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TexasTwang · March 6th, 2012, 12:11 PM

I'm 6'4 and have huge, huge, hands. I've been playing a gibson neck for 20 years, picked up a tele in the shop and just fell in love with the neck!

Which neck has more girth? modern american or mexican tele's? and do the modern mexican tele's come with jumbo frets? sweetwater's site doesnt say..

I'm sad those classic vibe necks are so tiny.

xtrajerry · March 6th, 2012, 12:53 PM

American Made Fender that I've played with a really fat neck is the 52HR.. IMO it's my fav..

MIM's that I have played that have fat necks & medium jumbo frets are the Joe Strummer tele.. fantastic neck but guitar is fugly.. Road Worn 50's great neck, mine needs a little fret work but I got it way below MSAP so i can live with it..

I hear that Classic Vibes & Baja's have nice fat necks to but haven't tried them out..

MASONish · March 6th, 2012, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by xtrajerry

American Made Fender that I've played with a really fat neck is the 52HR.. IMO it's my fav..

MIM's that I have played that have fat necks & medium jumbo frets are the Joe Strummer tele.. fantastic neck but guitar is fugly.. Road Worn 50's great neck, mine needs a little fret work but I got it way below MSAP so i can live with it..

I hear that Classic Vibes & Baja's have nice fat necks to but haven't tried them out..

Jerry I'm really digging the neck on my hot rod as well! I've always leaned to a beefier neck. The Valley Arts Brent Mason has the best I have ever played. It is so fast & not so sticky.

jjpish68 · March 6th, 2012, 08:44 PM

The neck on my 52AVRI is nice and beefy.

boris bubbanov · March 6th, 2012, 08:53 PM

Sounds like you are wanting medium (not vintage) frets and that rules out the older No-Casters and rules out the G E Smith model.

I suspect the AV52, while big to many, would be too small for you AND it too has vintage frets. Check out the MIM Classic Player Baja ( a bit bigger neck ) and the HR52 which has already been mentioned. I think the newest version of the CS No-Caster gets bigger frets this time.

If you shop at Guitar Center, they had a special "FSR" offering like a few months ago (one of many FSRs they've done lately) that had a 5db mid-boost feature. That model is a short term limited supply one but it has a neck very much like the Baja, and is reasonably priced (MIM). You may have to call around to find one that is left.

xtrajerry · March 6th, 2012, 10:57 PM

Just want to mention that the 52 HR neck is slightly thicker than the 52 AV or at least that was the case with the 2 I tried out..

Monkey Man · March 6th, 2012, 11:40 PM

MIM James Burton is nice n chunky too.

alexpigment · March 6th, 2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

If you shop at Guitar Center, they had a special "FSR" offering like a few months ago (one of many FSRs they've done lately) that had a 5db mid-boost feature. That model is a short term limited supply one but it has a neck very much like the Baja, and is reasonably priced (MIM). You may have to call around to find one that is left.

I didn't know if others had spotted the similarity, but yeah, I'd say that's definitely a Baja-shaped neck, and the price is right (~$550 if I recall). They have them in Inca Silver and Sunburst at the North Austin GC if the OP is interested.

TexasTwang · March 7th, 2012, 10:35 AM

yeah, i'm looking at the fsr too. and thanks for your replies guys. just when i picked up that tele in the shop (probably mim) it felt so good to finally have my thumb AROUND the back of the neck instead of planted straight up from it!

TexasTwang · March 17th, 2012, 06:40 PM

thanks for all your help guys, i went with a baja tele. can't wait until it gets here!

28mistertee · March 17th, 2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasTwang

thanks for all your help guys, i went with a baja tele. can't wait until it gets here!

