're stiffer, so they "may" have a different attack ( I think they do, but its a debatable theory that I dont want to get into here).
V necks are VERY comfortable for chording, especially up at the lower register, plus it has more mass, so it helps resonance.
I ordered my neck quartersawn maple, no finish, with essentially a very thick, boat style profile, I got it with no intention of keeping this profile. I shaved it into a V down the neck, rounding out at the higher frets, then went back and shaved some wood off the treble side shoulder. Not so much that its noticeable by eye, but you can feel it, it fits in the crook of your hand better. It also increased my reach across the fretboard.