Hey there, y'all!
Long time lurker, first time poster here.
Without going into too much detail, I bought (as far as i know) the only Jaydee Les Paul built several years ago, and it was my number 1 for a good long time. I loved everything about it. After a hand injury from a motorcycle accident I downsized my collection and stupidly sold it. Now I've got it back!!!
Here's the trouble-
My hand cramps at me sometimes when playing bare chords or repetitive fast stuff. I don't notice this happening on my new PRS (pattern regular neck), but that Jaydee is very special to me and I'd like to remedy the issue. I hate the idea that my favorite, irreplaceable guitar doesn't actually fit me.
Now, here's the nerdy stuff - check out some measurements for both the Jaydee and PRS:
Jaydee neck thickness (first fret) - 0.83"
Jaydee fret height - 0.037"
PRS S2 neck thickness (first fret) - 0.86"
PRS S2 fret height - 0.047"
The difference is small, but the PRS is definitely a little chunkier, and I find it more comfortable to play.
Now, astute observers will see that a significant difference in fret height - the Jaydee essentially has vintage-correct 'fretless wonder' frets (I think!) And the PRS has med-jumbos.
I've seen folks try to "thicken" a neck, to (mostly) no avail.
Might you all have any ideas on making the neck feel a little beefier? I've considered 2 things thus far:
Fitting 6100 / 6000 frets to the JD - this would take the total effective neck+fret thickness from 0.867" to 0.887", without f*****g with the guitar itself.
Saving up and shelling out the money to have a luthier make and fit a new neck with a thicker profile.
Now, though I know it's the 'best' idea, before I hear sell it and get another, it has tremendous sentimental value to me. I took it on tour through a huge family tragedy and wrote some of my best material on it. You can't quite replace that, ya know?
Anyway, thanks to everyone for playing and building a network based around the best instruments there are, and for reading!
Long time lurker, first time poster here.
Without going into too much detail, I bought (as far as i know) the only Jaydee Les Paul built several years ago, and it was my number 1 for a good long time. I loved everything about it. After a hand injury from a motorcycle accident I downsized my collection and stupidly sold it. Now I've got it back!!!
Here's the trouble-
My hand cramps at me sometimes when playing bare chords or repetitive fast stuff. I don't notice this happening on my new PRS (pattern regular neck), but that Jaydee is very special to me and I'd like to remedy the issue. I hate the idea that my favorite, irreplaceable guitar doesn't actually fit me.
Now, here's the nerdy stuff - check out some measurements for both the Jaydee and PRS:
Jaydee neck thickness (first fret) - 0.83"
Jaydee fret height - 0.037"
PRS S2 neck thickness (first fret) - 0.86"
PRS S2 fret height - 0.047"
The difference is small, but the PRS is definitely a little chunkier, and I find it more comfortable to play.
Now, astute observers will see that a significant difference in fret height - the Jaydee essentially has vintage-correct 'fretless wonder' frets (I think!) And the PRS has med-jumbos.
I've seen folks try to "thicken" a neck, to (mostly) no avail.
Might you all have any ideas on making the neck feel a little beefier? I've considered 2 things thus far:
Fitting 6100 / 6000 frets to the JD - this would take the total effective neck+fret thickness from 0.867" to 0.887", without f*****g with the guitar itself.
Saving up and shelling out the money to have a luthier make and fit a new neck with a thicker profile.
Now, though I know it's the 'best' idea, before I hear sell it and get another, it has tremendous sentimental value to me. I took it on tour through a huge family tragedy and wrote some of my best material on it. You can't quite replace that, ya know?
Anyway, thanks to everyone for playing and building a network based around the best instruments there are, and for reading!
