TeiscosRock Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 How thick does the body need to be under the heel of a bolt-on neck. My Tele has a ginormous join... is it really necesary to have THAT much wood attatched to the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Drak is the Tele-meister here.......he should be able to comment on heel thickness of Tele..... But my guess is that your tele body is your 1 3/4" thickness....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I wouldn't go less than 3/4" at the minimum, thicker a bit better, for a bolt-on neck, but I'd be curious to hear about anyone who's gone thinner. I'm a set neck man m'self, mostly. Look at Warmoth's website for their angled heel, although keep in mind most of the screws there are at full depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 There's about half an inch below the neck joint on my Melody Maker (the body on this one is very thin). And to answer your next question, no there is no super long tenon on this one. In fact, the heel ends pretty much at the end of the fretboard, like a bolt on. That joint has held for 40 years now. Nuff said? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 There's about half an inch below the neck joint on my Melody Maker (the body on this one is very thin). And to answer your next question, no there is no super long tenon on this one. In fact, the heel ends pretty much at the end of the fretboard, like a bolt on. That joint has held for 40 years now. Nuff said? ← Wait, this is a set neck, yeah? Slightly different rules apply there. Once it's glued together, it acts like one solid piece of work. A bolt on neck has different strains/stresses on it, overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Wait, this is a set neck, yeah? ← Sure! If it ain't a set neck, it ain't a Gibson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted September 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Well the Tele has 1 1/8" under the heel of the neck... so I might try and shave that down to 3/4 or 7/8. That would allow me to have the totall thickness of the body around 1 1/2"... Nice thickness I think. I wanted something between the thickness of my Teisco (1 1/4" I think) and my Tele (1 3/4"). I could go thinner on the body if I was setting the guitar up like the teisco - high bridge with the neck set very proud of the body... but the feel of all that space between the body and strings is just so unnerving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 I did this on my tele. Much easier than having to shave the whole body down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted September 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 I was thinking of a heel carve like that, but figured I'd get the same feel with what I'm going to do - I want a thinner body than a normal Tele - about 1 1/2". Like I said, that leaves about 3/4" under the neck heel, which should be penough to keep everything nice and stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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