Finding Scale Lenght

[zeppelinchld]

can you put any scale neck on any body?

heres my situation...im getting a guitar body but i dont know if i could put any neck on it or if i need a certain scale neck.

if i need to use a specific neck then how can i find the scale length from only the body?

[Rick500]

Is the body already routed for pickup(s) and/or routed or drilled for a bridge?

Is the neck pocket already routed? How much room do you have between the end of the neck pocket and the end of the body?

[zeppelinchld]

its already routed for everything

not sure about the measurements

Edited June 30, 2007 by zeppelinchld

[Rick500]

Since it's already routed (and I assume drilled), you're limited by the positions of the bridge and the neck pocket. The critical measurement is the distance between the nut and the bridge saddles. That distance has to be the scale length (+ a tiny distance for intonation).

What kind of body is it? If it's a Strat type body, it's most likely set up to accept a 25.5" scale length neck.

[zeppelinchld]

its an rg style so should any ibanez neck work?

thanks for the help

[Rick500]

It's *most likely* going to be set up to accept an Ibanez 25.5" scale length neck then, but there are no certainties... Best bet is to ask the person from whom you bought it.

If it's a copy of an Ibanez RG and not just something that looks like an Ibanez RG, you'll need whatever fits an Ibanez RG. I don't know that much about Ibanez (although I do have an Ibanez bass), but I'm almost positive they don't use a standard Strat neck pocket.