Old guitar body, new guitar neck

[Chris Pile]

I've had this Big John headless body for a couple years, and discussed it more than once in different threads. I've tried several necks on it with unsatisfying results, until now. Found a XOLO headless neck online. It's a boutique brand from Mexico City. This neck is a nice piece of mahogany with a top shelf slice of ebony. Good fretwork, zero fret with a bone nut to separate the strings. Chunky neck profile and wide at the nut - reminds me of my old '59 Junior. Body mounting uses inserts with 1/4-20 threads. No markings at all on the neck. Someone had drilled 16 holes in the peghead stub for thread locking hardware, I filled them and stained them. Used a Guyker string lock out of the parts box. This thing now plays slick, and sounds good. Pickups are stock 2 wire Artec units with ceramic magnets. Hot output, wired out of phase in the middle position will get that "cluck" we love from Strats. This one is now a KEEPER. Less than $150 in the whole unit.

Yes, I already know you hate the wallpaper.

 

[jeremy]

looks like a lot of guitar for little money! strat scale? and, yes wouldnt be my first choice for wall paper

 

[Chris Pile]

Yes, Strat scale. My sister-in-law put up the wallpaper in the 80's.

 

[Artie]

It took me a minute to realize the guitar was on a table. I thought . . . why the heck did they put a light switch 12" off the floor.

 

[Chris Pile]

Actually, it's a small deep freeze.