Allparts TMNF-Fat?

[riggergreg]

Good, Bad, So So??

[mellecaster]

9.5 Radius...Made by Fender Japan...Excellent Quality...and Chunky

[mojocasterman]

Lovely neck for sure!

[Mark Davis]

One of the fat ones is 1" thick like the nocaster so be sure you like em big before you order the FAT models they are BIG!

[GTO]

Top quality necks for sure. They don't IMO have quite the same refined shape as the CS Nocaster, but if you can't compare any difference would be purely academic. I have a nitro painted one, and the frets had the usually layer of lacquer over them, but after removing it the neck soon played in really nicely.

[Ronkirn]

Got one right here... love it......

Ron Kirn

[Scotland]

I have one and wouldn't change it for all the tea in China.

[Walter Broes]

Love the one I have, great neck for a great price.

[nocasterbert]

i bought 3 already, still own one (the one i play)
all of them are great quality, but like mark said they`re huge, which is cool
for me having big hands, a small handed person might have problems...

[refin]

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

One of the fat ones is 1" thick like the nocaster so be sure you like em big before you order the FAT models they are BIG!

Ditto---they are a handful!
I wondered when I first got mine,"What have I gotten myself into?" (LOL).Now it's like an old friend,and I love the feel.

[riggergreg]

You've convinced me.. Got one on the way.

Thanks, Ya'll

[Mark Davis]

Once you get used to a big neck the regular ones feel like a roll of lifesavers.

Big necks are GREAT!

[Buckocaster51]

I put one of those on my Dikkers Blackguard that I put together last year. Everybody that plays it comments on it. Nobody complains about it. The guitar has tone to die for. Some of that probably comes from the neck.

[riggergreg]

I've been using a neck off a Classic Esquire. It's kinda chunky, but I need something a bit fatter. Hopefully, this will do it.

[sullivj1970]

I'm not adding empirical data here, but I also have a nitro one and it's pretty much my favorite neck. You might find the frets small if you are a tall fret proponent.

[Ronkirn]

Some of that probably comes from the neck.

I have noticed that every time I put a fatty neck on a Guitar, the overall voice of the thing is quite full, very robust, it really doesn't matter which pups I'm using as long as they are a quality set.

Ron Kirn

[Buckocaster51]

Originally Posted by Ronkirn

I have noticed that every time I put a fatty neck on a Guitar, the overall voice of the thing is quite full, very robust, it really doesn't matter which pups I'm using as long as they are a quality set.

Ron Kirn

But Ron! Remember the TONE is IN the FINGERS!

Haven't you been reading?

[Sunburst Island]

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Once you get used to a big neck the regular ones feel like a roll of lifesavers.

That is the truth. I've had one for some time (just sitting around) and have finally gotten it in place after adding an ever-so-slight 'U-ish V' at the first few frets.

INCREDIBLE!

I never want to put it down. The entire neck, top to bottom, is so comfortable to play and just feels "right," like its an extension of my hand. Now when I grab another guitar, though always a fullfilling experience, it's not quite the same. It'll spoil you; be prepared. I've quickly decided that I'm going to have to get a SRO-FAT just to put on a strat.

Sweet!!

The real treat is feeling the vibrations of the strings transfer through to your palm.

A very round sound, and definite round feel.

[lchyi]

I agree with Ron, I'm a big proponent of an astounding difference attributed to the size of the neck. My TMNF-FAT does not disappoint.

[geoffreysnow]

Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Once you get used to a big neck the regular ones feel like a roll of lifesavers.

Big necks are GREAT!

+1 I had to sell a gretsch because the neck was too "thin" but it would have been a favorite had I not been converted to fat necks.

[elgorgon]

Originally Posted by Ronkirn

I have noticed that every time I put a fatty neck on a Guitar, the overall voice of the thing is quite full, very robust, it really doesn't matter which pups I'm using as long as they are a quality set.
Ron Kirn

This isn't intended as snarky, but what does "robust" sound like?
Wood is organic. Each piece is different and some mate together better than others. A quarter inch difference in a small section of the overall piece isn't going to consistently change the sound of that part unless we're talking about bracing soundboards.
I'll take good fingers over quality pickups any day.

[Mark Davis]

Originally Posted by riggergreg

I've been using a neck off a Classic Esquire. It's kinda chunky, but I need something a bit fatter. Hopefully, this will do it.

The 50's Classic Esquire is what I would call a big neck. Its just 1/16" thinner at the nut than the Allparts one. At least thats how my Classic Esquire was I know they vary a little from guitar to guitar.

[abraxas]

Originally Posted by nocasterbert

i bought 3 already, still own one (the one i play)
all of them are great quality, but like mark said they`re huge, which is cool
for me having big hands, a small handed person might have problems...

On the contrary... I've come to the conclusion that people with smaller hands actually get accustomed to those necks faster and better.

I have rather smallish hands myself, and I love those necks; but I was surprised that even my barely 13 y.o. daughter (with tiny hands, as can be expected), finds the TRO-FAT neck on my Strat very comfortable. I guess it has to do with supporting the palm in the right way, and not allowing the hand to press harder than it should.

In fact I should easily suggest a fat(-ter) neck to a person just starting on the electric guitar, since this will allow him or her to develop better left hand dynamics and position.

[Ronkirn]

but what does "robust" sound like?

I would say the opposite of thin.... to my ear; the more mass allows the harmonic overtones to be more noticeable, thus a more "complete" sounding note, or composite of notes, aka chord.

Let’s not revive the “tone” issue. I know we all have heard guitars that just sound wimpy… no “beef” when played, and others that sound quite complete, like you’re hearing everything that is vibrating in the pickup’s magnetic field.

While this is all subjective, I just submit that for me, it seems those guitars with more wood in the neck tend to sound better.

Now that’s just my opinion, if you gotta ‘nuther one… that’s cool… let’s just not argue about it.

Ron Kirn

[Wayne Alexander]

I spent yesterday afternoon setting up one of these necks (nitro) and installing it on my 52ri with Bardens to see if I was willing to keep it. Once I got my Nocaster relic, the 52 neck just didn't cut it for me. [If you get one of these Allparts necks, keep in mind that you need the curved-bottom type of nut blank, luckily I had one.) I sanded off as much of the finish on the back of the neck as I could with 300 grit sandpaper, I like it better that way, and I may sand off more of it later. (again trying to duplicate the feel of the Nocaster neck, which has either no finish left on the back of the neck or very little). I haven't played it amplified yet, so the report on any sonic differences that come through electrically will have to wait until tomorrow after tonight's band practice, but I can say that the profile of the Allparts neck is pretty similar to the one on the Nocaster, enough to feel "right" to my hands now that I've come to expect Tele necks to feel like Nocaster necks. Playing the guitar acoustically, I'd say that the new neck did change the sound a little, more balanced, slightly "sweeter" harmonics when chords are played, but that's subtle and there's no way to measure it objectively. Will report back later about the electrified sound. So far the Allparts neck looks like a winner. Note-my Nocaster has a 9.5 radi