daveq Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I am about to work on my neck joint. I was originally planning on doing a RG550 style neck joint because it is what I am used to and what I know. The pocket has been routed and the neck is pretty much shaped. I have been considering using those ferrules like you see in the AANJ type joint. Maybe even contouring the pocket, but I'm not sure about that yet. Do you think it's possible to do this? I know the AANJ necks/bodies have a larger pocket so I'm not sure if I'd be weakening the neck by doing something like this. Anyone done this before? Is it worth doing or should I just go with the neck plate and standard RG type joint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 for looks alone i'd say go with the ferrules, i don't think you need that much bigger of a tongue sticking out of the body, but i don't know for certain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DividedByJames Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I dunno about the weakening part cuz look here...see how small the heel looks to a standard Fender-type. I don't recall the joint being any bigger on the bodies I've seen. I think you should be ok (but this is coming from a guy who asked you for help ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pour bleeding me Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 I too was thinking of doing the same on my explorer...because the plate doesnt fit the back of the neck too well...and it adds width to the neck...so in order to use the ferrules do you have to use shorter screws? because the screws i have now(standard strat screws) would go well into if not thru the fretboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 so in order to use the ferrules do you have to use shorter screws? Right - Warmoth sells the shorter screws but I'm not sure if they are short enough for ferrules - I think they are actually for the treble side of an RG type neck joint. So the JEM AANJ pocket is the same (3 inches) in length? I thought it was longer than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 ya it's also about 3" one side is a touch shorter from what i can tell from alex's drawings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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