7/8 24 fret neck vs mustang 24" neck
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stratamania
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You are right to say that.
Some further information to give the bigger picture on Warmoth Mustang/Jaguar and 7/8 necks have the same neck heel dimensions and screw hole positions for those wondering what will or will not intonate.
Warmoth Mustang/Jaguar necks do fit on a Warmoth 7/8 body and intonate without issue with a 24" scale. Furthermore, a Warmoth 7/8 neck will fit onto a Mustang body and will intonate with the resultant 24 3/4" scale. And the bridge is also in the correct place for both of these specific situations.
24 3/4" 22 fret conversion necks do not intonate on a Mustang or 7/8 body.
This is well documented in other forum threads.
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Didn't want to start a whole new thread but thought this was one had a similar conversation to ask this question.
I'm looking at getting a Warmoth 7/8 S style body. I tried out one of their modern style 25.5 scale necks a while back and it was much too heavy due to the double truss rod and so I'm not interested in getting their Warhead neck for their 7/8 body. I know that the 24" scale mustang / jaguar neck would work as well, but it also is only offered in the modern construction.
I'm thinking about getting a neck from another dealer, since they offer 'jaguar' style necks with vintage single truss rod construction which would be lighter weight. I contacted then and they indicated that it 'should' work as long as Warmoth's mustang/jaguar neck "matches up with standard Fender Jaguar layout and scale." While I think the answer is yes, I thought I'd post this here in case anyone knows a reason why this would not work. Don't want to make an expensive mistake.
Thanks!
I'm looking at getting a Warmoth 7/8 S style body. I tried out one of their modern style 25.5 scale necks a while back and it was much too heavy due to the double truss rod and so I'm not interested in getting their Warhead neck for their 7/8 body. I know that the 24" scale mustang / jaguar neck would work as well, but it also is only offered in the modern construction.
I'm thinking about getting a neck from another dealer, since they offer 'jaguar' style necks with vintage single truss rod construction which would be lighter weight. I contacted then and they indicated that it 'should' work as long as Warmoth's mustang/jaguar neck "matches up with standard Fender Jaguar layout and scale." While I think the answer is yes, I thought I'd post this here in case anyone knows a reason why this would not work. Don't want to make an expensive mistake.
Thanks!
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It's a case of caveat emptor. It might work but no one can guarantee it as how can anyone know what that neck adheres to.
It is also better to open a new thread, usually.
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I agree with Andrews above about big W’s double trussrod. To avoid that, I only buy 25.5” necks with Vintage/modern construction.
Maybe you can find the thread asking Warmoth to offer other scale lengths in Vintage/Modern construction. I don’t know why they won’t offer this.
Maybe you can find the thread asking Warmoth to offer other scale lengths in Vintage/Modern construction. I don’t know why they won’t offer this.
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I believe on can order a neck with the single truss rod, instead of the standard double truss on the Modern necks.
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In that case would the neck be made with skunk stripe like a Vintage/Modern? Have you ordered this?
How about the side adjust mechanism?
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Not sure on the skunk stripe. I'm not a fan of the side adjust doo hickey, as it prevents creating a Fender Elite / Ultra type heel. I had called W at one point to inquire if there were options to not include the side adjust. IIRC, I was told they could do a standard double or single, however for non Tiltback options, the access would be at the heel of the neck, not the headstock. All of the W necks I have (3) are either Modern Vintage or Modern Tiltback. The Tiltback has the double truss rod, and maybe it's me, but it seems to deaden the sound a smidge.
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I have a perception that a single acting conventional trussrod shares the shear forces more evenly into the wood of the neck. The single acting trussrod is always in tension and distributes a shear load along the entire length of the trussrod channel. The double acting truss rod takes a proportion of the compression load in its upper beam. Any degree of structural redundancy allows the fretboard to settle in an unconstrained shape, so there is potential for the fretboard to develop bumps and dips. I observed that necks with Modern construction sometimes have a bump, or lack of relief around the 15th fret, so in my experience the playing surface seems to be less stable and more likely to benefit from fret levelling.
I guess this will be an unpopular opinion as most people seem to be very happy with their Modern construction necks. However I always choose Vintage/Modern construction for the reason described above.
I guess this will be an unpopular opinion as most people seem to be very happy with their Modern construction necks. However I always choose Vintage/Modern construction for the reason described above.
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