I, too, am a big fan of the 1.75" nut width. My strat neck is about .9" deep at the nut and so you might think that it was way too huge, but in actual fact it's the most comfy and accomodating neck I've ever tried. The two major plusses of this particular neck are a) plenty of room and b) my left hand doesn't tire nearly so easily as on a thinner neck.