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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 24 May 2018 12:52 pm    
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Front E9th neck or back c6 which neck is more ergonomically comfortable for you to play for a exstended time. Also do u ever wish u had started with them in reverse order when u first began to play? It sure didn’t hurt Curly’s ablity to play.
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Drew Pierce

 

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Arkansas, USA
Post  Posted 24 May 2018 2:05 pm    
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Playing the back neck is basically like playing an S10, (with the floor pedals a bit farther forward). Having the front neck as primary provides the "loafer" feature of a D10 or SD10. Ralph Moony also had his primary neck on the back, which didn't hurt his career. I suppose its mainly a matter of what you get used to. I've never felt compelled to reinvent the wheel and play either S10 E9 or standard D10 with E9 on the front.
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Dave Campbell


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Nova Scotia, Canada
Post  Posted 24 May 2018 3:39 pm    
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for what it's worth, i find it less comfortable to play the back neck, but maybe that's because i'm cringing so much from sounding so bad on it.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 24 May 2018 4:45 pm    
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I get neck cramps easier on the back neck. Not so bad on the outside neck. Most noticeable in a 4 hour gig. Play mostly 1 and 2 hour shows.
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Jack Stoner


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Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 25 May 2018 2:44 am    
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I've always played a D-10 with E9th on the front neck. I've had 3 D-10's, first a Fender 2000 then a 71 Emmons and finally the Franklin.

My wife has an S-10 GFI and I can play it but its not comfortable and I have to work at it.
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Jeff Harbour


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Western Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 25 May 2018 3:34 am    
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I am quite comfortable with both, and able to adapt easily. If I had to put them in order, I would say I prefer the feel of the Back Neck. But, it's a very minor difference to me. That is, as long as I always put something under my forearm while I'm playing the front neck. Otherwise, the plain steel strings on the back neck tend to oxidize prematurely.
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