Guitar WIll Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Hi, I'm having difficulty working out how I should cut my neck for my strat style project. I have a strat copy that I am using for the most of measurements but my neck is of a differnt scale to this. Will this make any difference, or do I make a template that will mean that the neck will fit tight, route it and then adjest the bridge accordingly? I can't see why this wouldn't work, but I may be missing something. Also do I route the depth of the neck, up to the fretboard? Cheers, I know that this information is on the net, and in books, but since my neck is an anomaly I just wanted to check. BTW the neck has only 21 frets and an 18 inch scale. Cheers, Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanezlover Posted May 19, 2007 Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 When you measured 18", you probably measured from the nut to the 21st fret. When you're measuring the scale, you measure from the nut to the bridge. Your neck has a normal 25.5" scale length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar WIll Posted May 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2007 Ah, so it doesn't matter how far it goes into the body, as long as the scale length stays the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNichols Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 yes. as long as your bridge will be placed somewhere that looks right. you wouldnt want to have to put it right at the bottom of the body to accommodate your scale length. it shouldnt really be a problem as long as you get the neck in the pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_labb Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 you can do a heel of any shape, length and location as you like. i am making an odd shaped heel which has the neck pickup inside it completely so i can make a guitar with no heel whatsoever, this is hidden under a pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 If you had actually read the information available on the net & in books you would have known that the neck isn't an anomoly & how to fit it correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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