Tom Wittrock
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bigjimsguitars said:TW:
I guess the neck profile transition from 59 to 60 varied a bit and depends on who was shaping them and when the final assembly took place.
I don't ever recall having a true 59 that had a thin neck, but I have had some 60's that had a big neck, so I probably was wrong to use that as an absolute measure of the year.
Would it be safe to say that a ES-330 with a R FON, eventhough that was just the starting point of it's production cycle, would more than not have a large profile neck as well? As such, be considered a 59?
I guess my question is, has anyone seen a R FON with a smaller profile neck indicative of a 1960?
I would expect that any ES-330 with a 59 FON would be completed before the era of the neck shape change.