Los Angeles
Senior Member
With just a cursory glance at the forum, there seem to be quite a few fans of the circa '73 era. I'm wondering why that is.
I wrote this in a PM just now but thought it might be worthy to open the topic up to the community.
Anyway, we all have our favorite years. Mine is the 76 to 79 era. The angled neck feels more comfortable to me, I prefer the wider frets (though I don't know when that started, but the late 70's ones all seem to have fatter frets). The pulled back angle of the neck also makes a smaller heel where the neck meets the body. Finally, bringing the stop piece closer to the bridge means the low strings are less likely to unseat from the roller, and I hear fewer to no ghost notes, so no need to dampen the strings between the bridge and the stop piece.
I've owned several early 70's solids, and none of them had the feel of my trusty 77. Now I'll only shop for 76 to 79's.
What are your favorite years of production, and why?
I wrote this in a PM just now but thought it might be worthy to open the topic up to the community.
Anyway, we all have our favorite years. Mine is the 76 to 79 era. The angled neck feels more comfortable to me, I prefer the wider frets (though I don't know when that started, but the late 70's ones all seem to have fatter frets). The pulled back angle of the neck also makes a smaller heel where the neck meets the body. Finally, bringing the stop piece closer to the bridge means the low strings are less likely to unseat from the roller, and I hear fewer to no ghost notes, so no need to dampen the strings between the bridge and the stop piece.
I've owned several early 70's solids, and none of them had the feel of my trusty 77. Now I'll only shop for 76 to 79's.
What are your favorite years of production, and why?