guitarchuck Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 I have a stock ibanez grx20l .. its 22 frets, bolt on neck ... been thinking about going crazy on it with like a locking tremolo,new pickups (emg's) and if posilbe a 24 fret neck ..is it possible to take off the 22fret and bolt up a 24 fret ? i mean its only 2 more frets .. and if so does anyone know where to look for a 24fret bolt on replacement online so far carvin and warmouth dont have them thanks for your time i realy like the site its killer been drooling over the ideas of mods for days lol chuck Quote
YDoesGodMockMeSo Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 you could prolly... but the fretboard might get in the way of ur neck pickup... and u'd have to dump it. Quote
westhemann Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 the thing to remember is that the scale length must remain the same...if you ad a stock ibanez 24 fret neck,it will change that distance.but some places make custom necks which run the fretboard past the neck at the body.or you could take your neck...remove the fretboard,and replace it with a 24 fret board,extending it past the neck at the body.there is a tutorial on the main site about removing the fretboard Quote
guitarchuck Posted November 5, 2003 Author Report Posted November 5, 2003 yeah i guess 22 would do..not like i cant bend the strings ... heh i was just wondering if there was a simple solution (bolt on) i wasnt aware of lol thanks for the responces though i appreciate it ,if any one else has a thought or 2 i would be glad to hear it chuck Quote
bowser Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 also there probably wouldnt be enough cutaway to make much use of those extra frets, I know there would be a lot of body in the way on my gsa20 Quote
jbkim Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 Warmoth (no "u") has a 22/24 fret ext. fingerboard neck here. I believe it'll fit on a standard 25.5" scale body. Quote
jbkim Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 Hmm... I just looked up the Ibanez model you have. Some things to concider, the Warmoth's price with a 24 fret neck will be as much, if not more, than a new GRX20 ($159.99 at musiciansfriend.com.) Factor in the work needed to move the neck pickup, maybe a new pickguard, maybe new tuners, etc. I think it'd be fun and you'd gain some cool experience with the swap but you'll have to decide if the guitar is worth upgrading. If the guitar held some sentimental value, I'd do it in a heartbeat... otherwise, I'd be reluctant. Quote
Jon Bell Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 This thread might be useful: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...2351&hl=convert Quote
guitarchuck Posted November 5, 2003 Author Report Posted November 5, 2003 yeah :| ...sigh well it seems like alot of work to upgrade it but grrr i need somethign more better ) i wonder if anyone has a set of demensions for a Jackson Randy Rhoads body ) that would be fun and i could have everythign i wanted ... neckthru body etc ... the kits from warmoth, rr body and bolton neck($332.00) is so close to jacksons price ($439.00 complete guitar)i could just buy a jackson ) but im a lefty so i would be playing it all foobared .. you probly dint look up the L at the end of grx20l that i typed above ...eh anyways yeah i mean two wings wouldnt be hard to cut out and a 24 fret neckthru would rock ... well i guess its more trouble than its worth to mess w/ my ibanez... cost prohibative and all chuck Quote
jbkim Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 yeah :| ...sigh well it seems like alot of work to upgrade it but grrr i need somethign more better ) i wonder if anyone has a set of demensions for a Jackson Randy Rhoads body ) that would be fun and i could have everythign i wanted ... neckthru body etc ... the kits from warmoth, rr body and bolton neck($332.00) is so close to jacksons price ($439.00 complete guitar)i could just buy a jackson ) but im a lefty so i would be playing it all foobared .. you probly dint look up the L at the end of grx20l that i typed above ...eh anyways yeah i mean two wings wouldnt be hard to cut out and a 24 fret neckthru would rock ... well i guess its more trouble than its worth to mess w/ my ibanez... cost prohibative and all chuck Actually I did see the "L" at the end of what typed... sadly that just makes the cost of hardware worse . I didn't mean to disparage your proposed project (I apologize if it seemed that way) but you've got the right idea. After accruing all the necessary parts for the swap, it'd only be a little more ($45) to buy a body blank and build a whole new other guitar. As for the $439.00 Jackson, I'm sure it's a great guitar for it's price tag, but one that you build with the Warmoth, etc. parts will be THAT much better and it'd be all your own . Quote
guitarchuck Posted November 5, 2003 Author Report Posted November 5, 2003 yeah the jackson RR wouldnt be a lefty and no i wasnt offened at you im just sleepy lol so if i seem like im being "short" thats probly why yeah i mean i could get some body blanks for like 50.00 mahogany and then just order a 24 fret neckthru desighn and go from there i would be alot more proud of it then anyway. Besides the fact that a RR v is what i want but i got no idea of the demensions of a RR v type guitar and no where around here has one i could just pop-in and measure well i guess i could blow up a pic in paintshop or soemthing and print it out lifesize cuz the price of upgrading the ibanez i got i could just sell it and rock out on my strat till i got the V together Quote
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted November 5, 2003 Report Posted November 5, 2003 Bear in mind that if you took the old fingerboard off, got a 24 3/4" scale 24 fret board here,you could put it on there and only have to move the nut and bridge a bit. A little more worl, but for $15 to $28.50, it could be worth it. Quote
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