You won't be disappointed, I'm used to les Paul type guitars and the Baja fits a treat. Enjoy. :)

TeleKato · March 17th, 2012, 09:53 PM

I'm sitting here playing something you'd probably love. It's not anything you can buy at the store; it's a build from my buddy Tony Mellichampe, and he had this massive neck sitting at his shop -- 1.75" nut, MASSIVE baseball-bat thickness all the way down (1"); it's bigger than the next biggest neck I have (on his Nocaster version), and dwarfs my 52RI and my GESmith. If you find that Baja neck doesn't do it for you ... go check out Musikraft Tele neck spec page. $200 buys you a nice fatty!

refin · March 17th, 2012, 10:11 PM

If you build one,get an Allparts TMO-FAT neck....BIG boy.

TexasTwang · March 17th, 2012, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TeleKato

I'm sitting here playing something you'd probably love. It's not anything you can buy at the store; it's a build from my buddy Tony Mellichampe, and he had this massive neck sitting at his shop -- 1.75" nut, MASSIVE baseball-bat thickness all the way down (1"); it's bigger than the next biggest neck I have (on his Nocaster version), and dwarfs my 52RI and my GESmith. If you find that Baja neck doesn't do it for you ... go check out Musikraft Tele neck spec page. $200 buys you a nice fatty!

sweet! gave up smoking fatty's years ago, now i just wanna play em.

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TexasTwang Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin TX Posts: 207 7 Photos	Which Tele Neck? I'm 6'4 and have huge, huge, hands. I've been playing a gibson neck for 20 years, picked up a tele in the shop and just fell in love with the neck! Which neck has more girth? modern american or mexican tele's? and do the modern mexican tele's come with jumbo frets? sweetwater's site doesnt say.. I'm sad those classic vibe necks are so tiny.

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March 6th, 2012, 12:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
xtrajerry Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New York Age: 52 Posts: 3,485 14 Photos	American Made Fender that I've played with a really fat neck is the 52HR.. IMO it's my fav.. MIM's that I have played that have fat necks & medium jumbo frets are the Joe Strummer tele.. fantastic neck but guitar is fugly.. Road Worn 50's great neck, mine needs a little fret work but I got it way below MSAP so i can live with it.. I hear that Classic Vibes & Baja's have nice fat necks to but haven't tried them out..

March 6th, 2012, 08:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 30,184	Sounds like you are wanting medium (not vintage) frets and that rules out the older No-Casters and rules out the G E Smith model. I suspect the AV52, while big to many, would be too small for you AND it too has vintage frets. Check out the MIM Classic Player Baja ( a bit bigger neck ) and the HR52 which has already been mentioned. I think the newest version of the CS No-Caster gets bigger frets this time. If you shop at Guitar Center, they had a special "FSR" offering like a few months ago (one of many FSRs they've done lately) that had a 5db mid-boost feature. That model is a short term limited supply one but it has a neck very much like the Baja, and is reasonably priced (MIM). You may have to call around to find one that is left.

March 6th, 2012, 10:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
xtrajerry Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New York Age: 52 Posts: 3,485 14 Photos	Just want to mention that the 52 HR neck is slightly thicker than the 52 AV or at least that was the case with the 2 I tried out..

March 7th, 2012, 10:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
TexasTwang Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin TX Posts: 207 7 Photos	yeah, i'm looking at the fsr too. and thanks for your replies guys. just when i picked up that tele in the shop (probably mim) it felt so good to finally have my thumb AROUND the back of the neck instead of planted straight up from it!

March 17th, 2012, 06:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
TexasTwang Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Austin TX Posts: 207 7 Photos	thanks for all your help guys, i went with a baja tele. can't wait until it gets here!

March 17th, 2012, 09:53 PM	#12 (permalink)
TeleKato Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Silver Spring, MD Age: 55 Posts: 2,140	I'm sitting here playing something you'd probably love. It's not anything you can buy at the store; it's a build from my buddy Tony Mellichampe, and he had this massive neck sitting at his shop -- 1.75" nut, MASSIVE baseball-bat thickness all the way down (1"); it's bigger than the next biggest neck I have (on his Nocaster version), and dwarfs my 52RI and my GESmith. If you find that Baja neck doesn't do it for you ... go check out Musikraft Tele neck spec page. $200 buys you a nice fatty!

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