CudBucket Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 I'm building a bolt-on from scratch. How many frets should be located over the body (in the neck pocket)? I'm interested in the answer from 2 perspectives: overall strength and scale. Thanks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Not really sure what you mean, but It all depends on the scale length and the type of body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 On a strat, the neck joins the body at the 16th fret, give or take a millimeter or two. That means that five or six frets will be over the body, depending on whether it's a 21 or 22 fret neck. Keep in mind that the more wood surrounding the neck/body joint, the better your sustain will be and the joint will be stronger as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Thanks fellas. This is a 24 fret 25 1/2" scale neck so I was thinking about 18 or 19th frets would be the first frets over the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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