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1980 Les Paul Firebrand neck profile... what's a close match?

E-TYpe

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I have a Tele partscaster with a neck that I hate (long story). I have recently bought a 1980 Les Paul Firebrand with a neck I love -- so I am thinking I should try to match it. THe Firebrand neck seems to have a bit more shoulder than a Fender medium C neck, but it's not a D shape either (I have a friend with an SG that has a decidedly D shape neck and I don't like it at all). It is 0.81" at the first fret (0.95" at the 12th). If I want to match it with for my Tele, any thoughts? It seems to be somewhere between a Musikraft thin C and the CS-2.

Or maybe I am wrong and the Firebrand is more C-shaped than I think. My Tele neck is C shaped, but 0.87" at the first fret (1.01" at the 12th) which is so large it is hard to compare.

https://musikraft.com/cmspage.php?page_id=33
 

El Gringo

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I have a Tele partscaster with a neck that I hate (long story). I have recently bought a 1980 Les Paul Firebrand with a neck I love -- so I am thinking I should try to match it. THe Firebrand neck seems to have a bit more shoulder than a Fender medium C neck, but it's not a D shape either (I have a friend with an SG that has a decidedly D shape neck and I don't like it at all). It is 0.81" at the first fret (0.95" at the 12th). If I want to match it with for my Tele, any thoughts? It seems to be somewhere between a Musikraft thin C and the CS-2.

Or maybe I am wrong and the Firebrand is more C-shaped than I think. My Tele neck is C shaped, but 0.87" at the first fret (1.01" at the 12th) which is so large it is hard to compare.

https://musikraft.com/cmspage.php?page_id=33
I could be wrong , but based on what you posted I think that neck size is more like a C shape than a D . I have a D shaped neck on a Les Paul and it is huge .
 

E-TYpe

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I could be wrong , but based on what you posted I think that neck size is more like a C shape than a D . I have a D shaped neck on a Les Paul and it is huge .

THanks for the thoughts! I am sort of leaning that way.
 
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