Wizard strat 1 5/8?

[J.D.ROOST]

Been messing around with this for too long..
I have some terrible tendinitis issues and can
no longer play my Lonestar without crippling my
fingers for days.
I have been using my rg570 (orig.wizard neck) and
want to drop the hammer on a wiz neck for the strat.

I know the War. neck is more like the wiz II (not a big fan) but thought
I could offset this by getting the 1 5/8 nut and the 10-16 rad.
My questions are...
1. If I order the smaller nut is the neck any thinner (not as wide) or is it just a 1 5/8 nut on a 1 11/16 size neck?

2. The Lonestar currently has a 1.650 (42mm) nut. Do I need to do anything with the bridge or can I get away with it?

Any other options (aside form the graphite thin line from the other guys)?

Sorry if these have all been asked before but I need to get this neck ordered sometime this century. :laughing7:

 

[DangerousR6]

The Warmoth wizard profile is pretty close to a Jackson, and almost the same as the Wizard II. The wizard II is 19mm at the first fret and 21mm at the 12th fret. My Warmoth wizard is about 18.5mm at the first fret and 21.5mm at the 12th fret. My Jacksons are 18mm at first fret and 19.5mm at the 12th. On the nut size, whatever size nut you choose is the dimension of he neck at the point of the nut.. So if you order a 1 5/8ths nut, the neck is cut down to 1 5/8ths at the nut. I measured my 2 Warmoth wizard necks and they actually measure 1.620 which is just .005" under 1 5/8ths. :icon_thumright:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Sorry for your tendinitis.  It has to suck to get pain from doing what you love.  I have a couple of observations.

1. If I order the smaller nut is the neck any thinner (not as wide) or is it just a 1 5/8 nut on a 1 11/16 size neck?

The nut width is literally the width of the neck at the nut.  So 1 5/8" is not 1 11/16".  The thickness of the neck regardless of the nut width is the same per specific contour.

2. The Lonestar currently has a 1.650 (42mm) nut. Do I need to do anything with the bridge or can I get away with it?

1 5/8" in decimal form is 1.625. 1 11/16 in decimal form is 1.6875", so your Lonestar is only .025" larger than an 1 5/8".  Same thing, IMO.

The bridge spacing is almost unaffected by 1/16" difference that is 25.5" away, so don't sweat that detail.  Most people find a thinner neck, while feeling faster to play on, causes more finger fatigue than a thicker one.

 

[J.D.ROOST]

Looks like I am beat.
Read some if the install issues and
their necks are not compatible with the
lonestar 22 fret guitars.

 

[DangerousR6]

Looks like I am beat.
Read some if the install issues and
their necks are not compatible with the
lonestar 22 fret guitars.

Looks like you'll just have to buy a body to go with the neck now.... :laughing7:

 

[J.D.ROOST]

Looked more into this.
Seems the problem is that the stock Lonestar
22 fret neck has no overhang. The war. 22 fret necks
all have the the last fret overhanging past the stock of the
neck.
I am fairly sure I could just order a 21 fret war neck and it will work.
Do you think this will mess up intonation?

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Looked more into this.
Seems the problem is that the stock Lonestar
22 fret neck has no overhang. The war. 22 fret necks
all have the the last fret overhanging past the stock of the
neck.
I am fairly sure I could just order a 21 fret war neck and it will work.
Do you think this will mess up intonation?

:icon_scratch:  If the 22 fret neck won't work, the 21 fret won't work either.

 

[J.D.ROOST]

I was assuming the 21 fret strat neck fingerboard was flush with the but end of the neck..(no overhang) and thats what was causing the issue (war.page states that 21 fret lone stars have no fitment issues.) But re-thinking it thats not the case.
Thanks for the info.

Guess I will give them a call Monday.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

The Warmoth (and Fender) 22 fret necks are a 21 fret neck with the 22nd fret overhang.  They're the same scale length and same length nut to heel.  If your Lonestar neck is 22 fret with no overhang, a 21 fret neck with no overhang won't intonate properly unless you have a lot of room to move the saddles back further.