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Perhaps a local luthier could do a nut swap/etc on a cheaper 7-string guitar?
Otherwise all it's doing is adding width outside the E strings. Good for stopping strings from slipping off the fretboard but irrelevant for fingering chords.
2015 Gibson USA models had wider necks as others have mentioned (same string spacing), and the 'High Performance' models of 2016-2018 ranges also had wider necks (called 'soloist' by Gibson), but the extra width was about half way between the regular width and the 2015 range. All of those models also feature fret-over-binding, so feel spacious.
My own experience of Gibsons is that anything with fret-over-binding gives me noticeably more 'wiggle room' with finger vibrato on the 'e' strings, whereas I always end up hitting the nibs at some point or other on Gibson USA bound necks (I may just be a bit clumsy!). Gibson Custom Shop is in between, due to the thinner binding, and I'm pretty safe on those too, regardless of the nibs.
They're hardly budget guitars but not quite in the Gibson price bracket. Obviously better value used.
This is the 2014 model I have. It may just be the binding but the neck is miles wider than my 2005 SG classic, 2017 firebird and les paul tribute T gold top.
Fender Telecasters, Mexican, Japanese or USA have wider necks and I've never had a problem with any of them.
If you like Telecasters and want a nice chunky neck for not too much money, try a Fender Baja Tele, there's still quite a few of them around.
I bought an early-70s SG Special a year later think it would be a great backup for the GS, but it had an overly narrow fingerboard in contrast and rarely got played.
My Martin 000 is 1 3/4 at the nut but I agree that’s a bit wide for an electric unless you’re mainly a fingerstyle player.
the 50mm one had standard string spacing. it was on odd request from a mate so we gave it a go after much convincing. He wanted more room for bending the outer strings apparently. He later admitted it was a bit too wide. Was building for another mate at the time who wanted 46mm. That was more manageable.
38mm was still quite playable, but fret end bevels were left steeper and string spacing took things quite close to the edge near the nut... it became a more standard width as you went down the fretboard. the wider string spacing meant it wasn't too cramped, but not ideal
These days i still like things a wider wider, and have settled around 43-44mm as standard.
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