The World = crazy. Strat necks as expensive as whole Guitars

chilipeppermaniac

chilipeppermaniac

Ambassador of Decibels
Country flag
I am possibly in need of a new neck/ used neck for my 1 Strat.
Reason being that my truss rod nut appears to just spin. I know the head is not stripped since I drilled out the plug and can see the head of the nut spin, not just the wrench spinning in a stripped head.

Sadly, I perused ebay late last night only to find ridiculous prices for E serial number and other USA or even Warmoth Strat necks. How can anyone pay $400-$600+ for just a neck possibly without and sometimes with tuners, string trees etc.

This seems NUTS considering a whole strat can be had for that amount.

What is a Poor guy to do if he needs a new neck?
 
Before I began my Les Paul project, I was planning a Strat project.

I determined a better course of action would be to buy a whole guitar that already had the body and neck I wanted and mod it.
 
I agree pricing is nuts for some of the necks out there. But I have found that there are plentyof perfectly fine
Mexican, Chinese, and Indonesian necks out there for great prices. I just bought a perfect Strat neck for $75.
 
Hard for me to put a Foreign neck on my 1989 Amercian Standard Strat to make it whole again.
On a side note, I see Fender walnut plugs for T rod nut holes, but they aren't tapered. Does anyone know how to taper them perfectly and not mess up the head stock?
 
Sp8,, I would have no issues buying a "player" neck for my Strat. But ideally, I would like an E serial one with a functioning T rod.
I sure wish my nurse buddy would scan my original neck I gave him to see if he can see what is happening to the T Rod or nut to see if it is broken or not.
 
I understand, but I agree on the crazy prices. If you removed the badging I could not tell one from the other.
The neck I have on the way has really nice figuring and has been "Badged" with Custom Shop decals. It was
originally a Mexican neck, but I cant tell...seller was open and honest about it as well...
 
Hi Bea. Thanks for asking. I am in the process of having a friend " Xray" the neck to see what issue might be going on with the T rod. I drilled out the walnut plug and yet cannot back out the nut nor have it fall out as if it were loosened off the rod and/or the threaded part sheared off. So, I am waiting before assessing the condition to see how to proceed. In the mean time, I guess you could say I am looking for a spare/replacement neck to have so I can at least play my Strat. I have an excellent Luthier, but being of limited income, I want to see how well I can fix it myself before resorting to a professional.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
In the mean time, I guess you could say I am looking for a spare/replacement neck to have so I can at least play my Strat.
Click to expand...

Then i would try to buy a cheap chinese strat neck. They may be really good, they'll allow You to play the strat, and they could be sold with not too much of loss.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top