Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

[Atomic Chameleon]

Are there any known luthiers out there that can do this? I have a USACG 1pc maple neck that I want to have scalloped.

Can anyone link me to their websites or provide some info?

 

[jmh151]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

USACG used to do scalloping- or had someone they sent it to.

Randy Ciak is pretty good and affordable- and he does either Makmsteen or Blackmore scallops

http://www.randyciak.com/guitar/index.htm

 

[Mincer]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

I used Doug Frye of Dmara Guitars who did a wonderful job on my Erine Ball. I absolutely recommend him.

 

[SonofaMitch]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

send it to me, I can do it....although uhh...I have a lifetime turnaround time...

 

[jerryjg]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

I saw this guy on ebay;

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270269943298&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017

 

[Atomic Chameleon]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Perfect, thanks guys. I emailed them to get price quotes. The $60 one sounds a little too good to be true.

send it to me, I can do it....although uhh...I have a lifetime turnaround time...

Ha, checked out your band's website. Love the Mega Man boss selection profile page. That's crazy awesome. I love old school video game music. Zelda, Mario, FF, MM, Castlevania, etc. I grew up on that shyte brah!

 

[uOpt]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

I have used a guy who sold scalloping service on Ebay, together with a refret. I don't post the name, but he's in Puerto Rico so that you can recognize him. Contact me if you need the Ebay name.

First class scalloping (a real Blackmore scallop, and beautifully executed) and the lousiest fretwork I have seen in my life, and left me with a non-working nut without even offering to do a new one while he has the neck. Still, the scalloping job was great and I'd recommend him if he leaves the frets alone.

Hint: do not combine super jumbo frets and scalloping. That's like the new Olympics mountain bike competition.

 

[jmh151]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Hint: do not combine super jumbo frets and scalloping. That's like the new Olympics mountain bike competition.

I have Dunlop 6000's on my Malmsteen strat. I'd have to agree with that comment, though the advantage of larger frets is the frets could just be recrowned rather than replaced over time- I don't know how you'd be able to refret a scalloped neck

 

[uOpt]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

I don't know how you'd be able to refret a scalloped neck

Well, I'm about to find out - see above

 

[Atomic Chameleon]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Hint: do not combine super jumbo frets and scalloping. That's like the new Olympics mountain bike competition.

Too late

I should mention that I know Warmoth offers scalloping, (and I am in possession of one of their scalloped necks) but they force you to use their "Pro" construction which is a dual acting truss rod. I do not want to use the neck because it sounds like **** when I knock on it. It's going up for sale soon, so if anybody wants it, hit me up else it'll turn up on ebay.

 

[BluesGuyJ]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Chris Stambaugh

wwww.stambaughdesigns.com

 

[uOpt]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Warmoth really likes to forces these double truss rods on you.

I can kind of understand since it keeps their warranty claims low, or at least that's what they assume it will. The Warmoth owner isn't exactly weak-willed, so I hear.

But sound reports from these necks are not encouraging.

 

[theodie]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Someone please post the scallopwned picture!!!!!

 

[uOpt]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Here's the Blackmore scallop I had the above mentioned guy make:
http://www.cons.org/music/scallop/

 

[uOpt]

Re: Where can I send a neck to be scalloped?

Nice work... Its looks like a hybrid of blacksteen.

I like it.. Smooth stuff man.

Nice getup is that your pickup tester guitar?

Oh, yeah, the last pic is an early version of the test harness. Has more gizmos now and was redesigned to have lower capacitance.

Unfortunately the scalloped neck isn't really playable, the super jump frets are so wide they overhang the "valleys" and hence have snarpp edges, and there was no leveling done, with one fret really out of line. Which by now I hammered down, which only made it an out of line deformed fret.

I'm thinking about getting some pre-cut 6230 fret wire (smaller), just hammer it in and level it with a frying pan and sandpaper or whatever.

Also, Odie sold his fret files to somebody else, so I'm still stuck with no really fitting nut.