Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:20 pm
So my oldest and first G&L is a 1998 Legacy. I've always liked the neck on it, but never knew what the specs were. I just made some measurements with a set of calipers. My battery is dead so the digital readout is not working, so I used a scale that measures in 64ths. It's 1 5/8" at the nut and as close as I can tell it measures 0.812" at the 1st fret and 0.906" at the 12th fret. I'm sure those are not quite accurate, but even still I can't find any necks that are anywhere close to those specs listed as current options from the Custom Shop on the website.
It's not too far off from the #1a/Slim C at the 1st fret, but is thicker at the 12th.
It's very close to the #1b/Heritage 86, at the 12th fret, but is thicker at the 1st fret, but not quite as thick as the #1c/Modern U.
Does anyone know if this was this an actual option at that time that they stopped offering? Or perhaps a one off?
Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:29 pm
Muleya wrote:So my oldest and first G&L is a 1998 Legacy. I've always liked the neck on it, but never knew what the specs were. I just made some measurements with a set of calipers. My battery is dead so the digital readout is not working, so I used a scale that measures in 64ths. It's 1 5/8" at the nut and as close as I can tell it measures 0.812" at the 1st fret and 0.906" at the 12th fret. I'm sure those are not quite accurate, but even still I can't find any necks that are anywhere close to those specs listed as current options from the Custom Shop on the website.
It's not too far off from the #1a/Slim C at the 1st fret, but is thicker at the 12th.
It's very close to the #1b/Heritage 86, at the 12th fret, but is thicker at the 1st fret, but not quite as thick as the #1c/Modern U.
Does anyone know if this was this an actual option at that time that they stopped offering? Or perhaps a one off?
See this post in the G&L Knowledgebase:
What are the USA neck size options, past and present?.
Hope this helps.
Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:45 pm
Thanks...guess it must have been the #1 at that point. They don't give the thickness measurements, so no way to check those out, but the other specs do match...it is a 12" radius.