new neck for my telecaster

[appar111]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

You left out the most important thing, and that is the truss rod. I wouldn't get anything with a double truss rod.

+1... for some reason, the extra mass of a double expanding truss rod just makes the neck sound dead.... very stable, but dead sounding..

 

[DarkMatter]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

+100. I personally think the less wood routed the better, which is one of the reasons I prefer Musikraft necks

You can get a vintage truss rod neck at warmoth too, not just double expanding.

 

[jbear]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

I love the MIJ 62 RI necks w/ vintage tuners...for Teles and Strats. I've not played a nicer neck...some as nice...but not nicer. Chunky, rolled edges, beautiful fretboards...love 'em!

 

[astrozombie]

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You've got that right. For me it's a nice slim "D" shape with a flat 12" radius and there's no wrong way to get there. That's why Fenders are great. You can have it your way.

uh... strat headstock?

 

[King IzzO)))]

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Have you actually tried a 59 roundback? It's pretty freaking massive. Everything else feels like a toy after playing it. Mine is quarter sawn too, uh yeah, it's stiff, makes my fingers tingle like I've been running a weedeater if I play it too long.

 

[uOpt]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

Have you actually tried a 59 roundback? It's pretty freaking massive. Everything else feels like a toy after playing it. Mine is quarter sawn too, uh yeah, it's stiff, makes my fingers tingle like I've been running a weedeater if I play it too long.

Strange. I have a Warmoth neck with 59 roundback and it feels just right on the thick side. Out of curiosity, is yours quarter-swan?

I had a Warmoth boatneck which was a disaster for me.

 

[King IzzO)))]

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Yep, it is. Traditional top adjust single action rod though. Crazy stiff, I can't bend it flat like I can everything else, it takes some getting used to.

It's not the thickest neck ever, but its thicker than the bat on my SG. Compared to most guitars you pick up and play somewhere it's a heavy mofo.

 

[uOpt]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

Yep, it is. Traditional top adjust single action rod though. Crazy stiff, I can't bend it flat like I can everything else, it takes some getting used to.

It's not the thickest neck ever, but its thicker than the bat on my SG. Compared to most guitars you pick up and play somewhere it's a heavy mofo.

It's the thing that I told the OP long ago.

Most people want their Strats to be considerable floppy. And a Tele isn't too different. If they hold up too well it's not a good thing. It needs to give way to a certain degree.

I recommend caution combing several elements that makes the guitar stiffer, e.g. thick neck and quartersawn. Giving a EJ Strat a spin in guitar center is probably a good first step.

And I'm convinced that many of the EJ Strat complaints about the neck profile (V) are actually caused by stiffness resulting from the thicker neck and the quartersawn wood.

 

[King IzzO)))]

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Could be, I wasn't joking about it making my fingers tingle after playing for an hour or so. The neck on my Kelly is quartersawn too, but it's real thin, almost wizard thin, def not floppy though.

 

[Chris of Arabia]

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I've got 3 different Warmoth profile necks now; a 59, a boatneck, and a Clapton. The 59 is on an LP body and feels right for that, but I'm not sure I'd want is on a Fender style body. The boatneck is on my Tele - let's be honest here, it's too big and wants replacing with something slimmer. Lastly, there's the Clapton - having tried a number of profiles now, this would be my goto neck on any Fender style I built.

 

[indie folk guy]

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great advice guys it's definitely giving me lots to consider I haven't pulled the trigger as of yet, had a car repair come up that took my play money away

 

[Kostas]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

+1... for some reason, the extra mass of a double expanding truss rod just makes the neck sound dead.... very stable, but dead sounding..

The dead sounding comment is just wrong, Warmoth is a company with 30+ years of experience. If their product sucked they wouldn't have insisted so much, especially when they are a licensed Fender company and they can make only copies.

I have two VM necks on a Strat & Thinline, a PRO neck on a Les Paul. All my guitars feel and sound incredibly good. Not only to me but to everyone who has played with them. I prefer VM necks myself but the PRO in my Les Paul sounds great.

Check the showcase for necks with the specs you want to save money. You can put every single spec you want in the new showcase. Be careful of their tint, it's too orange. Consider SS frets.

 

[appar111]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

The dead sounding comment is just wrong, Warmoth is a company with 30+ years of experience. If their product sucked they wouldn't have insisted so much, especially when they are a licensed Fender company and they can make only copies.

I have two VM necks on a Strat & Thinline, a PRO neck on a Les Paul. All my guitars feel and sound incredibly good. Not only to me but to everyone who has played with them. I prefer VM necks myself but the PRO in my Les Paul sounds great.

Check the showcase for necks with the specs you want to save money. You can put every single spec you want in the new showcase. Be careful of their tint, it's too orange. Consider SS frets.

It's not wrong. Compared to a single action truss rod neck, the double expanding ones just do not resonate anywhere near the same. Hence, they sound "dead". Perhaps I should have used the phrase "less resonant"? Almost everyone I know who has tried one shares this opinion. Doesn't mean it's a bad neck, though.

What you gain with a double expanding truss rod neck is more sustain. Less of the neck vibrates, which means more of the vibration stays in the string, which leads to more sustain. So there are definite advantages depending on what you want out of your particular guitar.

I agree with going w/ a showcase neck-- it's always good to see the exact neck your getting before you plunk money down, although with Warmoth as long as you get the specs you want, you're pretty safe. Plus with the showcase necks you don't have to wait for them to make it!

 

[youngthrasher9]

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makes my fingers tingle like I've been running a weedeater if I play it too long.

I'm all too familiar with that feeling. I weedeated for 6 hours today, and 8 hours yesterday.

 

[indie folk guy]

Re: new neck for my telecaster

and what do I do when I have money to spend on a neck I buy another guitar lol