UnForgiven Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'm getting to that point where I'm going to glue on my fretboard pretty soon and start shaping the back of the neck. I'm using a traditional truss rod and I'm building a 7string neck with a maple fretboard and 4-ply maple neck for added strength. Now, how thick does the neck have to be? I know wizard necks are 17mm at the 1st fret and 20mm at the 12th fret. Is that too narrow for a 7 string? I see most 7 string necks with 19mm/21mm necks. Can I make it as thin as a wizard neck? Is one or two mm's going to make that much of difference in strength? Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 it depends in part ont the truss rod you used. the stew mac rods can't have a neck thinner then 21mm the other kinds of rods can go down to 17mm but on a 7 string that's kinda pushing your luck in terms of stability just make sure there's at least 1/8" of wood MINIMUM on the top and bottom (fingerboard and back of neck) of the truss rod, http://www.jemsite.com/axes/htm_features/necks.htm i went with 21.5 at fret1 and 22.5 at 12, and it feels plenty flat and thin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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