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Post by Pete aka shouldb on May 22, 2015 22:47:30 GMT -7
Hi guys,
I have. 2007 USA Standard Strat which I love the loom of, but I have never bonded with the neck. I didn't realise how much I didn't bond with it until I got my LPS and more importantly my PRS Mira S2 (scale length closer to Strat). That PRS is SO good to play, the Strat is hardly touched nowadays, which is a shame because I love the sound of a Strat......
I went into the local store and started messing around with Strats and played the most wonderful CS job with rosewood board. Much chunkier neck, and wider too, than mine. I just flowed all over that neck . SO easy to play, but expensive!
So, a couple of friends in the know suggested I just replace the neck with a Warmoth one. Take measurements of the CS one, and get Warmoth to make me one the same spec, at a fraction of the cost! I have never done anything like this before ..........
Thoughts?
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Post by Keith on May 23, 2015 1:01:24 GMT -7
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Post by greenblues58 on May 23, 2015 2:53:02 GMT -7
Simscustomnecks
also try these Pete in the UK they will make to any spec you want or off the shelf.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2015 4:38:26 GMT -7
Possibly look into Musikraft too. They'll make what you want.
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Post by simpleton on May 30, 2015 1:04:47 GMT -7
I've been thinking about the 24 3/4 scale roasted maple neck with the 59 roundback and a 12" radius for my Tele......hard.
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Post by Pete aka shouldb on May 31, 2015 11:59:42 GMT -7
I've been thinking about the 24 3/4 scale roasted maple neck with the 59 roundback and a 12" radius for my Tele......hard. Funnily enough, I was seriously considering the Gibby scale neck for my Strat, but afraid I might lose some of Straty thing in the process......... yet I always struggle with a Strat neck! I didn't realise this (having played Strats for years, until I played my Gibson LPS and suddenly discovered what I"d been missing! Even my 25" PRS is WAY easier to play than any Strat I've ever played.......... I guess that extra 3/4" stretches me beyond my natural "reach zone"....... I don't know. I guess at the prices these things are, it's way cheaper to buy two necks, try them, choose one, and sell the other one........ than it is to spend big bucks trading up to a CS Strat! I like the body of the Strat I have, just not the neck....... Oh well, more choices to make and GAS to deal with
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Post by simpleton on May 31, 2015 13:03:13 GMT -7
I've been thinking about the 24 3/4 scale roasted maple neck with the 59 roundback and a 12" radius for my Tele......hard. Funnily enough, I was seriously considering the Gibby scale neck for my Strat, but afraid I might lose some of Straty thing in the process......... yet I always struggle with a Strat neck! I didn't realise this (having played Strats for years, until I played my Gibson LPS and suddenly discovered what I"d been missing! Even my 25" PRS is WAY easier to play than any Strat I've ever played.......... I guess that extra 3/4" stretches me beyond my natural "reach zone"....... I don't know. I guess at the prices these things are, it's way cheaper to buy two necks, try them, choose one, and sell the other one........ than it is to spend big bucks trading up to a CS Strat! I like the body of the Strat I have, just not the neck....... Oh well, more choices to make and GAS to deal with I'd think we'd lose some of the piano like clarity of the longer scale but actually enjoy playing the said guitar instead of feeling like we were fighting the scale. Have you played a Mustang or early Duo Sonic ect..., they are even shorter than Gibson's scale, not as nice for me but really easy reach with all chords and blues rhythms. You certainly shouldn't go custom shop when you just need a different neck shape, in my thinking. Strat bodies feel wonderful and with a slightly rounder neck profile and shorter scale I'd think we'd be stoked. Just look at what you have neck wise and see what you love...ie neck shape, nut width, finish, tuners....and make sure your neck fits those and you'll be a happy clam.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 15:31:40 GMT -7
The scale length really helps make a Strat a Strat. Shortening the scale length will change some of that magic.
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Post by purpletele on Jun 18, 2015 23:02:16 GMT -7
I have a Warmoth Strat body and neck. I also have this guitar in the link on the bench as we speak it is also a Warmoth body and neck. My local group thinks Warmoth necks are spectacular. I am not an expert, but my current guitar is absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend it. The guys in sales are all really good and they have great service link
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Post by zpilot on Jun 20, 2015 16:49:43 GMT -7
I've been using Warmoth necks almost exclusively for custom builds for over 30 years. The last Strat style neck I bought was really close to Fender's Am Std profile but seems to feel a little better to me.
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Post by mickey on Jun 21, 2015 0:45:31 GMT -7
Pete, get in touch with Dave Walsh at Eternal Guitars. He will make you a neck to whatever specs you want. He made one for our bass player, and also for another guitarist friend for his '62 Strat. The original neck on that guitar was too thin, he told me the new neck improved that guitar no end. Dave is a nice guy to work with and he's based not too far from you; I've played a number of guitars he has made and they're up there with the best. www.eternal-guitars.com/
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Post by brayks on Jun 21, 2015 21:48:58 GMT -7
"...I was seriously considering the Gibby scale neck for my Strat" Blasphemy Pete. I'm glad to see you came to your senses before I had to travel across the pond to assist you in doing so. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the necks mentioned here. Whomever you go with you will gave a guitar that you will actually play or enjoy playing. I traded some software for a guitar from a local builder who was trying to get into CNC to build his guitar. It was a very nice Tele-sort-of-thing but I always hated the neck. I contacted SoulMate Guitars on the recommendation of a friend.I had them build me a neck for this odd-scale guitar (mahogany w/Honduran rosewood fingerboard). it was the best thing I ever did. Now instead of having it sit in the corner looking good, I actually get to enjoy it. Good luck brother.
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Post by mickey on Jun 22, 2015 6:40:39 GMT -7
Actually I have another view on this, and that is that a good guitar, Strat or otherwise, is greater than the sum of its parts. You could get a new neck and maybe improve your current Strat, maybe not. Or, you could start looking around for another Strat, one which speaks to you as a whole entity, rather than the body's OK but the neck isn't, etc. So you'd be looking to get a really great Strat, period, not one which you might be able to improve by changing parts. The down side is the cost. Hmm.....
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Post by Pete aka shouldb on Jun 22, 2015 8:43:26 GMT -7
"The downside is the cost..." And there you have it The Strat for me these days, is a lovely instrument for my home pleasure.......it never gets gigged, so I don't mind spending a couple of hundred quid to experiment but not £2,200 to change it...........I may end up just selling it to pay off the ES339, and buying another one when I need to / can easily afford to. Not making any snap decisions just yet ............
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Post by mickey on Jun 22, 2015 9:47:46 GMT -7
"The downside is the cost..." And there you have it The Strat for me these days, is a lovely instrument for my home pleasure.......it never gets gigged, so I don't mind spending a couple of hundred quid to experiment but not £2,200 to change it...........I may end up just selling it to pay off the ES339, and buying another one when I need to / can easily afford to. Not making any snap decisions just yet ............ Totally understandable, I got a bit carried away there
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