The difference between popular neck shapes c, v and u fender. I recently bought a 60s classic player, because it has a c shaped neck, with a 12 radius. Srvs signature guitar has a 12 radius and a thick oval profile. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Pure srv sound and style if there were a mount rushmore of the stratocaster, stevie ray vaughan would be one of the greats enshrined there. I know that the neck profile on the srv signature strat is a thick oval but what id like to know is whether this is the profile he had on all of his strats or whether its just the profile he specified for his signature series. Create your own profile and receive updates on music news, new products, events, promotions and more. Its hard to describe the shape of the srv neck because its not a c and not a u shape. To determine which works best for you compare the dimensions below measured from the face of the fretboard to the back of the neck to those of your favorite neck. The clapton features the soft v shape popularized by eric clapton.
Bridge, lefthanded american vintage synchronized tremolo pickups, three texas special single coils. Fender srv electric guitars for sale in stock ebay. Discover the sound of fender, the spirit of rocknroll since 1946. Lets list a few components and parts in the fender stratocaster that affect tone. Also depends on what you mean by true vintage profile. The srv neck is way more chunkier than the modern c, but also very manageable. Which stratocaster would you say has a similar neck to the signature srv model.
Shop fender electric guitars, acoustics, bass, amps and more. Over the years there has been a growing distortion, a street interpretation of the fender guitar neck terminology, creating some very real misconceptions and ideas about what the names of the neck shapes and types of fender s guitar necks really are. The actual terminology of fender s guitar neck lingo. Shop for the fender custom shop stevie ray vaughan signature stratocaster. Fender stratocaster guitar templates electric herald. Shop fender guitars, basses, amplifiers, audio equipment, accessories, apparel and more. In the late 1980s, fender had informally planned to release a standard stevie. I used to own an srv strat, and still own a guitar with an srv neck on it. The neck profile is the coutour or grip shape of the neck, and is important for optimum playability and hand comfort. Which strat neck is most like the srv sig strat neck. Bridge, lefthanded american vintage synchronized tremolo pickups, three texas special singlecoils. In addition, the tinted riftsawn maple neck has an oval c profile thats.
The fender custom shop can take your dreams and shape them into a tonal reality. Many fender guitars, especially stratocasters, now have a modern c shape or flat oval neck profile, a flattened variation of the. The stevie ray vaughan stratocaster is the signature model electric guitar of american. Its my all time favorite playing neck, of all the guitars ive owned. Fender describes the neck as a large oval shaped neck. The stevie ray vaughan signature stratocaster relic is an allnew aged version of the. Fender custom shop stevie ray vaughan signature stratocaster. The term neck profile refers to the shape of the back of a guitar. Fender guitars use two kinds of truss rod adjustment mechanisms. Fender artist series stevie ray vaughan stratocaster electric guitar. Cshaped necks have a comfortable oval profile that works well for most playing styles.
On the other hand, if your preferred style is stevie ray vaughans texas. Warmoth has an srv type on their profiles that differs from their vintage option. Stevie ray vaughan stratocaster electric guitars fender. Vaughan played a number of fender stratocasters throughout his career, one. They are usually not as deep as most u and vshaped neck profiles.
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