Fraser Welsh Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 I find that the neck joint on my conventional strat makes life a little uncomfortable whilst playing higher notes up the 'dusty end' of the fretboard so on my project body I was considering rounding off the exposed corner of the ceck pocket and contoring it so it is more comfortable then secure the neck with three screws and washers instead of four and a back plate. I'm sure i've seen this method used before somewhere but can't find where now i'm looking... Is there anything I should be aware of before powering up the bandsaw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 I think you are talking about the ibanez AANJ. (All access neck joint) Go here and it shows you the difference between that and a conventional heel. Ibanez uses 4 bolts btw, not 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 I'm not a big fan of strat neck joint, the ibanez AANJ is a pretty good compermise, but if you really want to try something new, rout out under your neck pickup and run the neck into the guitar then you can cut off almost 2" of the neck pocket that sticks out of the guitar, however this is going to require you making a new neck because a strat neck won't be long enough or deep enough for that style neck pocket. Have you given neck thru's any thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraser Welsh Posted September 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 Neck Thrus are a bit advanced for me...with my first project I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 hehe...everyone says that...but i find them alot easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 neck throughs rock! how come they arnt used more on guitars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 i think they're harder to make a large scale, if you don't have all your machinery set up the right way ?? lol Fraser, neck thrus are actually easier when done by hand, you don't have to worry about trying to get a good heel and neck pocket match, alignement is also out of the picture assuming you can use a ruler and follow the center line of the guitar, but they are a tad harder to balance on tool stations like the drill press, but for that little extra work holding the guitar i think it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 28, 2003 Report Share Posted September 28, 2003 well the major manufacturers are starting to learn how to make them cheaper...so it won't be long.ibanez and bc rich are already making well priced neck thrus.the bc rich warlock is especially nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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