MzI Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I got a premade bolt-on neck. it looks like it has the 2 degree angle already factored in because i measured it at the front of the neck pocket part and the very end of the neck and it seems to be slightly larger in the end part would this be the neck angle factored in or do i need to still rout my neck pocket and place a shim for the neck angle btw im using a tom no trems for me MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Id still angle the pocket, just not as much. Go the diffy between the 2 and the angle desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Where did you get it? The best way to handle this is to draw the side view of your guitar with the angle that came on the neck. If you don't, you'll probably just be guessing at whether or not the angle is going to be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 did you just measure the thickness of the neck? is so then that won't give you the angle of the neck, the neck is just thinner around the nut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I got a premade bolt-on neck. it looks like it has the 2 degree angle already factored in ----because i measured it at the front of the neck pocket part and the very end of the neck and it seems to be slightly larger in the end part ---- _________________________ This isn't quite making sense to me yet. Are you measuring the bottom of the neck heel, or the neck pocket in the body of the guitar? Exactly what are you measuring? Who made it and where did you buy it? Was it advertised as having this type of angle? Did you install it on the body and hold a 4' rule over the frets to 'really' see? It's pretty rare to find something like this and not fully well know about it beforehand, so I'm not 100% going to believe that someone did that just yet to your neck. __________________________ would this be the neck angle factored in or do i need to still rout my neck pocket and place a shim for the neck angle btw im using a tom no trems for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted December 31, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 i got the neck from a friend of my dads who is a luthier i didnt talk to him he just gave it to my dad so i dont know anything about it, the part i was measuring was the front of the heel and the back of the heel the front of the heel was just under 1 inch and the back was a shade over 1 inch. i plan on calling the guy i got it from tomarrow to check with him, also i have yet to cut the neck pocket seeing as i just rough shaped my body with the bandsaw a lil while ago MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Since its a bolt on. I'd go ahead and use it as is, if its wrong unbolt and adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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