From the early ’60s to the early ’70s, Fender referred specifically to the nut width of its instrument necks using the letters A (1 ½”), B (1 5/8?), C (1 ¾”) and D (1 7/8?). These letters were stamped on the butt-end of the necks, and have nothing to do with neck profile. Shop All Fender necks here.
6/17/2013 · The modern Fender American Standard Precision Bass is a guitar with a B neck with a Modern C neck shape, with B referring to nut width, and Modern C referring to the curve shape of the back of the neck. Nut widths either either A, B, C or D. A – 1 1/2-inch B – 1 5/8-inch C – 1 3/4-inch D – 1 7/8-inch …and these were the original letter designations for Fender necks well before the whole neck.
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Fender C neck vs. Modern C neck – same profile or …
Modern “C” Shape: Thin profile, easy/fast playing, usually 9.5” radius, the Fender gold standard for the past 25 years. These necks have an ultra-comfortable flattened oval shape fit for just about any style (particularly modern rock). They are not cut as deep as “U” or “V” shaped profiles.
2/11/2017 · The modern C is most likely the 9.5 radius C neck used on the current American Standards. A C shaped neck thai is not modern could refer to any number of C shaped necks – typically a 7.5 radius – for example on a ’60s Custom Shop Stratocaster usually called vintage radius.
Does anyone have the neck thickness measurments for Fender Modern C shape neck profiles. I was wondering how thick they are at the 1st fret and the 12…
1/7/2018 · Depends on the year; they tended to increase in size as the years went on. The most recent version of the Modern C was supposed to be.820 at the first and.870 at the 12th. But with Fender they do tend to vary a bit. John C, Dec 2, 2017, Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. … Neck Shape C Shape Modern C U Shape V Shape Deep C 1963 C Oval Orientation Left-Hand (5) Right-Hand (83) Fingerboard Radius 7.25 inches (13) 9.5 inches (60) 12 (305 mm) (10), 12/7/2017 · Also all pre-1962 Fender necks have a 1 5/8 nut width (though I’m sure there are some exceptions, but none I have seen). A = 1 1/2 wide at the nut. B = 1 5/8 wide at the nut (normal size). C = 1 3/4 wide at the nut.
The Fender modern C is used on nearly all Squier models, with the only thing to know being the nut width is slightly narrower at 1.650-inch instead of American Standard 1.685-inch. An advantage with Squier is being able to get a specific look without that big-ass chunky neck, such as the Squier ’70s Stratocaster.
3/10/2017 · I just played one today. It’s a great neck C neck shape. No worries—this is not a D shape neck . It’s very round in the back, not flat down the middle like the D neck . What it is most like to me in the previous Fender lines is the ’60s-style C neck where it tapers down at the 3rd or 4th fret, but it’s got a little more shoulder than …
