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kelnet · May 9th, 2008, 03:02 AM

This may be heretical to say, but I find the necks on the Fender Teles too wide. I don't mean the thickness, but the nut-width.
I've been playing a Yamaha for the past twenty years, and it has a narrow, very fast neck that I really love. Every time I pick up a Fender Tele, I have trouble playing it. I know that it says more about my limitations as a guitarist, but can anyone recommend a non-Fender Tele that has a narrower neck than the true Fenders?

viking · May 9th, 2008, 03:11 AM

If the old-school 1-5/8 witdh is too much for you , the Squier Affinity is narrower. Most newer teles have the 1-11/16 nut size

boris bubbanov · May 9th, 2008, 04:18 AM

Those Affinity necks are 1.61 I think, and not particularly deep, so that would be right at what you are looking for. The Squier Standards and Bullets are bigger, so they must've had you in mind.

mellecaster · May 9th, 2008, 01:40 PM

Yeppers...look for a Squier Affinity, or some of the other Asian Clones...flip over a business card and make a spacing guide from your Yamaha's nut, and take w/ you when you go shopping.

kelnet · May 9th, 2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mellecaster

flip over a business card and make a spacing guide from your Yamaha's nut, and take w/ you when you go shopping.

Great idea. I'll do that.
My Tokai is to my liking, but after seeing all the gorgeous Teles on this site, I've just got to have more!

Big John · May 9th, 2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by kelnet

I've been playing a Yamaha for the past twenty years, and it has a narrow, very fast neck that I really love.

Kelnet, i think you answered your own question right there, after 20 years you are going to be as familiar with that neck as if it had been a Tele you had been playing for 20 years !!

Tele necks will seem different, as would a Gibson or a Gretsch or a Rickenbacker ...... some times it takes a little time to re adjust i guess.

Personally i prefer a Tele neck but for the same reasons as yourself, it wouldn't stop me enjoying playing others though.

kelnet · May 10th, 2008, 03:33 AM

That's true, Big John. Perhaps it's just a matter of getting used to it. However, today I tried a Fender Tele that had a rosewood fingerboard (much like my Tokai), and it felt narrower than the other Teles with the maple necks. Are they made differently? I can't remember the model, but there was also a Squier with a rosewood fretboard, and it also felt narrower. Could this be the solution? Which models have the rosewood fingerboards?

Big John · May 10th, 2008, 05:09 AM

I wonder if you are feeling the difference in radius ?, might be worth a Google search or similar for Fender neck dimensions.

May 9th, 2008, 03:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
kelnet Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Port Moody, BC Posts: 2,771	Narrow-neck Telecaster This may be heretical to say, but I find the necks on the Fender Teles too wide. I don't mean the thickness, but the nut-width. I've been playing a Yamaha for the past twenty years, and it has a narrow, very fast neck that I really love. Every time I pick up a Fender Tele, I have trouble playing it. I know that it says more about my limitations as a guitarist, but can anyone recommend a non-Fender Tele that has a narrower neck than the true Fenders?

May 9th, 2008, 04:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,215	Those Affinity necks are 1.61 I think, and not particularly deep, so that would be right at what you are looking for. The Squier Standards and Bullets are bigger, so they must've had you in mind. __________________ When i listen

May 9th, 2008, 01:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,657 17 Photos	Yeppers...look for a Squier Affinity, or some of the other Asian Clones...flip over a business card and make a spacing guide from your Yamaha's nut, and take w/ you when you go shopping. __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

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Big John Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 6,679 39 Photos	I wonder if you are feeling the difference in radius ?, might be worth a Google search or similar for Fender neck dimensions. __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

May 9th, 2008, 03:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
viking Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denmark Age: 43 Posts: 652	If the old-school 1-5/8 witdh is too much for you , the Squier Affinity is narrower. Most newer teles have the 1-11/16 nut size

May 10th, 2008, 03:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
kelnet Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Port Moody, BC Posts: 2,771	That's true, Big John. Perhaps it's just a matter of getting used to it. However, today I tried a Fender Tele that had a rosewood fingerboard (much like my Tokai), and it felt narrower than the other Teles with the maple necks. Are they made differently? I can't remember the model, but there was also a Squier with a rosewood fretboard, and it also felt narrower. Could this be the solution? Which models have the rosewood fingerboards?

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