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Post subject: Swap straight 9.5 rad neck to 9.5-12 compound radius neck
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:44 pm
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I currently have MIM deluxe strat with a floyd rose bridge and 1.5/8 locking nut with a straight rosewood 9.5 radius neck. Will the fact that this is a 9.5 - 12 compund radius neck work on my strat? I guess one question is which end is 9.5 and which is 12 degrees, will my bridge and nut still work OK or will I need to replace say the nut becasue of the raduis change?
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:01 pm
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Hi Don. I'm a little unclear - you've already bought a replacement neck, or you are thinking about it?

So long as it has a Fender type heel (which it will have if sold as a Strat-type neck) then it will be a straight swap. Where does this neck come from; who made it?

To the other part: the compound radius on that one will move from 9.5 inches at the nut to 12 inches at the heel end of the fingerboard. It is a nice thing to have, but don't set too much store by it. Some people say they can't even feel the difference. It is pretty subtle.

Bear in mind, with production line machinary it is not actually very difficult to make compound fingerboards on a mass basis. And yet few manufacturers bother to offer them - off the top of my head I can only think of Parker that do them as standard on their American instruments. The reason is that it is a fine difference that in reality is found not necessary by most players.

And if you are proposing to pull a locking nut off one neck and install it on another that doesn't already have that type of nut... hmm, well then I just wouldn't bother. Too much fiddly carpentry for minimal benefit, in my modest opinion.

Still, perfectly reasonable to go that way if you feel like it. It may help you to get your action minutely lower without buzzing. You may even have wonderfully sensitive hands that can appreciate the difference. Let us know how you get on.

Good luck - C


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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:12 pm
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Sorry, I should have mentioned I was thinking about the swap. I have a rosewood fingerboard now with the Floyd locking nut on it, and I also have another strat with maple neck and fingerboard and I like the maple look and feel. I have looked at 2 companies that sell Fender Lic necks, Metalshop music on ebay (this is where I got the first maple neck I have and it is beautiful) and Warmoth.com. I would be taking the nut off the rosewood to install the maple as both manufacturers will pre route the neck for a Floyd locking nut.

Pretty much as my last neck change it seems like it would be just a straight swap out and refitting the hardware from the current neck to the new. I was just afraid the radius difference would cause me to need a new bridge or nut perhaps.

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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:21 pm
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OK, well a Warmoth neck will be a straight swap without any problems. That's a high quality product. I'm surprised they don't sell it to you with a Floyd nut prefitted, but if they've routed for it then it ain't so bad.

A lot (most?) Floyds have a bridge setup to a 12 inch radius, so that would suit a fingerboard that was 12 inches at the heel end perfectly well. No need to go swapping the bridge. And if your existing nut is on a 9.5 radius neck at the moment then that will fit the other end of a compound fretboard too. Bingo!

I don't foresee any problems, but just don't get too excited that it is going to revolutionise the feel of your guitar. It will be a subtle improvement at best. Anyway, we'd all love to see pictures of it when you're done. Come back to us, won't you!

Cheers - C


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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:43 pm
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Actually, I can get the neck from Warmoth with the nut pre-installed and probably will. Thanks for the input to make my decision easier... Pics won't be til after Christmas since the neck will be a gift from Santa I hope :-)
But I will definitely post some pics ..

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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:35 pm
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jackson offer compound radius fretboards on their american guitars. 9.5 to 12 is very minimal. 10 to 14 or 16 is more usuall in high octane guitars.


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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:06 am
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nikininja wrote:
jackson offer compound radius fretboards on their american guitars. 9.5 to 12 is very minimal. 10 to 14 or 16 is more usuall in high octane guitars.


Interesting. As I said elsewhere I have never played a Jackson - how does that neck feel, Niki?

I had a good tryout on a top end Parker once. It felt incredible, though I believe that was a combination of factors, not just the compound radius. I was in agonies of indecision over that rather expensive guitar and in the end didn't plump for it. At the time I found the look just too weird. More recently it has grown on me some, but not enough spare cash for that one now. Such is the ebb and flow of GAS...

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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:49 pm
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Jackson USA are incredibly good guitars their only letdown is they either play really fast with a decent tone or they play as would any other £2k guitar but sound phenomenal. They could do with finding a middleground.

I really do recommend trying out a soloist or one of their carved top models. I had a soloist prior to my first wife, i'll forever be a fan.


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