New video: Warmoth vs Fender necks

[aarontunes]

Here is a pretty thorough comparison of Warmoth's replacement necks versus Fender's.

 

[rauchman]

Very nicely done. Interesting on the subtle contour differences.

 

[cuthbert]

The biflex truss rod is how they call their dual action one...I think it was introduced in 1983 with the Elite.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Those Fender necks are too thick for my liking.
I prefer the Graphtech nut.
The Fender necks do not have SS frets.
I like to do my own finish on necks.
Warmoth is the choice.

 

[cuthbert]

I am pretty sure that if you know what you want you would choose a custom neck.

Fender necks in the 90s were definitely thinner, but the internet connoisseurs have brainwashed the guitarist population with the idea that thicker=better despite of the trend from the 50s to the 80s to get thinner and thinner...

I had a 1969 strat like the one Hendrix used, nut width was 40mm sharp and thickness 20mm. It was small.

 

[Strat Avenger]

Yeah, I know neck thickness is a matter of personal preference, and that's fine. I think that if I had big hands, I would want a thick neck. The only Fender I currently own is my 1990 Strat, which has a thin neck; even thinner than Warmoth's Standard Thin.

 

[cuthbert]

Yeah, I know neck thickness is a matter of personal preference, and that's fine. I think that if I had big hands, I would want a thick neck. The only Fender I currently own is my 1990 Strat, which has a thin neck; even thinner than Warmoth's Standard Thin.

These two guys had relatively large hands and always played thin and narrow necks:

 

[PFDarkside]

I am pretty sure that if you know what you want you would choose a custom neck.

Fender necks in the 90s were definitely thinner, but the internet connoisseurs have brainwashed the guitarist population with the idea that thicker=better despite of the trend from the 50s to the 80s to get thinner and thinner...

I had a 1969 strat like the one Hendrix used, nut width was 40mm sharp and thickness 20mm. It was small.

I thought thinner was better until I started playing thicker necks. I have a JM, 62 hot rod and Pre-Hendrix MIM that are all 0.835” that I liked a lot more than my 90’s Fenders that were .790 - .800. I have a CIJ 52RI that isn’t quite my thing. I also don’t like bigger Gibson’s. Then I tried a Fatback on a whim, amazing! I think as long it’s a C, thick is great for me. V and D, not so much.

 

[Strat Avenger]

I think as long it’s a C, thick is great for me. V and D, not so much.

Same for me.

 

[ruscio]

Another really informative video, but I'm surprised you left out a lot of the Warmoth options that you can't get with Fender replacement necks, such as:

* scalloped frets - Fender has offered this, but it locks you into all the other specs that come with it (Am Pro II?)
* tuner holes - you mentioned this a bit when talking about headstock thickness, but I don't recall you mentioning the options available here
* painted headstocks - if that's still available, not sure
* headstock veneers - ditto
* binding - several options
* scale conversions - baritone, Gibson
* mounting holes - 4-hole, 3-hole micro-tilt, no holes
* number of frets - 21, 22, 24 fret extension

 

[cuthbert]

Until one month ago veneers and painted headstocks were still available.

 

[aarontunes]

Another really informative video, but I'm surprised you left out a lot of the Warmoth options that you can't get with Fender replacement necks, such as:

* scalloped frets - Fender has offered this, but it locks you into all the other specs that come with it (Am Pro II?)
* tuner holes - you mentioned this a bit when talking about headstock thickness, but I don't recall you mentioning the options available here
* painted headstocks - if that's still available, not sure
* headstock veneers - ditto
* binding - several options
* scale conversions - baritone, Gibson
* mounting holes - 4-hole, 3-hole micro-tilt, no holes
* number of frets - 21, 22, 24 fret extension

It's a big ask to regurgitate the entire Warmoth website - plus off-menu options - all in one video. LOL. That's why at the end of every video I say "If you still have questions, go to the Warmoth website or give our customer service department a call."

Some of the things on your list actually were mentioned, though perhaps only in passing. But my objective in this vid was just to compare the specs those three necks had in common. For that reason, I didn't spend much time talking about options that are exclusive to one construction only. You mentioned some of them (scallops, binding, conversion necks, et al) but another big one is 7-1/4" radius (available on Vintage construction only).

I also didn't talk much about off-menu options. Way too many to list them all in a single video....even in a video dedicated specifically to off-menu options.....which I've also done.

And yes, painted headstocks (not to mentioned painted neck shafts) and headstock lams are all still available.

 

[jjwu]

Y'all need to offer a "thinner headstock" option!