Jacha Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 I want to make make my highway strat neck a little thinner, maybe with sand paper? As thin as ibanez neck... Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester700 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 If there's not that much difference, yes - use sandpaper. But if you have a lot of meat to cut off, a blade like a spokeshave will do it much faster, but you gotta know what you're doing - you can gouge the neck. Maybe files, if you're good with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Did you hear the one about the guy who had to patch the back of his brand new throughneck because he got a little overzealous with the carve? Be absolutely certain you know how much wood you have to work with before you go higgledy-piggledy* thinning the neck down. *I've been waiting for months to say higgledy-piggledy, and now I got it in twice in one post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 remember that there is a truss rod in there, and they can be quite close to the back of the neck. I wouldnt remove more than a mm without knowing exactly how far off i was from the truss rod. On my 3rd neck through i decided to go for a super skinny neck - i hit the truss rod, its not nice, i didnt patch it i cut the neck off and made it a set neck. now i use a truss rod that is quite small so i know there is very little chance of me hitting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 *I've been waiting for months to say higgledy-piggledy, and now I got it in twice in one post. ← Got to get your mind out of Mr. MacGregor's garden.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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