Sourcing Telecaster neck
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Sourcing Telecaster neck
Can someone please recommend a source of reasonably priced Tele neck? I'm not after exotic wood or compound radius, or whatever else constitute fairly fancy specs. Maple/maple or maple/rosewood, medium jumbo or taller, modern C-ish profile, fairly modern radius (9.5" minimum), truss rod adjustment somewhere accessible without removing the neck. There's probably a fairly succinct term that represents those requirements.
Suggestions please?
Taa.
Suggestions please?
Taa.
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
Allparts are the best reasonably-priced-but-still-well-made neck, in my opinion. Their TMO-C or TRO-C should tick all the boxes. Truss rod access is at the heel not the head, though. May not be to your liking. They're a very stable neck though; I'd be surprised if you adjusted the truss-rod once a year and depending on the body you're attaching it too, it's not difficult to adjust. Can usually get them from guitarparts.co.nz for a shade over $200 (unfinished) but they're out of stock at the moment so here are some links directly to Allparts.
https://www.allparts.com/TMO-C-Profile- ... _4155.html
https://www.allparts.com/TRO-C-Replacem ... _4326.html
https://www.allparts.com/TMO-C-Profile- ... _4155.html
https://www.allparts.com/TRO-C-Replacem ... _4326.html
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
You're right about the truss rod adjustment thing. I think for every guitar I have only done it once at most, probably when I change to heavier gauge strings. Otherwise I have never had the need to tweak them. It's just the thought of adjust, bolt neck, string-up, set-up, not quite right, remove strings, remove neck, tweak, rinse and repeat... that makes me feel mentally drained, before I even try to do this!
I found those while looking for other stuff on guitarparts.co.nz. They've been out of stock for a while now. There are oodles of necks on fleabay but I have no idea what their quality is like, beyond a somewhat you-get-what-you-pay-for feel.
I found those while looking for other stuff on guitarparts.co.nz. They've been out of stock for a while now. There are oodles of necks on fleabay but I have no idea what their quality is like, beyond a somewhat you-get-what-you-pay-for feel.
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
Adrian from AshCustomWorks used to have a bunch of tele necks. Not sure if he still does (I'd imagine he does though) but drop him a line and see.
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
That's a brilliant idea. I have just dropped him an email, assuming he still uses that same ashcustomworks.com address...
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
Hey man did you hear back from Adrian about a neck at all? I'm keen to throw a Tele together soon..codedog wrote:That's a brilliant idea. I have just dropped him an email, assuming he still uses that same ashcustomworks.com address...
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
Judging by the pics on the website, their necks appear to fail your truss rod requirement?
As I just bought a squier standard tele for $200 which appears to have a perfectly ok neck on it, I have to ask: what about buying a second hand squier tele just for the neck?
As I just bought a squier standard tele for $200 which appears to have a perfectly ok neck on it, I have to ask: what about buying a second hand squier tele just for the neck?
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
You can do a tele trussrod by removing the pickguard, just route out a channel for access and use a right angle driver Or pay someone to set it up for you so it's there problem
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
Guitar fetish clearance necks seem priced right and appear to have the truss rod adjustable without the use of power tools:
http://www.guitarfetish.com/NEW-STOCK-V ... 23483.html
Probably don't want to push your luck with rosewood right now though eh?
http://www.guitarfetish.com/XGP-Tele-St ... 22529.html
http://www.guitarfetish.com/NEW-STOCK-V ... 23483.html
Probably don't want to push your luck with rosewood right now though eh?
http://www.guitarfetish.com/XGP-Tele-St ... 22529.html
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Re: Sourcing Telecaster neck
I have a Squier classic vibe 50s telecaster, I want to replace the neck with a Strat maple neck with rosewood board, nothing wrong with the squier neck its real nice, just creating my own monster - if I can find a neck are you interested in my tele neck?
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