Fretboard overhang. Beautiful maple 12 string warmoth neck with some nice Birdseye figuring on the fingerboard. Fretboard overhang

 
 Beautiful maple 12 string warmoth neck with some nice Birdseye figuring on the fingerboardFretboard overhang  Jan 11, 2021 #16To my standards 3

The neck for it is a 20 fret 34" scale jazz. Just plan to be unconventional and make a custom pickguard. The result is a 0,5mm overhang of the fretboard on the neck at the 22nd fret. 5-3mm . - Mounting screws would poke into the control cavity. number of strings = 4. I guess you could also deepen the neck pocket area of the pickguard to remove the part that would fit under the extension if you really wanted to. 14. This guitar will be a surprise gift for a friend with a lot of personal meaning. The 720 Mod is available on rear-routed bodies only. I. Pull the 22nd fret, cut off the fretboard end through the fret slot and see if you like it on your guitar. It should look a bit like this:. The fretboard overhang sits above the body, but the gap is only . 5mm. File the frets back. 75” nut width. Last edited: Jul 16, 2012. Be careful to file the metal only, stopping just as the file comes in contact with the finish. There's that little 1/8" nick outside of where the neck pocket should be. The gap between the fretboard and guitar body is completely normal, however in the photo it. Includes vintage style tuners as shown. Either, but for 22 frets the neck has to have an overhang to make room for the last fret. When I mentioned to the luthier about having him round it he said it wasn't necessary but would do it. Should I just cut that 0,5mm excess? The. The Warmoth neck on my Frankenstein J Bass has an overhanging fingerboard providing an extra fret. On 24 fret necks it has to be moved back toward the bridge some (taking it off. Have. By far the most common pickguard thicknesses are either . If you don't like it, you can reglue the fretboard extension and reinstall the fret. Most necks using hyde glue come off in 30 minutes or so. More Info. 10. 2. Remember me Not recommended on shared computers. But if I saw one with that much space, I'd have to wonder if the neck is original to the body, and if the body is full-thickness (or has a more shallow neck pocket). With these fretboard overhangs it's also important that you use pickguards that are standard Fender thickness. I just looked through a bunch of Epiphone Les Paul Special photos and that seems to be standard. Modifications/Repairs: previous neck reset, top patch near bridge, top crack repair treble side next to fretboard overhang. It is usually referred to as a feature. pretty certain that they meant just a neck pocket wifth shim to have a standard neck fit. When Scale changes, The frets become closer together or farther apart. Normally the heel is the same (rounded, with the 22nd fret hanging over). However, some did have neck-break angle issues and the gap under the end of the fretboard overhang was never a constant. Fits Tele style bodiesSpecs: Paddle headstock Roasted maple neck22 jumbo frets, with fretboard overhang9. Straight Fretboard End. Nut:Hi all, Need some help please. 090 thick. Hey @JACK G Merry Christmas! Yes, my SE serial CA has 22 frets and no skunk stripe. . The correct neck for my kit has approximately 7/16" of fretboard overhang. deesonic Supporting Member. Also, PRS in general is not. James Collins Guest. If the neck has a fretboard overhang it will cover the gap. The overhang does not affect playability in any way. they don't. With these fretboard overhangs it's also important that you use pickguards that are standard Fender thickness. Dec 25, 2020. 0″ neck pocket by 3/8″ and end up with a pocket depth of 5/8″. Always tempted by their 15w amp, but I have a Blues Jr already. Like this:. Roadhouse Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang; Big Apple Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang; Lonestar Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang (Note: 21 fret version is compatible with Warmoth parts) Fat Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang; Nashville Tele® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard. Post Oct 04, 2020 #125 2020-10-05T03:52. 481” maximum heel width, 3. I far and above prefer 43+mm and 12 inch radius. I did not realize the fretboard overhang prevents installing/removing an assembled pickguard unless the neck is substantially loosened. That would account for the difference. Fits Tele style bodies Specs: Paddle headstock Roasted maple neck 22 jumbo frets, with fretboard overhang 9. We combine modern technology with classical techniques to produce state of the art instruments. What am I missing here? I've never had a problem sliding the PG out from under the overhang on any of my Fenders with a 22 fret neck I do find the neck pickup stops against the neck pickup rout, unless there's a swimming pool rout or it's a SC in a HB rout. Some strat necks have a little fretboard overhang with an extra fret that goes over the body a little bit. Roasted maple neck with Rosewood fretboard- Modern C. Feb 1, 2019 #5. 0625 is not enough clearance for a pickguard to fit under the 22 fret overhang when the neck is in the pocket. It doesn't look like Warmoth/Allparts/etc. The Marketplace; Existing user? Sign In Sign Up; Home; Forums . Fretboard extends 1/4" beyond neck heel. It felt just right all the way up to the end of the fretboard. Close to Los Angeles, CA. 83" at the first fret , . Messages 1,565. 92" at the 12thBone NutDuel action truss rod adjustment at the headstock 10mm peg hole. