What is it? Possibly, if you’re a guitar player, it’s the best place imaginable. It’s where you want to spend all of your time when behind the neck of your favorite guitar. Bond with your guitar!
The weight, the girth, the neck, the action, the balance and built in curves influence your guitar comfort zone.
Sometimes you play a guitar and instantly it’s a joy to play. Feel is
most important, more so than any other aspect of your instrument. As
builders, we can assemble the finest materials and mate them in the
best ways possible, but if a player doesn’t enjoy the feel then nothing
else really matters.
A guitar needs care from the moment it’s produced to the time it gets to you. The body and neck must work well together. All other parts must be in harmony with each other.
Comfort mods include, tummy cuts in the back of the guitar for
better more ergonomic fit with the human body. Because the cut makes the
guitar body fit the human body closer. The feel is softer with comfort
curves that feel more natural to us. Other comfort issues include
smaller and thinner guitar necks. In addition players with medical
issues such as tendonitis, we work with them. Guitar neck shaving is
done to slim down the neck for ease of play. Other comfort mods have to
do with a guitar players hand size, and reach on the “heel crest area of the neck”.
These mods help a player feel more comfortable
Still other guitar comfort mods include slimming down the general thickness of the neck, the width
of the neck, radius or curvature of the top of the fret board, height
of the strings from the frets, the scale length of a neck, string gauge, certain afflictions like arthritis,
may have an effect on the location of the volume and tone controls.
This affects the feel of the distance of the strings from each other.
Areas as neck back contours
can be very influential to a players comfort. Because all of these
mods help a player feel more comfortable. And therefore they are more
able to concentrate on the job of playing music.
As a guitar player you’ll need:
A well balanced guitar with light weight that you can play all night long.
Body contours in the right places, especially where your right arm lays.
Volume control is easy to manage while playing. One that retains the highs when dropping or rolling off the volume
A bridge that is comfortable to handle while palm muting
The strings are close to the frets board making it effortless to play the guitar.
Easy to grip neck with the right feel to make holding it a joy
Your Comfort Zone
When it comes to bonding with a particular guitar it needs to exactly strike your comfort zone at first touch. Nothing else really matters unless the guitar plays and feels great.
Mr. Rick Mariner Owner and Founder and CEO of Haywire Custom Guitars
Inc.
He is a member of The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
(A.S.I.A.) as well as a guitar player. Rick holds a bachelors degree
from University of Md. and a Masters degree from George Washington
University. Rick developed his exclusive 8 – Point “Gig- Ready” guitar
process that allows for Custom Guitars that are “GIG-READY”. With Rick’s
many years of development and guitar set-up experience, Haywire Guitar
shop “Builds satisfied players… one Haywire guitar at a time”.
How much would you be willing to pay for a custom neck profile?
Players buy guitars to play, therefore if the neck on your
guitar is difficult to play, then It makes sense to me that somebody
would pay for a preferred guitar custom neck profile. Would you? If it
was $1.00 to shave your neck is it worth it? What if it was $300.00? A
new neck will cost you about $300-$500 so maybe it makes more sense to
try and get it right before selling the guitar. We can do it for $135. I
know players who have sold off some really nice guitars in the process
of finding the right guitar. It’s expensive and time consuming to buy
and sell guitars to sift through and find the guitar for you. We can
change the profile, slim a neck, reshape and make it thinner for a
better guitar playing experience.
We can make a neck thinner for more comfortable playing
Guitar neck shaving or slimming may be a
viable option for your comfort. When you’re more comfortable playing,
then you’ll play better. If your neck thickness is an impediment to your
playing, then guitar neck shaving is the right decision for you. A
guitar neck shave will help you be more comfortable with your guitar.
Shaving and re-profiling are some of the and various possible custom
choices. If there is a guitar that you are very attached to then have
the neck reshaped if needed.
Guitar neck shaving, thinning or reshaping a guitar neck, re-profiling a guitar neck or shaping and duplicating guitar necks?
We do it all as a result, you feel more comfortable with your guitar.
Therefore, when you have a neck that you just love but it’s a bit too thick, we’ll shave, sand a guitar neck it for you.
Just $135.00 plus
return shipping back to you will get guitar neck shaving and slimming
done to a thickness more comfortable for you.
We’ll also replace the finish on the back to help preserve the wood and keep it smooth and beautiful. Best of all,
no waiting. We work on the neck as soon as it gets here. the turn around time is 2 days or less from when we receive it.
2-things to remember when shipping to us:
Firstly, Ship with the US Post Office. They are less expensive and much more careful with your packages from our experience.
Second, Forget buying “signature required” services. Our postal carriers know where to leave the neck safely and securely.
These two tips will save you money, save time by getting us the neck sooner and delivered safely. “We are musicians working for musicians”
Mr. Rick Mariner Owner and Founder and CEO of Haywire Custom Guitars
Inc.
He is a member of The Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
(A.S.I.A.) as well as a guitar player. Rick holds a bachelors degree
from University of Md.and a Masters degree from George Washington
University. Rick developed his exclusive 8 – Point “Gig- Ready” guitar
process that allows for Custom Guitars that are “GIG-READY”. With Rick’s
many years of development and guitar set-up experience, Haywire Guitar
shop “Builds satisfied players… one Haywire guitar at a time”.
