soma_hero Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 I bought a fat strat body and I'm putting it together with custom pickups/wiring/etc. and I need some advice on the neck. I was going to go with a Warmoth neck but I see on their page that there are conflicts with the Fat Strat body because the body may not allow for proper overhang and intonation if the original neck was 22 frets without overhang. Of course, I don't know what the original neck was so I'm in the dark on this one. The neck pocket measures the usual 3" x 2-3/16" x 5/8". I've taken some pictures here to show the pocket. Do you guys think I'll be able to go with a standard strat neck replacement and expect it to work? Thanks for any help! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 All Mexican and American strats use the overhang neck. You should be just fine using the Warmoth neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix_rising Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 (edited) I bought a fat strat body and I'm putting it together with custom pickups/wiring/etc. and I need some advice on the neck. I was going to go with a Warmoth neck but I see on their page that there are conflicts with the Fat Strat body because the body may not allow for proper overhang and intonation if the original neck was 22 frets without overhang. Of course, I don't know what the original neck was so I'm in the dark on this one. The neck pocket measures the usual 3" x 2-3/16" x 5/8". I've taken some pictures here to show the pocket. Do you guys think I'll be able to go with a standard strat neck replacement and expect it to work? Thanks for any help! Michael I don't understand what the issue would be? A fat strat just comes equipped with a set of HBs instead of the usual SSS. I don't see why that would effect the neck fitment. There is usually some space between the neck and the neck pickup. Any strat neck should be fine, and if not it would not take much modification to make it work. Thats why Leo designed the strat the way he did, so it would be easy to change necks. Edited November 19, 2007 by phoenix_rising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soma_hero Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks for the responses, The issue would be if this body had a 22fret neck to begin with that did not have an overhang. Then the new neck with an overhang would not fit/intone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 My first question is, what brand is that guiatar body? I am guessing it is not a Fener. I am not a Fender guru, but that does not look like the normal neck pocket on a Fender. Fender usually has a 3/8" diameter corner into a rounded end of the heel on their Strats. And I am pretty sure that is what the neck from Warmoth would be cut to fit into. Your neck pocket has a large radius corner and a flat back. Meaning the neck will not fit properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Only a very few Fender models had the longer-heeled neck. Measure the pocket. It should be 3" x 2 3/16". If that's the case you can use any 21 or 22 fret (overhang) neck, including Warmoth, USACG, B Hefner, Musikraft, Mighty Mite, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 My first question is, what brand is that guiatar body? I am guessing it is not a Fener. I am not a Fender guru, but that does not look like the normal neck pocket on a Fender. Fender usually has a 3/8" diameter corner into a rounded end of the heel on their Strats. And I am pretty sure that is what the neck from Warmoth would be cut to fit into. Your neck pocket has a large radius corner and a flat back. Meaning the neck will not fit properly. That's the current standard production neck pocket rout for US and MIM models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 My first question is, what brand is that guiatar body? I am guessing it is not a Fener. I am not a Fender guru, but that does not look like the normal neck pocket on a Fender. Fender usually has a 3/8" diameter corner into a rounded end of the heel on their Strats. And I am pretty sure that is what the neck from Warmoth would be cut to fit into. Your neck pocket has a large radius corner and a flat back. Meaning the neck will not fit properly. That's the current standard production neck pocket rout for US and MIM models. +1 They use the same body rout for Strats and Teles, but the necks themselves are still different. That body is definitely a MIM Fat Strat body, most likely pre-2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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