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21 or 22 fret neck???
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:02 pm
by Johno
Alright guys, sorry for the newb question but I am about to buy a neck for my Jazzmaster project.... just a cheap strat neck, but does it matter whether its 21 or 22frets in a practical sense ... intonation etc. I know a Jazzmaster has 21 but this project is operation cheap as chips...
cheers
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:26 pm
by honeyiscool
I prefer 22 fret necks since I do use that last fret, but the big difference for me is that with 22 frets, you have to detach the neck to swap a pickguard, and with 21 frets, you don't. Not a problem. Slacken strings, put a capo on the neck, unbolt.
They intonate identically. I had a 22 fret neck on my 25.5" scale Jagmaster.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:34 pm
by JohnnyTheBoy
Im in this dilemma to!..but im gonna go with 21 i think!...i dont like the 22 fret overhang...
But im worried that the 21 fret spacing will be larger than on the 22???
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:42 pm
by iCEByTes
fat scale ?
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:17 pm
by LuvN Guitars
JohnnyTheBoy wrote:Im in this dilemma to!..but im gonna go with 21 i think!...i dont like the 22 fret overhang...
But im worried that the 21 fret spacing will be larger than on the 22???
Fret spacing is identical as long as the scale length is the same. The reason for the overhang on a 22 fret neck is to fit on the extra fret, without affecting scale length or intonation.
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:30 pm
by Pens
LuvN Guitars wrote:JohnnyTheBoy wrote:Im in this dilemma to!..but im gonna go with 21 i think!...i dont like the 22 fret overhang...
But im worried that the 21 fret spacing will be larger than on the 22???
Fret spacing is identical as long as the scale length is the same. The reason for the overhang on a 22 fret neck is to fit on the extra fret, without affecting scale length or intonation.
Correct.
iCEByTes wrote:fat scale ?
WTF
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:12 am
by JohnnyTheBoy
LuvN Guitars wrote:JohnnyTheBoy wrote:Im in this dilemma to!..but im gonna go with 21 i think!...i dont like the 22 fret overhang...
But im worried that the 21 fret spacing will be larger than on the 22???
Fret spacing is identical as long as the scale length is the same. The reason for the overhang on a 22 fret neck is to fit on the extra fret, without affecting scale length or intonation.
Ahh thanks for the info...that makes more sense to me now!..
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:22 pm
by Johno
cheers guys, scored a WDMusic 22 fret neck off ebay for cheaps
