slammintone
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+1That is a Killer Matt!!! Congrats.
I've shown my 2017 '59 Standard around to a couple guys well versed in Historics past and one of them says he's never felt a neck like it has. It's almost like it's trying to be a soft V shape due to the lack of "cheek" or shoulders but it still feels substantial in the hand and plays fantastic. To me the newer profile reminds me of a cello's neck or a few late 40s Epiphone/Gibson archtops I've played. Whatever it is I hope they keep it up at Gibson.:salude
For anyone who's keeping score... I can confirm that my 2017 '58 Standard does indeed have an *almost* v shape to it. I was actually surprised at how the neck isn't as big as I thought it would be. Really comfortable, but not as thick as previous years '58's that I've tried. Seems like all the Standards regardless of year are getting the same size/shape neck and that the only difference between the years aside from weight would be:
54 = goldtop w/P90s & wraptail
56 = goldtop w/P90's
57 = goldtop
58 = "plaintop" (in quotes because so many are coming in pretty flamey)
59 = flametop
60 = flametop, slim 60s profile neck (avg. 0.80 / 0.93)
Can anyone confirm this?
My additions in yellow.