ordered another neck today

[-CB-]

This one -

Vintage Modern with 21 frets, type 6115 SS.  I was gonna go regular 12 inch radius, but thought... let me finally try a compound radius.  Fat back, which I'm really enjoying on the others. Thats about it.  Gonna take them about a month to build and ship.  No hurries, no worries.

This one is for the nice ash body with the clear finish I bought from our very own Vtpcnk.

Dunno what I'm gonna do with pickups yet.  Got time to decide, shop etc.

 

[Mor Paul]

I approve of that body. And let's see how you like that compound radius. I like mine.

 

[Nando Vallart]

Nice! What woods on it?

 

[Unwound G]

Ah, a natural Ash Tele...........nice.  Let us know what you have decided on your neck.

 

[-CB-]

Was gonna get canary, but decided to go with plain jane maple.  Gonna give it a light amber treatment and lacquer.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

Didja try the Earvana?  I am curious to see what you think about those.
Patrick

 

[T50]

Make sure to post some pics when you get the neck.
I want a natural ash tele as well.  :toothy10:

 

[-CB-]

No earvana thingie... I really am having great success with the GraphTech pre-slotted nuts and have no issues with those at all.  They can be fit the the slot easily, and usually require minimal slot fiddling. 

 

[SlingBass]

Very nice body, and I imagine the neck will be the same (from your description).  Appears this will be a real players axe.  ENJOY  :glasses10:

 

[DangerousR6]

Nice tele there CB, is that the super glue tele? And normally i'm all for maple, but I think an all Pau or all rosewood would be the shiznit.... :icon_biggrin:

 

[-CB-]

No, the super glue turned into the blue sparkle.  It could have stayed clear, it looked great clear, but there were ulterior motives for the blue sparkle.  I wanted to see how the paint was going to go with the clear lacquer.  I did that on the headstock, expecting to use SprayMax on the body.  It went so well I did the body in lacquer too.

This clear finished body I got "pre fit" from our very own forum member Vtpcnk.  He got it, but ended up not being his cup of tea.

Thinking on a neck swap too... goncalo on the clear solid body, and maple one on the thinline which is just a little too warm.  This might help to even both out a bit.

 

[jimbo]

I'll second the recommendation for Pau Ferro. I bought my Pau Ferro neck on a whim of sorts, and I've been nothing less than amazed by it.

 

[AprioriMark]

Hey =CB=, can I get your reasoning for Vintage Modern over the other options?  I prefer it for necks now, but I'm curious what makes it the thing to do for you.

-Mark

 

[Alfang]

Try some of TT's pups, would love to hear a review of his pups from you

 

[-CB-]

Hey =CB=, can I get your reasoning for Vintage Modern over the other options?  I prefer it for necks now, but I'm curious what makes it the thing to do for you.

I like 21 frets, non overhung fretboard.  But I also like the headstock adjustment hole for the truss rod on the VM.  The WP necks... too heavy, and non traditional.  If they used a top adjust (like the VM), and didn't have the side adjust/tweak thing, I'd consider one... but really the VM does what I want.  My preference is 12 flat radius.  But....its not a deal breaker.  I finally tried the Warmoth compound radius on this neck, mostly because I was feelin' cheapo and didn't want to spring for the custom radius.  I got the 21fret neck tho, which is now available on the VM by special order.  To me, it looks cleaner that way.  I hardly ever play to the very end of the neck. so the extra fret is more of a mind game thing, like 24 frets are.

 

[vtpcnk]

>The WP necks... too heavy, and non traditional. 

hmmm - so another factor to consider.

>If they used a top adjust (like the VM), and didn't have the side adjust/tweak thing, I'd consider one...

i actually wanted to buy warmoth because of this (side adjust)!

but warmoth conversion necks are all "pro".

 

[vtpcnk]

>I hardly ever play to the very end of the neck. so the extra fret is more of a mind game thing, like 24 frets are.

the first song i learnt was the bluesbreakers cover of otis rush's 'all your lovin'.

in the final part of the solo to that song, EC hits on the 22nd fret.

so with such a foundation when i first looked for a strat neck i proudly rejected 21 frets as inadequate : "yea man i need that 22nd"!