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Post subject: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:47 am
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I really like the thicker neck on the Tele Deluxe Ash (2011), but it's a bit spendy for my current budget. Do any other current models have a similarly thick neck, preferably with the medium-jumbo frets?

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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:18 pm
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I think the Classic 50's series has the thicker "C" shaped neck, however the frets are "vintage style" (small). If you can live with the smaller frets, the 50 is a lot of guitar for the money. I love mine...even more than my American Standard.


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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:17 pm
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Thanks for the suggestion, but vintage frets + glossy neck kill it for me.

I really wish Fender would spec the thickness of necks on the site. But, maybe because some are hand-finished, they vary too much. Does anyone know if that's really the case?


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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:47 pm
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The Baja has the best neck of all the Teles I've tested out lately. It's really beefy. More of a soft V than a C shape. Not quite a U shape.


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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:41 pm
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Podbay,
That is funny, because the reasons that you don't like the 50's neck are the same reasons why I like it! There is a Tele for everyone out there!

Good luck in your quest.


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Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:49 pm
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My 52 RI Hot Rod got a big U neck


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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:25 am
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The 52 RI has a tree trunk for a neck, it was what put me off it!

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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:01 am
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A tree trunk for a neck? Now we're talkin'! I gotta go check that out.

I think my best strategy might be to wait for the Dallas Guitar show in April and just try everything I can find. There's probably more new and used Teles under one roof at that thing than anyplace else I can think of.

But if I could get my hands on a Baja, it sounds like it might be just right. Too bad there doesn't seem to be one for sale anywhere in north Texas.


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Post subject: Re: Thickest neck on current Tele?
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:58 pm
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Not sure what some of you mean by "tree trunk" neck on the 52RI. I've got one and while it does have a thicker feel because of the U-shape rather than modern C-shape, it really doesn't feel much thicker overall than my modern Teles.

The thickest necks I've had my hands on were the CS Nocaster and a CS Telecaster that's on the wall at my local shop. That one in particular was ridiculously thick (and I hated it).

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