Dazed Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Where would you recommend to buy a replacement neck off the shelf? Anyone have any idea what a custom neck would cost to be built by a luthier? I know materials and spec will affect the cost, but for a standard kind of wood choice. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I'd wager about 400 squids from a pro luthier. Also luthiers have waiting times, so while not adding to the cost, it can affect who you choose. I think, without checking, that Warmoth necks off the shelf are in that same cost region, give or take, but they're US based, so there's extra costs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dov65 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 GuitarBuild.co.uk have several necks available online around the 250 - 400 mark. Sure the necks are minus a nut & a finish also note the heel size….maybe worth firing them in an email and asking what they can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Plenty of necks for sale here and on eBay. What are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Something not standard and not on any of all the usual suspects of ‘off the shelf’ neck suppliers unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 On 04/07/2023 at 00:20, Dazed said: Something not standard and not on any of all the usual suspects of ‘off the shelf’ neck suppliers unfortunately. Not standard in terms of headstock shape or scale length, etc? If it is the former, then there are some fully useable and exceptionally cheap paddle-head necks around (we are talking 1/3 of the UK cost of the timber!). If so, shout and I can find you some links. If it's the latter, then yes, it's probably going to be needing a custom builder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Hi Andy. Both points just to be awkward 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 I had Jon Shuker put a custom neck on my Shukerbird (definitely not standard - he profiled it to my spec (Jazz width, birdseye board, etc) and custom-made it to fit perfectly to The World's Longest 4-bolt Neck Pocket), but as above, he may be busy if you're in a rush. Worth a try, though. It was also cheaper (at the time, admittedly a while ago) than a Warmoth neck (which wouldn't have fitted the daft pocket anyway). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Thanks for that Muzz. Interesting to hear the cost was lower than an off the shelf job. I may be able to challenge the long neck pocket with one of my old Warwick bolt ons 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Dazed said: Thanks for that Muzz. Interesting to hear the cost was lower than an off the shelf job. I may be able to challenge the long neck pocket with one of my old Warwick bolt ons 😄 And Jon Shuker is one of the best... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 You’re too modest Andy I hear you’re not half bad yourself 😜 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Dazed said: You’re too modest Andy I hear you’re not half bad yourself 😜 You are very kind... but there is a difference between an experienced amateur and a seasoned professional. As Ronnie Corbett would say, "I know my place!" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Could you progress to being a seasoned amateur? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 21 hours ago, Dazed said: I may be able to challenge the long neck pocket with one of my old Warwick bolt ons 😄 How's this for a daft arrangement? (not Jon's, obv - he just worked with it (and very very well); the heel of the neck is twice as long as a 'normal' heel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 As I've said before: the worst upper fret access in Christendom, but I don't care: I seldom go up there, it gives me a nose bleed... 😐 It's definitely solid, tho... 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Just realised, that's not Jon's neck, that was the old Lakland one that developed a backbow like something Robin Hood would have been familiar with...this is Jon's neck... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 That is a tasty looking bass. The paler fretboard wood suits it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dov65 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Smashing that 👍 similar dusty end as a Sandberg 48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Muzz said: As I've said before: the worst upper fret access in Christendom, but I don't care: I seldom go up there, it gives me a nose bleed... 😐 It's definitely solid, tho... 😀 Shiny pickups. So wrong, but so very right. Prrrrrrrrrrrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, Owen said: Shiny pickups. So wrong So what is supposedly wrong with shiny pickups? IMO better than nasty matt black lumps of plastic that Gibson insist on fitting to their "Thunderbirds". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Nothing wrong really, just that they are not run of the mill and we are used to black plastic. The reality is that cream/white covers have recently been attracting my attention as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Sorry @Owen...I couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Oooooooft! Get a load of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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