#4 neck?

The place to discuss, post photos, video, and audio of the G&L products (US instruments, stomp boxes, etc.) produced after 1991, including the amps & gear we use with them.
Bgremill
Posts: 1
Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:42 pm

#4 neck?

Post by Bgremill »

Anyone playing on one of these? Can you describe it? Are the saddles wider and/ or the string spacing wider like on acoustics? Is the shape round, C,D, V? Hoping it's close to the 50s tele and kinda baseball bat like. I can't find one in stock anywhere which surprises me. I thought more people would demand a wider nut width.
User avatar
Craig
Site Admin
Posts: 11349
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:52 am
Location: Either Coto De Caza, CA or Paso Robles, CA

Re: #4 neck?

Post by Craig »

Bgremill wrote:Anyone playing on one of these? Can you describe it? Are the saddles wider and/ or the string spacing wider like on acoustics? Is the shape round, C,D, V? Hoping it's close to the 50s tele and kinda baseball bat like. I can't find one in stock anywhere which surprises me. I thought more people would demand a wider nut width.
For specs on the various neck size options, see: Current US Neck Profile Options.
#4 necks have been discussed before so try using the Search function to see those past discussions.
I don't have any G&L's with a #4 neck nor have I played one, so I cannot comment further.

Hope this helps some.

:ugeek:
--Craig [co-webmaster of guitarsbyleo.com, since Oct. 16, 2000]
Welcome! Read This First
Got a G&L question? Check out the: G&L Knowledgebase
Current G&L Specifications and Options
User avatar
meowmix
Posts: 499
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2010 3:09 pm
Location: California

Re: #4 neck?

Post by meowmix »

Bgremill wrote:Anyone playing on one of these? Can you describe it? Are the saddles wider and/ or the string spacing wider like on acoustics? Is the shape round, C,D, V? Hoping it's close to the 50s tele and kinda baseball bat like. I can't find one in stock anywhere which surprises me. I thought more people would demand a wider nut width.

I have 1 guitar with 1 3/4" and a Bass with 1 3/4"

Other than being wider at the nut, not much else to say. The spacing is easier on my fingers. No longer have to tip-toe around the board to prevent muting adjacent strings. Saddles are the same size on all neck widths. Not sure why Bigsby only works on a 1 5/8". How weird is that.
The neck is C shaped and I never owned a 50s tele to compare.