jimijames
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So I picked up a no-name strat neck on ebay a while ago for a project guitar, and as one thing led to another, the project changed and the neck won't fit the new body I'm using for it. I'd like to get my hands on a cheapo MIM strat or other no-name neck, and am willing to trade a few things (in addition to the neck) for it. I'll also let some of the stuff go for cash, just pm about an item and I'll tell you what I want for it/ we can work something out.
UPDATE 11.11 - Body is SOLD to pinto79
Up for trade:
No-Name ebay neck (25.5" scale, wilkinson tuners, maple neck & rosewood fretboard)
I'm looking for $75 shipped - but remember, this has a wider-than usual heel, so make sure it'll fit your guitar before you buy. I'm including the wilkinson EZ-lok tuners with it too to sweeten the deal. In addition, the neck comes with a pre-cut graphite nut professionally installed.
SSS Faux-Snakeskin Pickguard with your choice of pickups:
CR-VR-HR or
Fender highway 1 singles in the neck and middle, Hot rails in the bridge
I have antiquity covers for the single coils, let me know if you want something else (in terms of covers). Currently, the wiring is for the fender singles in the neck and middle, they're nothing special, just what was in the Highway 1 when I got it.
I can also sell the cool rails neck and the vintage rails seperatly if you're interested, I know mike (XSSIVE) needs a cool rails neck, but I'd rather ship them off as a set. If no one is interested in the full set, I'll part it out.
update: I've had this pickguard for a while, and if my memory serves me correctly, it was $30 for the pickguard, and $150 for the labor/hot rails pickup, but it's the most professional wiring job I have ever seen, so I'd rather not wire in the cool rails/vintage rails now that I think about it.
$165 shipped for the pickguard as-is
$225 shipped if you absolutely want me to re-wire it with a cool-rails neck and a vintage rails middle.
Other than that, I'll let the vintage rails or cool rails go for $45 a piece, or $80 for both of them.
So that's about it, I would really like to trade multiple items for a higher quality neck, rather than having to sell them all indiviually and buy the neck myself. Also, a note of interest: the neck is slightly too wide for the warmoth body. If you want them to fit together, I'm lucky enough to go to a school with a machine shop, I'll shave some off the sides of the neck to get it to fit if you really want both.
So here's what I'm looking for in order of preference:
1.) Authentic Jazzmaster neck (I know its a little silly to think someone has one of these just lying around, but I thought I'd throw it up there just in case)
2.) Any other straight radius neck that will fit a jazzmaster body, but I prefer warmoth or USACG. Next in order of preference is any MIM fender neck with a strat shaped headstock, and finally, last on the list is another no-name neck, but one that will fit a warmoth body. Like I said before, I can get it to fit, but I just don't want to put forward the effort unless someone else wants it shaved down. Thanks again for looking, here's to getting my jazzmaster project together.
On a side note, I have an f-spaced hybrid with one coil wound by jon at www.tonefordays.com (non-potted) and a potted custom coil. The screw coil is wound to around 4.6k (it came from a 9.1k wind). This is the twin of the hybrid I have in my strat. I'm looking to trade for a f-spaced double cream or zebra pickup. The hybrid is black and white, with the white coil being the screw coil. I'll post pictures when it arrives, I'm having it sent down from my house.
Update: I just added a photo of the pickup, I think it has A5 in it right now, but sounds equally great with both A5 and A2 magnets. I'm looking for a trade first and foremost, and am looking for:
PATB-3 Blues Sacreno model
White P-rails Bridge
Cream P-rails neck (i'll probably trade the pickup + cash for a p-rails, I know they're new and 'spensive)
Other than that, if you want it, it's $60 shipped
UPDATE 11.11 - Body is SOLD to pinto79
Up for trade:
No-Name ebay neck (25.5" scale, wilkinson tuners, maple neck & rosewood fretboard)
I'm looking for $75 shipped - but remember, this has a wider-than usual heel, so make sure it'll fit your guitar before you buy. I'm including the wilkinson EZ-lok tuners with it too to sweeten the deal. In addition, the neck comes with a pre-cut graphite nut professionally installed.
SSS Faux-Snakeskin Pickguard with your choice of pickups:
CR-VR-HR or
Fender highway 1 singles in the neck and middle, Hot rails in the bridge
I have antiquity covers for the single coils, let me know if you want something else (in terms of covers). Currently, the wiring is for the fender singles in the neck and middle, they're nothing special, just what was in the Highway 1 when I got it.
I can also sell the cool rails neck and the vintage rails seperatly if you're interested, I know mike (XSSIVE) needs a cool rails neck, but I'd rather ship them off as a set. If no one is interested in the full set, I'll part it out.
update: I've had this pickguard for a while, and if my memory serves me correctly, it was $30 for the pickguard, and $150 for the labor/hot rails pickup, but it's the most professional wiring job I have ever seen, so I'd rather not wire in the cool rails/vintage rails now that I think about it.
$165 shipped for the pickguard as-is
$225 shipped if you absolutely want me to re-wire it with a cool-rails neck and a vintage rails middle.
Other than that, I'll let the vintage rails or cool rails go for $45 a piece, or $80 for both of them.
So that's about it, I would really like to trade multiple items for a higher quality neck, rather than having to sell them all indiviually and buy the neck myself. Also, a note of interest: the neck is slightly too wide for the warmoth body. If you want them to fit together, I'm lucky enough to go to a school with a machine shop, I'll shave some off the sides of the neck to get it to fit if you really want both.
So here's what I'm looking for in order of preference:
1.) Authentic Jazzmaster neck (I know its a little silly to think someone has one of these just lying around, but I thought I'd throw it up there just in case)
2.) Any other straight radius neck that will fit a jazzmaster body, but I prefer warmoth or USACG. Next in order of preference is any MIM fender neck with a strat shaped headstock, and finally, last on the list is another no-name neck, but one that will fit a warmoth body. Like I said before, I can get it to fit, but I just don't want to put forward the effort unless someone else wants it shaved down. Thanks again for looking, here's to getting my jazzmaster project together.
On a side note, I have an f-spaced hybrid with one coil wound by jon at www.tonefordays.com (non-potted) and a potted custom coil. The screw coil is wound to around 4.6k (it came from a 9.1k wind). This is the twin of the hybrid I have in my strat. I'm looking to trade for a f-spaced double cream or zebra pickup. The hybrid is black and white, with the white coil being the screw coil. I'll post pictures when it arrives, I'm having it sent down from my house.
Update: I just added a photo of the pickup, I think it has A5 in it right now, but sounds equally great with both A5 and A2 magnets. I'm looking for a trade first and foremost, and am looking for:
PATB-3 Blues Sacreno model
White P-rails Bridge
Cream P-rails neck (i'll probably trade the pickup + cash for a p-rails, I know they're new and 'spensive)
Other than that, if you want it, it's $60 shipped
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