Maybe An Ignorant Q.....

[The new guy]

first of all hey you rock misters out there ...long time no see...

anyway..

as you all know i am waiting for my new luke to arrive
and since i have no idea how the gtr feels,(bought it by the feel of the jp that i played on once).. i was wondering...
which neck is shorter? the luke model or the FENDER american deluxe that i am currently using? (not for long trust me)

or in general ebmm necks are smaller then the AVREGE GTRS?

THANKS FOR THE HELP
SEE YA..........

 

[Philip]

I believe they are shorter, and you have a feeling that they are smaller because of the headstock, when I played an OLP (I know it's not the same but still similar in shape) it felt a little strange cause I also play a strat and I needed a moment to get used to the shape of the neck and the headstock,



*edit*
the necks can't be shorter due to the same 25.5 scale as most other guitars, but still feels smaler due to-> see rest of my post
God bless,

Philip

 

[mbgreene]

Same scale length a F#n!er but the headstock is smaller and I believe there is a bit less body length after the bridge, so the overall guitar is shorter, but the playable area is the same.

 

[louisgtr]

The neck on the Luke is going to feel different than the Petrucci. The Luke neck has a bit of a V shape to it. It's a very comfortable neck, so much so that I'd like to pick up a Luke model one day

 

[Jimi D]

The neck on the Luke is going to feel different than the Petrucci. The Luke neck has a bit of a V shape to it.

Okay, understatement-of-the-day-award winner here... The Luke neck is almost the antithesis of the Pet - it's narrow-er, with a pronounced V shape, while the Pet neck is wide and flat. Both are wonderful necks, and both play marvelously, but they feel very, very different...

Like mbgreene said, a Fender Strat and a Luke have exactly the same scale length, though the Luke is a little smaller physically in over-all length of the instrument...

 

[baimun]

The only major difference in feel is that with the body being a bit shorter (end of body to bridge compared to a Fen), you may feel like you're picking hand is a bit closer to the neck.

This is a subtle thing, but I actually like it alot because I feel like the fingerboard and picking area is in front of me instead of off to the left.

 

[kbaim]

The only major difference in feel is that with the body being a bit shorter (end of body to bridge compared to a Fen), you may feel like you're picking hand is a bit closer to the neck.

This is a subtle thing, but I actually like it alot because I feel like the fingerboard and picking area is in front of me instead of off to the left.

Agree totally.

 

[SteveB]

Personally (and as a JP6 owner), I find the Luke neck to be as different from the Petrucci as night is from day. They don't feel anything alike to my hands.