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Post subject: how easy/cheap would it be to change neck on vintage mod....
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:53 pm
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ified telecaster (to a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard neck) am planning on getting one of these Image (i know it's a squier,just thought that more people would read my post here :wink: what sort of price would i be looking at to get a good squier/fender neck and get it fitted to guitar? thanks :)


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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:01 pm
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Why do you want to replace the neck? Is there something wrong with it? A Fender neck could end up costing as much as the guitar itself. Makes little sense to me for one extra fret.

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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:29 am
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Bear in mind that the extra fret has to be on an overhanging extension of the fingerboard, otherwise the scale length will be wrong and you'll never get it intonated properly.


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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:53 am
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Butterscotch wrote:
Bear in mind that the extra fret has to be on an overhanging extension of the fingerboard, otherwise the scale length will be wrong and you'll never get it intonated properly.



No problem with the 22 the fret and the scale. The scale won't change because the fret is a fretboard extension to the neck pickups. Scale between the nut and saddle will be the same.

My opinion to buy a new neck on Squire ; better to buy a new guitar guitar, neck is too expensive. If you are a good guitar player to need a 22 th fret, in few months you'll need a better pickups and after....you buy as American Standard or more high end.


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Post subject: Re: how easy/cheap would it be to change neck on vintage mod
Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:38 am
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thanks everyone for the replies. am now going for a cv tele instead (a white one).i saw it in a guitar shop today,after i had sold my 360 and games to pay towards a new telecaster.it is a beautiful guitar tbh :D i tried it out through a mustang 1 amp (but am awful at playing a guitar,especially in a guitar shop).the guitar sounded fantastic though :shock: :D the bridge pick up had a growl to it (if that makes any sense) and once i added some gain,holy mother :D the neck sounded really smooth.i quickly paid a deposit on the guitar,and will be picking it up next thursday :D this will be my first proper tele (with single coil only pick ups :wink: i will be keeping the neck on this guitar (from what little playing i had on the guitar,the neck felt really nice tbh).i cannot wait to get/start playing it :D


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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:01 am
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Smart move. :D

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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:48 pm
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Yes smart move.


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