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX TeslaMetallic black, awesome condition, rosewood fretboard. Based on the unequal fretboard overhang, it looks like moving the bridge would fix the overhang and the pup alignment. I. You can do the metric equivelents. Building my first guitar, I glued the neck 0,5mm too far. The serial is stamped on the back of the neck however. Your best bet is like-for-like - another Starcaster neck. Special upgrades include a Badass II bridge, Greasebucket master tone, graphite-reinforced neck, and a '70s headstock logo. I am a bit shocked though, at the $2K level, they cannot give you a real neck instead of a modified mass produced neck. 5 radius fretboard approx . Hey folks, got a chance to land a nice deal on a 2019 MiM players Strat Pao Ferro neck. Do I: a) Shim the neck somehow b) File away the pickguard under the overhang (no idea the best way to do this) c) File. Retighten the neck screws. The fretboard is slightly easier to model, especially since we now have the drawings from the beginning. Most conversion necks are in fact 24. String width at the nut looks to be about 5" (127mm) String width at bridge looks to be about 180mm (7. Handy that the guard screws come out. . I should have put a layer or two of masking tape along my routing guides, to make the neck pocket super tight. New Orleans, LA. Measurements are. 25") based on the bridges You want equal string spacing Fretboard overhang is the amount of space from the middle of the string to the edge of the fretboard, again the last String is the low string and the first String is the high string . If it is a Tele just put it where the 22nd fret would go in a strat. Then I marked the string intersection points on this imaginary nut. First of all, a good clean and polish. I got nothing else. Prefer 22 frets and rosewood on my fretboard, I grew up and learned playing on 25. you enter a single value and the overhang will be. Empty any old water out of the iron and add fresh water. Black limba body. Anyway, I dig the J bass he played with both bands, but since I'm a 5 string junkie, I decided I want to make a MS sig 5. 92" at the 12th Bone Nut Duel action truss rod adjustment at the headstock 10mm pe. I saw a few minor cosmetic flaws, like yellow paint sprayed on the edge of the fretboard overhang and what looked like buffed out file markings on the tail end of the fretboard. (also make sure any fretboard overhang isn't bottoming out on the pickguard before the neck and body close up. Stu Mac sells a fancy jig for this, but I just hold the file. Radius the fretboard off the neck, cut the recess for the top in the neck blank, glue the upper portion of the fretboard to the neck blank leaving it floating over the top area, carve the neck, stain the top, slide the top in under the fretboard "overhang", glue the wings on and then the "lower" portion of the fretboard. I've been to Warmoth's site. Will this work on a standard p bass body. . Likewise, the Saddles need to be closer to the nut for shorter scale. 75" neck, you MUST use the Warmoth. The pickguard would hold the heel at an angle in the pocket. Fretboard placement lines up with the lines up with the headstock transition of the neck. Be careful to file the metal only, stopping just as the file comes in contact with the finish. The overhang doesnt bother me visually, and its nice to have a couple more frets. 720 Mod. Search titles only. shift the neck to the treble side until the spacing between the outer strings and the fretboard edge are equal. my partscasters with overhanging 22 fret boards have about . I would leave it, its not uncommon to have a overhang, also cutting 0. On a Dlx 5 string, the 24th fret is alot easier to reach. Should I try to duplicate this, or is it OK to just keep the neck solid all the way to the neck pocket? If I need to keep the overhang, does anyone know what the. - Pickup wiring would need to be routed differently. 2: that seems like a lot to me as well, but I don't have enough experience with. . 25") based on the bridges You want equal string spacing Fretboard overhang is the amount of space from the middle of the string to the edge of the fretboard, again the last String is the low string and the first String is the high string . I like to experiment with different strings and that's just too much hassle with that fretboard overhang. The only neck I have here to measure is 1-1/16 thick at the butt end to the top of the fretboard crown. As long as the scale length is 25. It fits into Strats and Jazzmasters and converts the scale to a Gibson scale. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. g. dcomiskey Senior Member. Make template of pocket, scribe to bottom of neck -keeping in mind range where the scale length works w/saddle adjustments. So I opted for a new neck instead of a regretting. Last edited: Feb 1, 2019. If the neck thickness or the rout is different, you may have to make some adjustment to them. Line up the two lines. Or just shimmy the nut over towards the high E to even. The addition of having better control over some of the other parameters is nice - adjustable fretboard overhang beyond the 24th fret is handy, as is the string spacing and fretboard edge overhang functions. EDIT - oops, sorry, I didn't read properly and didn't realise the Pacifica had a 22 fret. Fretboard overhang is when a fretboard design goes over the body slightly so the neck joint can be closer to the neck, it is typically used on guitar bodies that were originally designed for 22 frets. 750" from the base to the underside of the fretboard overhang. Based on 24 frets and the fretboard overhang I am leaning heavily toward an earlier Dean Edge 1 that has been modified with a three way switch instead of V/V/T. The top of the guitar under the fretboard overhang was sunk in a lot too, so I made a bolster from a dowel and glued that in. The fretboard overhang on the neck will cover the gap that the neck leaves. Lemon oil for the fretboard, which is a very nice Rosewood. It is unusual compared to other Cole's Eclipse examples I can see on the net in that it has a fretboard overhang from the 18th fret to the 22nd. Either, but for 22 frets the neck has to have an overhang to make room for the last fret. a 22 fret overhang on a body that originally had a 21 fret neck or vice versa. 