New Strat Neck

[Twanking45]

My 1989/90 Fender Strat was in a bad way so I decided to change everything I didn't like or had abused to the point of uselessness. The only thing I wound up keeping was the body. For the neck I went to warmoth and bought a reverse right hand neck with these specs:

Type: ...............................CBS Warmoth Pro
nut: ..................................1 5/8
fingerboard: ....................Q-Sawn
Shaft: ..............................Q-Sawn
rear contour: ...................standard thin
Radius: ...........................10-16
frets:.................................Stainless Steel 6230(small vintage)
Tuners:............................Tonepros Kluson locking vintage style

    I took out my old pick guard, bought a new one and threw in a set of Kinman Woodstock Plus (best single coils EVER). In hindsight, the only thing I would have done differently would have been to go for the Wizard neck contour as I play lots of farmers' chords and like most of my hand on the board. I chose the reverse right hand style because I just think it looks quirky and weird. I think fender headstocks tend to look droopy. Anyway, here it it.

 

[Unwound G]

That's what customizing is all about.  Replace with quality parts that work for you.

 

[DangerousR6]

Very nice, love the quartersawn maple, not a fan of the ginormous Fender headstock, but I like the rev..... :icon_thumright:

 

[bbl4ck]

Very nice, love the quartersawn maple, not a fan of the ginormous Fender headstock, but I like the rev..... :icon_thumright:

+1 on the reverse headstock  :icon_thumright:
I feel my next strat must have a reverse...

 

[Twanking45]

Yeah, there's just something about it that i like. It's slightly un-fender. An acquired taste, no doubt.

 

[Kublai]

That is a cool guitar there. I just finished a new build with a set of Kinman Woodstock Plus in it. It took me a few days to figure them out. They aren't really stratty, but they sound absolutely fantastic.

 

[Twanking45]

That is a cool guitar there. I just finished a new build with a set of Kinman Woodstock Plus in it. It took me a few days to figure them out. They aren't really stratty, but they sound absolutely fantastic.

  If you have the Kinman harness, there will be a switch under the pick guard -- near the selector switch -- which will say HD or .022. Switching from HD to .022 will give you more of the treble-sparkle you are used to in a strat.

 

[Kublai]

I didn't get the harness, but after playing them for a few days, I wouldn't change a thing.

 

[Justinginn]

Love everything except the quartersawn-ness... Ehh... Love the guitar in general though.  arty07: