If anybody out there has a Fender Strat XII 12 string, I would greatly appreciate a measurement that is not in the Fender specifications.
I need to know the width of the neck at the 22nd fret.
Thanks,
Doug

Sure, pal!



Just lemme know where on this instrument that I'd find that "22 fret".



Arjay

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Retrofake, the guitar Doug is talking about is the original mid-1980s Strat XII with the Electric XII-like bridge, not the late 2005 reincarnation with the modified 12-string hardtail Strat unit.

(pictured guitar is not mine, I found this photo from Chris Guitars' website)



Only the original 12-string Stratocasters came with a 22-fret neck.



Sincerely yours,

Chromefake

Congratulations, minnow-boy.

Now if you can merely measure your Strat 12-string's neck at your 22nd fret, one of your posts will finally achieve some relevance.

Arjay

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This looks like a picture from Chrisguitars.com. I've purchased a few instruments and an amp from Chris. He's a great guy and always has great deals.

I recalled Chris having a rare ash-bodied Elite Stratocaster in Emerald Green and a Pewter EC model from 1989 in his store. These guitars were already sold.

As for the Pewter EC Strat, Chris wrote a brief comment about the guitar's history. He said that Eric toured with it for nearly 2 years (1986-1987) before the original 21-fret neck being replaced by a 22-fret flamed maple neck crafted by Mike Stevens in February of 1988.

Once again, chromefake......a superb job of thread thievery.



Doug, I contacted a "mate" in Australia with one of the "original" Strat 12-strings and he indicates that the neck width at the 22nd fret measures 2-7/32" on his (that translates into 57mm if you need a metric dimension).

HTH

Arjay

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I'm not a thread thief, mate.

How about at the 21st Fret. I looked up the specifications, and one site showed "22 Frets."

Thanks to all of you for your replies. I've learned a lot about the STRAT XII in a short time from you.
Doug

Some additional info, Doug.

The extra fret on the original 12-string neck was installed in the same manner that Fender employed to add a 22nd fret to its normal MIA six-strings. Pics here will clearly demonstrate that......

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Stratocaster ... 1c1d1ab5f6

The "re-issue" 12-string (with 21 frets) uses a Gotoh bridge that passes only one of each paired strings through the body, ie: a rear-loader. The other six strings are top-loaded through the bridge plate itself. The "original" 22-fret 12-string body loads all strings from the rear, through ferrules counter-sunk on the back (ala the Telecaster).

HTH

Arjay

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Thanks, Arjay, good info, great pics. Hope I can contribute some useful info sometime.
I've been in one facet or another of the music business for my entire life.

PM me for any additional info, Doug.

I've owned my 12-string Strat for over four years now and play it professionally on stage -- I've torn it apart (twice) and I'm pretty familiar with most of its idiosyncracies.

Arjay

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