Neck Angle On Strat Head Stocks

[AcousticSmash]

what is the neck angle on a Strat headstock, I need to know for my planning process

[genbloke]

AcousticSmash, There isn't a headstock angle on a standard strat neck

genbloke

[Southpa]

If you look at a side profile of a strat neck you will see that the headstock is stepped down from the fretboard by approx. 1/2". But it is still on the same plane as the fretboard.

[G_urr_A]

And the neck angle has got nearly nothing to do with the headstock. Neck angle is the angle between the body and the neck, headstock angle is the angle between the neck and the headstock.

(Yes, I know that's not very accurate, but I'm slightly tired now, so I won't bother finding proper planes between which those angles can be measured and then finding names for them)

[erikbojerik]

Do you mean the angle of the top edge, where the tuning keys live?

[AcousticSmash]

oh ok thanks guys. I just wanted to make sure cause when i start working the neck I have to make the little curve where the fret board ends and the head stock begins. I know a lot of guitars used to have flat headstocks that were even with the fret board making the action high and i dont want that