I changed the neck on my Musicmaster so it's now a 24" scale:
Obviously the blocks are still in progress. Anyhow, I was wondering if this guitar is going to have any value in the future? Only I was thinking of using the neck from the musicmaster for something else and stripping it to bare wood, the paintwork is all chipped and damaged but it has Klusons so I thought it might look nice on my Jazzmaster body:
So I don't want to strip the paint if it's going to harm the value of it, I know it's only a Squier after all.
Last edited by TheBurbz on Thu May 22, 2008 5:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The Musicmaster intonates properly, look at the length of the saddle screws, they are over an inch long so the jump from 24 3/4" to 24" is no big deal. The Musicmaster neck is 25" even though the bridge to nut scale is only 24 3/4 (probably why the saddle screws are so long) so I think it'll work. Even so, I would still like the block neck on the Musicmaster.
the vista series is already becoming collectable. although these not being made in japan will be on the butt end of vista collectability.
i guess it comes down to whether or not you'll ever sell the guitar. i'll bet most of those guys who hacked up vintage jags and mustangs back in the day are kicking themselves now.
Yeah, it's simplicity is what makes it so cool, I didn't know when I bought it that it has coil tap. You can tell that it's a Chinese model though, small faults that aren't present on newer Squiers e.g. some screws are all wonky, the paint doesn't go inside the truss rod adjustment on the headstock so you can see the bare maple. I think after some consideration I might even sell the neck for it, it's much better as a 24" scale and I think I'd like to buy one of the Allparts bound necks for the Jazzmaster and maybe try some more advanced inlays since the blocks proved to be very easy, possibly split blocks or something.
man, I am seriously considering doing this to my squier duo sonic. where are some places to get 24" necks?
I think you should just hold onto all the original parts and don't do any kind of destructive routing or finishing so you can always put it back together if you sell it. I think this is a good plan since original guitars sell for more than modified guitars in general and I agree with what bubbles said; the vista guitars are starting to get collectible. you will be kicking yourself if in 10-15 years these start going for a lot.
I had an idea of putting wax on my guitar neck instead of lacquering it, to create a satin finish but also a vintage look:
The fretboard was looking terrible dull after all that sanding on the blocks so I used Beeswax to brighten it up (the Beeswax is red). The neck feels great now, very, very slick and smooth and now also well protected!
I've only applied the Beeswax up to the 4th fret as the blocks are not quite finished yet, the difference isn't really noticeable on the pics but in real life the fretboard is not only much healthier looking but feels much nicer too.
