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teddybear

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  1. ah right, this one:

    http://www.fender.co.uk/products//search.p...rtno=0107112841

    and the tribute has a 4 plate neck too so might have the inserts in it, didnt realise that was a mod yngwie did??

    http://www.fender.com/yngwie/english/guitar.php

    when you said yngwie strat i just assumed the neck join was still like it would have been back in 1971 when his strat was new and unadulterated, which does include 1 machine bolt!!

    from the pics it looks like fender actually make the relic version as a period correct 3 bolt necked fender before converting it to 4 bolts and treating it like ****

    i have some inserts to try out but i consider them a bit bigger than ideal. not a problem for me since i can place them where i want but if i had done them in 4 bolt neck plate layout i think they would have split the heel

    so far the ones supplied by moses graphite with there necks seem to be the nicest size i have seen - i really should have measured them!!

    yngwie didn't mod it, but fender custom shop did. :D

  2. remember that leo's tele's and strats were a very early electric guitar design. before that people were playing acoustics and archtops so the brick shaped fender heel was really ergonomic in comparison!!

    same goes for les pauls, do it with a full width long tenon that extends through the neck pickup cavity and you can carve away most of the heel into something very comfy

    strange thing is, people want them just like they were, even knowing they could be done better!!

    you dont have to remove much at all to make it really comfy, thats why i just took the corner off on the one above, although i would have done the AANJ or warmoth method along with the rounded heel if it was for a shredder or done in a more modern style

    like this one?

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  3. looks like these what im looking for...

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    You can get #10 threaded inserts and machine screws at any hardware store. #8 might do too, but I stuck with 10 because that's the size of the normal neck screws.

    If you want to buy online you could try ebay or Ed Roman sells a kit(though it costs way more than the hardware itself would, $20): http://www.edroman.com/parts/IS_specialparts.htm#DCK

    Woodcraft has the inserts, but I'd stick with their 8-32 because the 3/8" pilot hole for the 10-32 might go through the side of the neck.

    http://www.woodcraft.com/product.aspx?Prod...p;FamilyID=1048

    Machine screws are easy to find, you probably want 1-1/2" length, measure your neck pocket to see.

    It's better to buy hardware in-store though.

    great...

    thanks nice info.....

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