Warmoth Truss Rods

[many typos]

I'm about to order my first strat neck.. and I'm considering the vintage modern and the pro..
The pro has two rods inside.. I'm a bit concerned the neck will sound extra bright. Can you guys let me know if my concern is a non issue?
If it is a brighter sounding neck I will order the vintage modern. Thank for the advice.

 

[MUYFUE]

I'm not sure on that one...
I don't think It'll make a drastic difference...May not even be noticable.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

The Pro has a double expanding truss rod, 2 that work together.  For example, a humbucker is one pickup.  On the Pro, there is only one adjustment made.  The pro is a little heavier, which heavier necks are usually recipes for tone and neckdive, but non-issues on most body styles.

 

[rockskate4x]

go with the pro. It's all around sturdier and the tone will not be affected so much that your amp and pickups cannot compensate for any of that. In fact you probably wouldn't notice a difference. The only reason i would go with a vintage modern is if I was using a body with a fender style deluxe contour. I'm doing a project with that kind of a body and i had to return a perfectly good warmoth pro neck because the different screw position was going to collide with the pro's side adjustment hardware. like on the bottom of this page....
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/faq2.aspx
This is the one case in which i use a vintage modern neck...

 

[Superlizard]

Expect more warmth (mids) from the Vintage Modern truss.

 

[-CB-]

The double expanding does work better against needing readjustment as humidity changes, but its not foolproof in that respect.  Personally, I dont like the side tweak mechanism - not for its engineering, but the way it looks.  To me it just doesn't "belong" there on a Fender type neck.  Call it tradition.

 

[many typos]

Just what I figured, Mixed reviews...... Warmth is what I'm looking for especially with a maple neck and fret board.. I have fantastic swamp ash body.. I can feel every single note through it..I may try the Pro since its so highly recommended.. Can I return the neck or exchange it if its to bright? Shit...?
I'm not a fan of the stainless frets.. They sound bright to me as well..

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Yes and no.  I think they have some sort of return policy with a day limitation if you don't like it for whatever reason, but it has to be unaltered in resellable condition.  If it's too bright, then you've installed it and drilled it for tuners.  Now it is only returnable for warranty issues.

Call them and ask what they sell the most.

 

[tfarny]

You can't return a neck if you attach it to a body / install tuners, unless it's defective, and "a little too bright" doesnt probably count in that regard. It's also possible to turn down the treble on your amp just slightly if you find your guitar too bright overall, you know.  :icon_biggrin: :icon_biggrin:

The pro necks are noticeably heaver, and have the weird looking but very convenient side adjuster. As far as stability: my LP neck is a pro, '59, all rosewood with no finish, it's been strung up with 10s at standard tuning for a year, truss rod never moved. A few weeks ago I put .013 flatwounds on and kept it tuned to open E, lots lots more string tension. The neck has barely moved at all, no truss adjustment.

 

[many typos]

Well, I ordered a Maple/Maple neck. Its the Pro.. The side adjuster doesn't bug me at all........ I spoke to a local guy who swears by them.
I played a Tele he has.. The Pro neck felt great.. The adjuster on the neck was a non issue.,. It was brighter than a single rod neck.. But, like some of you said, The amp treble knob should balance the sound..
Thanks for the tips!

 

[-CB-]

t was brighter than a single rod neck..

Unless you played with the single rod neck with new strings, then changed to the double rod neck on the same guitar, with more new strings, and used the same cable and amp and settings exactly, that statement is open to much debate.

 

[Dan025]

i have 3 pro necks. on my jazzmaster i know that my guitar tech in nyc adjusted the truss rod atleast once when it bent backwards a bit and it got difficult playing it.

never had any such problem with my strat or tele necks.

it is just now that i discovered about the heavier weight of a pro neck (though it is clearly mentioned in warmoth site itself) - hmmm if i had known this i would not have gone for a tele pro neck, which i battle with daily on my thinline for being neck heavy.

btw any particular reason that warmoth's conversion necks are only 'pro'?

seems to me that a conversion neck needs a different length truss rod and maybe they thought the double rod is superior anyway so why clutter everything with more options and parts to sort out at the factory. the single rod is for the purist so they offer it for a more true to fender type of construction. how many people going for a non traditional guitar will specifically request a single truss rod? maybe a few but will a couple lost sales justify the complications of more options? that is more CNC programs, more trussrod lengths, more things to speciffy when ordering more room for miscomunication and error. it seems they are more open to new things in the past year as they have a new programmer so maybe if there is a demand for it it will change, who knows.

 

[deepblue]

To me the main reason for ordering the Pro was because I wanted a AAA flame maple neck.
If im spending extra money for the flame I dont want to ruin its beauty with a skunk stripe running
right up the middle.
Heres a pic of my neck...

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

If im spending extra money for the flame I dont want to ruin its beauty with a skunk stripe running

The Total Vintage construction only has the skunk stripe on all one piece maple.  If your neck were a Total Vintage, it still wouldn't have a skunk stripe.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/Strat_TotalVintage.aspx

 

[Alfang]

Your comment reguarding stainless frets being bright is simply not true. The general opinion arround here is the only difference is they are smooth playen and last forever.

Forever because many of us have 10-20 guitars to spread out the wear, but still they last a long time

 

[deepblue]

If im spending extra money for the flame I dont want to ruin its beauty with a skunk stripe running

The Total Vintage construction only has the skunk stripe on all one piece maple.  If your neck were a Total Vintage, it still wouldn't have a skunk stripe.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/Strat_TotalVintage.aspx

Yes, but total vintage has a 7.25 radius.....not my cuppa.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Yes, but total vintage has a 7.25 radius.....not my cuppa.

True, but that wasn't in your original concern, only the skunk stripe.