davei Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi all: I need some pointers/help/advice on installing a replacement Strat neck on a MIM Strat. The neck pocket is too large for the replacment neck - well, actually I think the neck is too small (it's around 1mm shy of 2 3/16"). The old neck fit pretty tight, except the low E string was closer to the edge of the fretboard than the high E. Anyway, on the replacement neck, I have the tuners installed (regular Kluson-style Gotohs) and the nut is installed as well (an Earvana 1 5/8" compensated nut). I need to drill the holes in the neck to bolt everything together - what is the best way (or even one accurate way) to set everything together properly? String up the Es and line everything up together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 there is another thread on this very same topic in this very same section but is your new neck finished?because the finish is what adds the extra mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi davei and welcome to the forum Yes the finish will add just like Wes said and of course you want to string up the high and low E align it, then clamp the neck onto the body with a soft tip clamp or just hold it while you tap through the body holes to mark where you will need to drill the holes for your screws. Hope it's not a Mitety Mite neck those are famous for being to small on the neck pocket end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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