24" neck

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:30 am

I'm buying a mustang body, and i think the best way to get a neck is probably to look on ebay for good deals.

So, can you guys tell me what 24" necks can i put on he stang?

mustang? jaguar? musicmaster? bronco? duo-sonic? something else?

James · Post by **James** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:31 am

Everything except conversion necks and the one from the super sonic.

astro · Post by **astro** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:59 am

Will work:

Mustang (the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Jaguar (all should fit, including Jaguar HH)
Duosonic II (1965-1969, the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Musicmaster II (1965-1981, the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Jagmaster (original Japanese Vista series only)
Bronco
Jag-Stang
Warmoth also make replacement 24"

Will not work:
All other versions of the Duosonic (e.g. Squier CV, Squier MIM, Fender MIM version, etc.)
Squier Vista Musicmaster (actually a 24.75" neck)
Any Chinese made Jagmaster (uses conversion necks)

Not sure:
1950's to 1964 Musicmaster and Duosonics (I believe these only came in 22.5" scale, not sure if 24" versions existed then.)

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:35 am

astro wrote:Will work:

Mustang (the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Duosonic II (1965-1969, the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Musicmaster II (1965-1981, the 22.5" version neck will also fit)

How can the 22.5" necks work?! will it intone?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:07 am

yes, the necks were both designed to be able to work with the mustang.

the mustang, duo sonic II, music master II and bronco necks were in fact identical aside from the decal on the headstock.

astro · Post by **astro** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:59 am

sp3k wrote:
astro wrote:Will work:

Mustang (the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Duosonic II (1965-1969, the 22.5" version neck will also fit)
Musicmaster II (1965-1981, the 22.5" version neck will also fit)

How can the 22.5" necks work?! will it intone?

The 22.5" necks from the late 60's (I think they stopped making them in 1969?) were actually conversion necks made to work on the 24" scale guitars of the era. This is not to be confused with the 22.7" scale necks on the 1990's Fender/Squier Mexican made duosonics, which are conversion necks made to work on 25.5" scale bodies.

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:16 pm

Thanks for the help. I was looking at the warmoth neck, and even the cheapest ones seem really expensive

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:22 pm

Actually, this thread got me thinking about getting the lefty neck for my Bronco project, so I checked Warmoth. $157 doesn't really seem that pricy to me, honestly.

How much do you expect a neck to cost?

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:40 pm

Pens wrote:Actually, this thread got me thinking about getting the lefty neck for my Bronco project, so I checked Warmoth. $157 doesn't really seem that pricy to me, honestly.

How much do you expect a neck to cost?

but i think it's +30 for the nut and +75 for the finish. That's more then 250, and i've seen necks with tunners go for less on ebay

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:08 pm

i'm actually considering this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-1960s-70s-pr ... 1c0f88a920

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:10 pm

Cutting a nut is insanely easy and simple. I've done two of them in the past month, one for my Jag and one for my SuperSonic.

The finish I can see being harder, though just doing some clear coat spray isn't that tough. I'd rather get it without a finish so I could decal it anyway.

Either way, I suppose you could be right. I just didn't find any necks on ebay when I searched.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:15 pm

sp3k wrote:i'm actually considering this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-1960s-70s-pr ... 1c0f88a920

Ugh. They chopped up the headstock.

Fuck that. I'd rather have to sort a nut and spraying some clearcoat than having a jank ass headstock.

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:17 pm

i guess i could learn to do that stuff. I'll try and find how to do the clear coat thing, if it seems easy i'll probably end up doing it

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:32 pm

Anyone try the Allparts neck? There is a guy on the ebay that sells them under cost.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:50 pm

sp3k wrote:i guess i could learn to do that stuff. I'll try and find how to do the clear coat thing, if it seems easy i'll probably end up doing it

??

1) Get cans of clear coat.

2) Tape off fretboard with painters tape

3) Spray neck with clear coat.

4) Let dry

5) Repeat 3+4 several times.

6) Polish

This is even easier with a satin finish.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:55 pm

cur wrote:Anyone try the Allparts neck? There is a guy on the ebay that sells them under cost.

Hmm. At the below cost it's exactly the same price as the Warmoth neck, and you still have to do the finishing and make a nut.

It sounds like I'm advocating the Warmoth thing, I'm not, I'm just leaning towards that since they actually provide a lefty version while Allparts doesn't.

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:09 pm

Pens wrote:
cur wrote:Anyone try the Allparts neck? There is a guy on the ebay that sells them under cost.
Hmm. At the below cost it's exactly the same price as the Warmoth neck, and you still have to do the finishing and make a nut.

It sounds like I'm advocating the Warmoth thing, I'm not, I'm just leaning towards that since they actually provide a lefty version while Allparts doesn't.

Right, and you get more options at Warmoth, fret size and that. But add more for anything other than all maple. I was more wondering if people have tried/like them as a neck.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:10 pm

cur wrote:
Pens wrote:
cur wrote:Anyone try the Allparts neck? There is a guy on the ebay that sells them under cost.
Hmm. At the below cost it's exactly the same price as the Warmoth neck, and you still have to do the finishing and make a nut.

It sounds like I'm advocating the Warmoth thing, I'm not, I'm just leaning towards that since they actually provide a lefty version while Allparts doesn't.
Right, and you get more options at Warmoth, fret size and that. But add more for anything other than all maple. I was more wondering if people have tried/like them as a neck.

Indian Rosewood fretboard is the same price as all maple.

James · Post by **James** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:35 pm

I was looking Warmoth for bass necks this afternoon. You can pick between quite a few little details for free. For example with basses you can have a standrad 20 fret neck, an extra overhanging 21st fret, different inlay choices, your choice of fretwire. There are of course things that significantly bump up the price, like binding, but for standard features it's not a bad deal.

There is the potential for a massive wait time though. They took the piss when Mike ordered a Mustang neck. Went way past their estimate.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:05 pm

James wrote: There is the potential for a massive wait time though. They took the piss when Mike ordered a Mustang neck. Went way past their estimate.

Yeah, I just did a search and found what Mike said about this. I wonder if it would go a bit quicker for me since I'm not asking for any finishing done?

Either way, I'm pretty much fucked on options myself, as they seem to be the only place to get a lefty 24" neck.

Thanks for the heads up on this, though.