I am the owner of thirteen PRS guitars at the moment, having more than sixty guitars which I use in the studio, live concerts and lessons. Among them there are some fine Gibson Les Pauls and archtops, some Heritage (mostly archtops) few Fender tele and strats, Eastmans, Gretsches, D' Angelico's and some fine acoustics and nylon classics.
As I spend a lot of time during the day playing, I have found that for long sessions the wide fat or pattern vintage neck profile is the most relaxing for my hand. I have no complain for the pattern regular but the old wide fat is a must! So PRS became the easy-ergonomic friend with the 'perfect feel' neck.
Unfortunatelly recently it becomes much harder to find this profiles, as many dealers opted for the 'commercially-trade' thin necks. Having an average hand, no big-no small, I had problems when trying to play for a long period with the wide thin profile, stopped just before injured my left hand.
When I see a new presentation from PRS as the new SE NF3 it is such a dissappoinment I will never have this guitar as the neck profile alone is far from my taste and needs.
I think Paul himself prefer the wide fat neck as his choice!
Wish more wide fat necks will be available for newer models.
As I spend a lot of time during the day playing, I have found that for long sessions the wide fat or pattern vintage neck profile is the most relaxing for my hand. I have no complain for the pattern regular but the old wide fat is a must! So PRS became the easy-ergonomic friend with the 'perfect feel' neck.
Unfortunatelly recently it becomes much harder to find this profiles, as many dealers opted for the 'commercially-trade' thin necks. Having an average hand, no big-no small, I had problems when trying to play for a long period with the wide thin profile, stopped just before injured my left hand.
When I see a new presentation from PRS as the new SE NF3 it is such a dissappoinment I will never have this guitar as the neck profile alone is far from my taste and needs.
I think Paul himself prefer the wide fat neck as his choice!
Wish more wide fat necks will be available for newer models.