Thanks! So would it be closer to pattern thin or pattern regular? The hang tag shows pattern regular, but the seller says the dealer’s specs show pattern thin so I’m confused.Standard is a touch thinner at the nut than Wide/Fat it’s a super comfortable neck profile. I have it on my CU24 Brazilian.
Thanks I appreciate it! Sounds like not the one for me…the hunt continues lolI’m not sure how they translate to the pattern series, but definitely more meaty than the wide/thin or pattern thin.
There is no standard profile that I'm aware of. On a custom 24 the
"usual" profile is a "Wide/Thin", old spec, and "Pattern Thin" on the new.
Shouldn’t be too tough, you could throw a rock and hit a CU24 with a W/T - P/T neck.Thanks I appreciate it! Sounds like not the one for me…the hunt continues lol
Yeah, they’ve used “standard” or “regular” interchangeably over the years.My custom from 2010 has standard written on the hang tag.
Haha true. I want a 35th anniversary model with a pattern thin and rosewood board. Which seems to be a little harder to find nowShouldn’t be too tough, you could throw a rock and hit a CU24 with a W/T - P/T neck.
There is no standard profile that I'm aware of. On a custom 24 the
"usual" profile is a "Wide/Thin", old spec, and "Pattern Thin" on the new.
I was looking at picking up custom 24 35th anniversary edition and I emailed to find the specs. It’s listed as Mahogany neck with a Standard profile. Would this mean it’s a pattern regular?
Thanks!
Agreed with your assessment. My 20th Anni Standard with a Standard neck carve feels very close to my S2s which are all Pattern Regular.Incorrect. There was a Standard neck option on Custom 24’s and Standard 24’s, the options for the 24-fret models were Standard or Wide Thin. 22-frets were Wide Fat or Wide Thin. I’m pretty sure, but not positive, that the Standard neck was almost identical to the Pattern Regular. The Pattern Regular feels like what I remember the Standard neck feeling like. I’ve not done a direct comparison though
I agree with this but from a different angle. I love the wide fat neck profile. I purchased a P22 Trem and started playing that in the band I was in. I didn't pay attention to the neck profile on it. I figured it had the Pattern neck profile on it since it is a 22 fret guitar. It actually has the pattern regular neck carve on it. For me, the difference wasn't noticeable enough to me to get my attention. If you have an opportunity to try one, do it. You may be surprised.You might want to give the pattern regular profile a try. I thought the wide thin was all I ever needed until I played the pattern regular. Just such a comfortable carve.
I agree with this but from a different angle. I love the wide fat neck profile. I purchased a P22 Trem and started playing that in the band I was in. I didn't pay attention to the neck profile on it. I figured it had the Pattern neck profile on it since it is a 22 fret guitar. It actually has the pattern regular neck carve on it. For me, the difference wasn't noticeable enough to me to get my attention. If you have an opportunity to try one, do it. You may be surprised.
I had a similar experience with my DGT. I thought the narrow nut would really throw me and I barely noticed it. I did notice it a bit but nowhere near as bad as I expected to.
I have a wide range of the PRS neck profiles as well. The ones I have are Wide Fat, Wide Thin, Pattern, Pattern Regular, Pattern Vintage and DGT. There was more variation in the profiles before the "pattern" designation.I have at least 1 guitar with each of the 4 'Pattern' Neck carves - Pattern (Special, HBii), Pattern Regular (509), Pattern Thin (Custom 24, Cu24 Floyd) and Pattern Vintage (DC 594, 594 HBii)
I have 'never' been a fan of 'thin and/or narrow necks' in the past but I find all 4 Pattern necks to be comfortable to play and not something I would ever worry about. If PRS released a 'new' model, regardless of what 'Pattern' neck it came with, I wouldn't be concerned or have a strong preference for a specific Carve. When it comes to switching between models, even going from Pattern Thin to Pattern Vintage (or vice versa), yes its a noticeable difference, but it takes me much longer to adjust to the different layout than the different neck shape. The amount of times I go switch Pick-ups and there is no switch/blade where I am fumbling, I very quickly forget that the neck is different...
I know some people are exceptionally sensitive to the shape and size of the neck, the radius of the fretboard etc that even a slight difference can affect them. I tend to have a 'range' of neck shapes, range of fretboard radii etc that I find comfortable to play for any length of time. 20" flat fretboards with 'Wizard' thin necks are outside my range for example but the Pattern necks by PRS are all in my Range.
As said, Pattern Regular is perhaps the closest today to an original PRS Cu24 - which is perhaps why they offered the Cu24 with Pattern Thin and Pattern Regular options - inc the 35th Anniversary Cu24 which was the Guitar in question by the OP. Its unlikely to have the Wide/Fat or Pattern, and definitely won't have a Pattern Vintage neck - so its either going to be slightly thicker, but slightly narrower (42mm) at the nut, vs slightly thinner but wider at the nut (nearly 43mm) so when you decide to 'try/buy', you can tell which neck its likely to be based on nut width.