Silence Kid
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The frets are all spaced right on. But...
To Think it Never Intonated
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Chris Pile
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Re: To Think it Never Intonated
Oh, wow.....
Oh, wow.....
VinceT
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To Think it Never Intonated
That was my first thought - originally spec’d for zero fret, but forgot to put one in!
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That was my first thought - originally spec’d for zero fret, but forgot to put one in!
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Silence Kid
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Huh, a zero fret is prob. the easiest fix - Must be a Gibson then right?
it’s actually one of the cheap sub-$30 necks you can buy on eBay. Has a variety of deviations from standard Fender spec. and several particular quality shortcomings I worked through, but little did I know the neck has zero chance of playing properly as-is. Mostly I just had it on a ‘test-bed’ guitar that I used to experiment with wiring and didn’t care how it actually played. Wondering what sorts of arts/crafts I can make from it now.
Huh, a zero fret is prob. the easiest fix - Must be a Gibson then right?
it’s actually one of the cheap sub-$30 necks you can buy on eBay. Has a variety of deviations from standard Fender spec. and several particular quality shortcomings I worked through, but little did I know the neck has zero chance of playing properly as-is. Mostly I just had it on a ‘test-bed’ guitar that I used to experiment with wiring and didn’t care how it actually played. Wondering what sorts of arts/crafts I can make from it now.
Chris Pile
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Well, it COULD be fixed - it's probably not worth it. It's an excellent candidate for learning how to refret or refinish.... Or serve as a handy cudgel in a bar fight.
Well, it COULD be fixed - it's probably not worth it. It's an excellent candidate for learning how to refret or refinish.... Or serve as a handy cudgel in a bar fight.
Silence Kid
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Yep I could fix it or make it actually functional/just for practice, but I’d first consider the more immutable ‘odd things’ :
-Giant heel that goes to the 14th fret
-27mm ‘height’ from the flat end to the edge of the fretboard - means the saddles are sky high vs. a ‘real’ neck, if a setup is possible at all.
-Abt. 1mm wider at the heel than a standard Fender neck; had to hog out a cheap body to make it fit.
Not to mention the fretwork was awful, but that’s the first thing I (more or less) resolved. Headstock is small-Strat, may now become a shift knob.
Yep I could fix it or make it actually functional/just for practice, but I’d first consider the more immutable ‘odd things’ :
-Giant heel that goes to the 14th fret
-27mm ‘height’ from the flat end to the edge of the fretboard - means the saddles are sky high vs. a ‘real’ neck, if a setup is possible at all.
-Abt. 1mm wider at the heel than a standard Fender neck; had to hog out a cheap body to make it fit.
Not to mention the fretwork was awful, but that’s the first thing I (more or less) resolved. Headstock is small-Strat, may now become a shift knob.
Chris Pile
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Re: To Think it Never Intonated
I'm gonna say it was a production error - but have no way to determine if it was a tooling flaw, or operator error (I'd bet that's what it is).
I'm gonna say it was a production error - but have no way to determine if it was a tooling flaw, or operator error (I'd bet that's what it is).
NegativeEase
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The nut was installed on the wrong side of the indexing during production.
Easy first time mistake to make, if your an apprentice employee.
The nut was installed on the wrong side of the indexing during production.
Easy first time mistake to make, if your an apprentice employee.
Silence Kid
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Not really sure what the point is in digging up a post we were done with last week, to make an obtuse/straw man sort of reference to something I said in response to you claiming you’re unable to make music except with super-specific tools? In your defense, I know you’re better than that- and better than this.
Not really sure what the point is in digging up a post we were done with last week, to make an obtuse/straw man sort of reference to something I said in response to you claiming you’re unable to make music except with super-specific tools? In your defense, I know you’re better than that- and better than this.
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I got a China neck for $30 that too was cut wrong at the nut. Except mine was too close to the first fret as opposed to too far away..... It was/is fixable and was also for an experimental guitar I was building. Needles to say, I will just pay the extra $100 for a real neck next time. Both of the Stratosphere WD necks I have gotten thus far have been amazing in terms of quality, accuracy, and finish. Looking at another one now for another build!!!
I got a China neck for $30 that too was cut wrong at the nut. Except mine was too close to the first fret as opposed to too far away..... It was/is fixable and was also for an experimental guitar I was building. Needles to say, I will just pay the extra $100 for a real neck next time. Both of the Stratosphere WD necks I have gotten thus far have been amazing in terms of quality, accuracy, and finish. Looking at another one now for another build!!!
