This high quality neck feels and plays great! Hard rock maple finished in clear satin polyurethane, with a walnut "skunk stripe" down the back. The frets are nicely finished, and the nut is shaped and slotted. Maple or rosewood fretboard with dot inlays and side markers.
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Screwholes for attaching to the body are not drilled. Each neck has a truss rod with a 4mm adjusting nut at the peghead. We recommend Allen Truss Rod Wrench for adjusting neck relief.
Peghead is drilled for 6-in-line tuning machines. 11mm-diameter holes fit sealed gear tuners with threaded peghead bushing. See all tuners.
More specifications:
Scale length
25-1/2" (647.70mm)
Width at nut
1-11/16" (42.86mm)
Width at 21st fret
2-3/16" (55.56mm)
Fretboard radius
9-1/2" (241.30mm)
Fretwire
.045" high x .095" wide (1.14mm x 2.41mm)
Fret count
21
Approximate heel length
3-5/8" (92.07mm)
Neck thickness (approximate; not including fret)
Ideally, the neck should just drop into the neck-pocket, or be a little snug. Don't force the neck into the pocket. If the body is unfinished, remember that the finish will make the neck pocket smaller with lacquer build up on the edge of the rout. Be sure to compensate for the finish buildup or the neck will be too tight after finishing.
Telecaster® and Tele® are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.
These necks are made for us by Mighty Mite, and have peghead shapes licensed by Fender.
Fine tuning a bolt-on replacement neck
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Erick Coleman pulls his old Strat out of mothballs and gives it a new neck. He shows what's needed to get a replacement neck ready to play.
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