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[QUOTE=Arnt] I think you both have eyes that work properly, what you're seing is the wedge shape of the sides, his "compound side - tapered body". I think Linda Manzer did it first, it is now done by many to give the guitar a more comfortable profile for the player.[/QUOTE]

Yes I saw it was a wedge shape, but I just couldn't live with the end cap not being in line with the back of the body. I think it would look much more 'thought out' if the neck heel/end cap was parallel to the back. At the moment it looks as if the neck was made for a different guitar.

Just a matter of taste.

Colin

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Sorry, I misunderstood. And I agree with you, Colin.

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[QUOTE=Colin S]
Yes I saw it was a wedge shape, but I just couldn't live with the end cap not being in line with the back of the body. I think it would look much more 'thought out' if the neck heel/end cap was parallel to the back. At the moment it looks as if the neck was made for a different guitar.

Just a matter of taste.

Colin[/QUOTE]

Agreed. I'm planning on 'slanting' the heel on the neck for the wedge guitar I've got in the works, for the reasons you state.