He was making me really nervous with that box cutter. He didn't put it down or at least retract the blade while he was unpacking. He's eligible for the
Safety First thread!
Me, too!
I was waiting to see if he would cut a finger on his other hand for a while there, or his nose!
All's well that ends well.
I think he was referring to the thickness of the neck. The 'baseball' necks often make for better-sounding acoustic guitars in my opinion; a heavier neck doesn't rob the string vibrations from the top as much as a thin neck on acoustic guitars. They're also less prone to warp due to string pressure with age.
If a heavy neck is well shaped and feels good, they're fine. Anyone can still play fast on one, or whatever. They can change a guitars balance, though, so a neck-heavy guitar can be bothersome to some folks.
On guitars that are designed to be amplified, the thickness isn't all that important, except for the feel of the neck under the left hand. Back in the 50s, almost all the guitars had heavier necks than today, mostly because all guitar strings were much heavier gauges.
