baze7 Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Could someone please give me the width measurements of a fender neck at the nut and at the other end of the neck (not sure the proper name for it) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 the nut width should be on the fender website, as for the other end are you talking bout the heel??? if so the strat heel measurements are on the warmoth site MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skr4ped Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Nut Width: 1-11/16" Heel Width: 2-3/16" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baze7 Posted September 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 I am still trying to figure out how much of a drop (offset) there is on the headstock, anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 A Fender neck is either made up of 3/4" maple with a 1/4" fingerboard.. or since they use traditional truss rods a one piece 1" maple. The way I would do it if I was wanting a maple neck and fingerboard is use a dual action truss rod and a 3/4" maple piece for the neck and 1/4" maple for the fingerboard. So basically, of that 3/4" maple that is at the headstock you will measure from back of headstock 1/2" all the way around the headstock, and it will be cut there after it's turned over with a bandsaw, like so. Thus, the front of the headstock will have 3/4"-1/2"=1/4" taken off of it. But if you was to measure from the fingerboard which adds another 1/4" you'd end up with 1/2" total drop that your describing.. Hope this helps.. Matt Vinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baze7 Posted September 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 So the headstock thickness is 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Oh forgot the Cliff Note version.. Summary of my long story.. Yes, 1/2" is the headstock thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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