Geezerjohn
Fractal Fanatic
Anybody have any experience with this guitar? None in the local stores. Likes? Dislikes?
It has been awhile since the 513 has had its own neck carve. The 513 neck has been a pattern regular carve since the 25th Anniversary models. Sell that one and get another.I have wide thin, wide fat, pattern regular, Santana, and 513 necks. Only one that irritates me is the 513, which seems really deep (and the Santana neck is BIG). I've thought about sending it to the PTC to be shaved, but then I decide maybe I can adapt, and so I put it off.
It's really a question, though, of what neck YOU prefer.
It has been awhile since the 513 has had its own neck carve. The 513 neck has been a pattern regular carve since the 25th Anniversary models. Sell that one and get another.
For me I think it's always been about the 12" radius that PRS uses. I've owned a few PRS guitars, single cut wide fat, Custom 22 wide thin, and 2007 experience CU 24 pattern regular. They all were very easy for me to get used to playing. Even though I like the Rasmus I have now the 16" radius coupled with the neck carve seems a little workie for me. I feel like I'm a little more clumsy on the fret board when I play.
I went with the Pattern Thin neck because I was used to the "Wide Thin" neck on my older Custom 22. They're basically the same shape as far as I can tell.
I also like their regular necks though. You can't go wrong either way.
I think they're 10", except for the Santana, which is 11 1/2". See PRS Customer Support Center | Neck Profiles.