Hamfist

Thank you for everyone's help so far ... It sucks being a rookie at guitar building ! Ive been doing some reading online about , scale lengths , frets , necks , bodies , etc etc ... there's alot to know !

I have a black Seymour Duncan JB that I've done the A2 mag swap to , thats going in there soon .... should sound just right imo !!!

Yes ... They told me its a 24.75 scale body . The neck is from another Ebay seller , and the Ebay Ad says its a 25.5 scale neck , with 22 frets. etc I bought the neck first before the body , and i just assumed it would fit . With that said , the body Ad did not specify any scale length etc .

Ive read many time online that the FR Special base plate is not bad , but the saddles and crush blocks are the weak parts . Some say if you replace those parts it makes the FR Special a lot better . I had one in a Jackson Strat and it was solid and performed well .

Well all i know is that this neck will not work with this body . I can save one or both pieces for a later project if need be . Im having a hard time finding a 24 3/4 22 fret neck online ... lots of 25 1/2 necks available , seems like thats a standard scale length ( Or most common ) Any links to Web sites that sell necks ? ( Other than Ebay , China ) I tend to like necks with binding like this one ( See pic)

Im at the point where i think it would be easier to buy a new body ??? Anyone else think the same ?

So i messaged the Ebay seller this morning and they said this as a reply . The body is for a 22 fret neck ... 24 3/4 scale length

The distance between the centerline of the humbucker routes measures 4 1/4 inches . So the distance between the humbuckers is 41/4 in center to center . I have a Charvel duel humbucker 22 fret Floyd Rose equipped guitar that the humbuckers are 3 3/4 center to center .

No ! Bought both neck and body off Ebay from China ... I was led to believe both neck and body are 25.5 scale etc .

With my neck in place it measures dead bang on 26 inches from bridge saddle to the entry of the lock nut . I got this body with the understanding that it was meant for 25.5 scale The neck is a 22 fret , 25.5 scale Both pieces came from China , so all bets are off ... Thank for your Help !!

Moderator ScottR you are truly a talented luthier . Wow ! Thats a real work of art to say the least !!!

I had a bunch of parts laying around , so i decided to see how much of these parts would actually work to make a working axe out of ... I did have to buy a few things , but mostly a true parts caster !

As seen in these pics the neck still needs to go back towards the bridge another 1/2 in aprox , so just not usable on the body etc .

How does a guy identify what neck goes on what body ?? I bought a body on line , also got a 22 fret neck , 25.5 scale length on line . Strat body , HH configuration , Floyd Rose route When i installed the neck , the neck position was way off , meaning the neck will have to move way back into the body to meet the 25.5 ' scale length . So far back that the neck over hang would be into the neck pick up big time !! So , i'm assuming the body was set up for a 24 fret neck from the start ?? Would i be correct on my thoughts ?