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Post subject: Swapping Necks?
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 2:50 pm
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I have a question that I can't seem to find a good enough answer to, not to ask here.

I have a fretless bass that I love the feel of but because it's fretless I don't find myself playing it very often.

What I'm wondering is if I ran across a decent neck for a P bass, and of the same round-about era, would the neck holes bolt up if I wanted to swap it with a fretted neck?

The fretless I own is a 78-79 P with 4 neck screws.

Should I expect to encounter any other issues?

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Post subject: Re: Swapping Necks?
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2017 3:59 pm
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Generally speaking, Fender necks and bodies are interchangeable. *Some* aftermarket Fender-spec parts may also be directly swappable. There might be some minor fit issues when trying to fit a MIJ neck onto a MIA or MIM body and vice versa. Minor sanding (or shimming) may be necessary. I can't speak to all aftermarket necks but I've had good luck with those from Allparts, Warmoth, and USACG. I've heard anecdotally that necks from Musi-Kraft are also simpatico with genuine Fender bodies.

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Post subject: Re: Swapping Necks?
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:10 am
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what did you do in the end


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