Agile body with Warmoth neck

[Gdbryant91]

I am wanting a Warmoth Pro neck (SRV profile) and put it on an Agile body from Rondo music (and maybe upgrade to a nitro finished fender body eventually). I am not sure if the dimensions will fit this body( http://www.rondomusic.com/stbodydaphneblue.html ). I want a snug fit.

Also what color? I am putting the wired David Gilmour EMG pickguard, so I am thinking candy apple red with maple neck.

 

[AGWAN]

Dude... the neck is the pricey bit...

the bodies a pretty liveable price...

why not spend a little extra and back it up with a durable finish and a great fit?

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseItem.aspx?Body=2&Shape=1&Type=1&Path=Body,Stratocaster,Standard&bFinish=346&i=ps5020

 

[JaySwear]

i emailed kurt at rondo music a while back asking about whether or not a fender-spec p-bass neck would fit on a rondo p-bass body (SX i think). he said they were not the same size. i'd expect the same thing from the guitars. worth emailing about before you shell out for a neck! i'd definitely shoot him an email and see what he says

 

[Gdbryant91]

Well, I checked Ebay, and there are some strat bodies in good shape for around 150 bucks, might get one of those.

 

[Cagey]

I am wanting a Warmoth Pro neck (SRV profile) and put it on an Agile body from Rondo music (and maybe upgrade to a nitro finished fender body eventually). I am not sure if the dimensions will fit this body( http://www.rondomusic.com/stbodydaphneblue.html ). I want a snug fit.

The neck pocket on the Agile body is too narrow at 2 1/8". It needs to be 2 3/16" to get a Warmoth neck to fit. You'll need a router, a template and the willingness to tolerate some possible finish chips to fix that. It seems most of those Asian-sourced bodies fall down in that area. The neck pocket is either too narrow or too wide for a "standard" neck.

If your budget is tight but you want a top-quality part, there are still some Strat bodies in the Warmoth "Screamin' Deals" section. It's a pretty limited selection, but certainly nothing unattractive even if it's not your first choice of color.

 

[jackthehack]

I am wanting a Warmoth Pro neck (SRV profile) and put it on an Agile body from Rondo music (and maybe upgrade to a nitro finished fender body eventually). I am not sure if the dimensions will fit this body( http://www.rondomusic.com/stbodydaphneblue.html ). I want a snug fit.

The neck pocket on the Agile body is too narrow at 2 1/8". It needs to be 2 3/16" to get a Warmoth neck to fit. You'll need a router, a template and the willingness to tolerate some possible finish chips to fix that. It seems most of those Asian-sourced bodies fall down in that area. The neck pocket is either too narrow or too wide for a "standard" neck.

If your budget is tight but you want a top-quality part, there are still some Strat bodies in the Warmoth "Screamin' Deals" section. It's a pretty limited selection, but certainly nothing unattractive even if it's not your first choice of color.

Not sure where you're getting that info, but I just checked with a couple of Warmoth Pro necks and the neck pocket on the Agile Strat body that is being used for the "relic'ing" project/competition is loose as hell, NOT too little. You would need to clamp the neck down while drilling the pilot and regular holes for the neck, but no add'l routing/surgery would be necessary.

 

[Cagey]

Not sure where you're getting that info, but I just checked with a couple of Warmoth Pro necks and the neck pocket on the Agile Strat body that is being used for the "relic'ing" project/competition is loose as hell, NOT too little. You would need to clamp the neck down while drilling the pilot and regular holes for the neck, but no add'l routing/surgery would be necessary.

I got the Agile neck pocket dimensions from the body description/specs at the site he linked to that has the body he wants to use. Having dealt with this issue before I already knew the neck heel/pocket specs from Warmoth, but if you want to review them, you can see them here. You'll find their neck heel widths and neck pocket widths are both 2 3/16".

If your neck pocket (or the one you're referring to) is sloppy with a Warmoth neck, it must be one of the bodies I mentioned in the same post where the pocket width is 2 1/4". As I pointed out there, and I'll say again, most bodies sourced out of the Asian region seem to have either 2 1/8" or 2 1/4" neck pockets, which makes it tough to use "standard" necks from premium suppliers like Warmoth.

 

[AGWAN]

I just don't get it.

If you spend nearly 500 bucks on a gorgeous neck,

why not spend less than 300 on a body that is made for it?

 

[mayfly]

My Agile body is sloppy in the neck pocket as well.  But not as sloppy as my mid 70's jazz bass was.

My plan is to shim it.  :headbang:

 

[natan]

i read two different thoughts i really interested fit agile warmoth pro guitar neck or not.who had experience share with

 

[stubhead]

Excuse-moi, senor, but I would guess that Agile neck pockets are neither 2 1/8 INCH or 2 1/4 INCH but in fact, in keeping with 95% of the real word, are METRIC! lock up yer wimmen an' cattle, they's a comin' to metric you.... one of these decades. It's actually gotten sort of comical, back in the 70's "they" said we be all metricized by 2000. "They" say all kinds of stuff.

 

[natan]

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