Gibson 1960's Narrow Nut

[GNAPPI]

When I first played my 1968 ES150DC I briefly thought about the neck dimensions, then remembered how many other stringed instruments have much thinner dimensions and the sound of the 150 won me over so I bought it.

It's by far (alongside the Tal) the best sounding hollow I have played.

Yeah chords are challenging on the lower frets but I don't play down there much anyway.

[christianm77]

Everyone who hears my '68 175 enthuses about how great the sound is - it's very specific, bright and cutting, yet warm and full. I think I owe it to my music to buckle up and deal with the neck dimensions...

[Woody Sound]

I much favor the wider nut. However, there is one type of music for which I actually prefer the narrow Gibson (or Fender) neck: FUNK. When I am playing funk music--I'm talking, here, about getting in the zone and just going for the trance--I find that a B-neck Telecaster from the 60s, or a narrow-necked ES-175D is the guitar to use. Those are funk machines.

Especially with both pickups on together. Almost strat-like quacky, but darker.

[christianm77]

I think it's actually that slightly quacky quality which suits my playing actually...

[christianm77]