First of all.... What a wonderfull collection of guitars you guys have in here!!!
All new in the DIY guitarworld and I am having a bit of trouble.
Tried changing the fretwork on my old telecaster. The guitar has a Migthy Mite neck, sperzeltuners on a vintage telebody.
Didn't quite succeed!!
Decided to change the neck. Maybe in the future I will prevail and fix the old neck.
Ordered a Warmoth conversion scale 24 3/4" Warmoth Pro neck. Goncale Alves neckwood, pau ferro fretboard.
That gave me two new problems!!
Firstly I am having second doubts about scale length. The conversion neck looks short, and Ive read a bit about lower string tension and consequences for the overall sound of the guitar.
Secondly the overhang of the fretboard/7,9 mm is double the length off the old neck, which result in the end of the fretboard coming all the way up to the neck pick up. The 7,9 mm overhang should - as I understand it - be the same on alle the necks from Warmoth, unless it is 21 fret which is cut flush.
So the question is, should I go for a normal scale neck instead?
Likewise I have to figure out what is the reason and the concequence of the Warmoth fretboard overhang compared to the shorther existing neck overhang. It doesent look right with the 7,9 mm overhang. Is it because of the heel om my vintage telebody?
Would a solution be to go with 21 fret cut flush. Does anyone have standard for distance between the stringsaddles on the bridge and the edge of the heel and secondly the distance from nut to saddles on the bridge. Wants to be completely sure, that standard Warmoth scale neck will fit and intonate correctly.
I added some pictures, and would be happy to hear if anyone has suggestions.
Greetings from Denmark!!
Søren
All new in the DIY guitarworld and I am having a bit of trouble.
Tried changing the fretwork on my old telecaster. The guitar has a Migthy Mite neck, sperzeltuners on a vintage telebody.
Didn't quite succeed!!
Decided to change the neck. Maybe in the future I will prevail and fix the old neck.
Ordered a Warmoth conversion scale 24 3/4" Warmoth Pro neck. Goncale Alves neckwood, pau ferro fretboard.
That gave me two new problems!!
Firstly I am having second doubts about scale length. The conversion neck looks short, and Ive read a bit about lower string tension and consequences for the overall sound of the guitar.
Secondly the overhang of the fretboard/7,9 mm is double the length off the old neck, which result in the end of the fretboard coming all the way up to the neck pick up. The 7,9 mm overhang should - as I understand it - be the same on alle the necks from Warmoth, unless it is 21 fret which is cut flush.
So the question is, should I go for a normal scale neck instead?
Likewise I have to figure out what is the reason and the concequence of the Warmoth fretboard overhang compared to the shorther existing neck overhang. It doesent look right with the 7,9 mm overhang. Is it because of the heel om my vintage telebody?
Would a solution be to go with 21 fret cut flush. Does anyone have standard for distance between the stringsaddles on the bridge and the edge of the heel and secondly the distance from nut to saddles on the bridge. Wants to be completely sure, that standard Warmoth scale neck will fit and intonate correctly.
I added some pictures, and would be happy to hear if anyone has suggestions.
Greetings from Denmark!!
Søren