5mm. Tele specsI have a 2011 Fender Cabronita MIA body with TV Jones T Armond’s, and Bigsby. I didn't. How about supplying some references to support this premise. All kinds of materials are used for this. There is a 3/16" (4. I am building a guitar with a 24 fret fretboard. The pickguard certainly looks homemade. ) Last edited: Feb 27, 2014. For fretboards with multiple scale lengths this is calculated as delta x distance, distance measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the neck's midline. So, we have a 1. My guard's tort, so it might be a little thicker than a clear one, but I could gig mine w/o screws in it for sure. Enter total playing length of string: Enter fretboard length: Enter string to string width at nut: Enter string to string width at bridge: Enter fretboard overhang: Enter number of musical tones per octave: Enter number of frets to calculate:For overhang past the fretboard, I run a large file up and down the fretboard edge. Fretboard Radius 10" - 16" Compound Number of Frets 22 Inlay Shape Standard Dots Inlay Material Black Side Dots Black Side Dots Mounting Holes Standard 4-Bolt Neck Heel Shape Strat® Shape. 720". Back in the day Fender did use a 5/8″ deep neck pocket but they don’t. Newer Than: Search this thread only; Search this forum only. If we routed a 1. 015 of fall-away at the last fret when comparing to the fret at the body joint. Because I wanted to keep the option of a fully hollow version in future, the ABR-1 seemed like a good choice - I like the way they can energise a carved top. I used a dremel to widen the arc. This reduces the height of the gap between the top of the body and the bottom of the fretboard where it overhangs at the 22nd fret. Only used one is in Italy, too much $ with shipping. I want to put a MIA Telecaster neck on the Cabronita body. 25in) solid. The neck was somehwere in the region of $250 if I recall, then I had a jet black ebony board and the fretboard overhang is squared off, as opposed to the usual Warmoth where it is rounded. Let the side of the fretboard overhang the edge just a little bit. The Acoustic Guitar Forum > General Acoustic Guitar and Amplification Discussion > Build and Repair: Good fretboard overhang?Are you talking about the gap under the fretboard overhang? It’s where the pickguard (that you don’t have here) goes. Personally I wish I had gotten the 20 fret fretboard for my otherwise SUPERB Warmoth P-bass (with J-neck). The pic below shows the new neck on the bottom compared to my fender stock neck on the top. Forgot your password? Sign UpThey do 22 fret models with a fretboard overhang, so they’ll work in a standard Fender neck pocket. I found a new Fender Player neck, but it interestingly seems slightly shorter than the original. With these fretboard overhangs it's also important that you use pickguards that are standard Fender thickness. Carefully file the fret ends so they’re flush with the fingerboard edge. The string spacing is 74mm string-to-string at the bridge and 49. 7mm) gap between the pickup ring and the end of. For fretboards with multiple scale lengths this is calculated as delta x distance, distance measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the neck's midline. In short, unless someone has done a lot of reengineering, I don't think having less fretboard overhang by itself will help the sound. 5" and inside the box the neck will continue in and be glued to the underside of the lid. It needed a neck reset as the action was more than 1/3 of an inch! I used a saw to cut the neck heel and then bolted it back together. So you get a strat with 24 frets that you can actually reach (instead of that annoying fretboard overhang like Warmoth). Saddle position of the e’ saddle should be set to allow travel in both directions for intonation. I also had to move the bridge forward slightly to accomodate the new scale. As a plus,. If you are getting a 24-fret neck and having us build a body to go with it, you will have the option to move the neck pickup back from the neck pocket to compensate for this overhang. Fast playing satin finish, comfortable C “modern thin” shape. 0″ deep neck pocket, the top of the fretboard would be flush with the top of the guitar. Avoid spot heating in just one place. Anybody. First of all. If you like that position, it might work well. I have the current Squier Bullet which has the thinnest Strat body. . 720 Mod Neck Pocket Depth. Sometimes it is a case of just an overhang for the extra frets, sometimes the heel moved and designed specificially for that neck. It didn’t take much to fix it. I ran into a snag with the control plate. fretboard overhang = 2 mm (equal) calculation method = 12 (equal root 2) number of frets = 15. Hi. So, we have a 1. After playing Fender Strats for many years I bought my first Warmoth Strat build and ordered the "standard" 22 fret pro neck. The 720 mod will get rid of that gap if it's going to bother you, and shouldn't affect your bridge choice unless you're going to use something unusually. If you change the scale length with a longer neck, intonation will not be correct. On another note, you actually could use a 21 fret neck with the 720 mod and a pickguard as there's no fretboard overhang to cause problems with the pickguard. . . 736Okay, It dawned on me last night that Matt Sharp (Weezer, the Rentals, solo) is probably my biggest influence. The fingerboard, or fretboard, is the face of the neck where your fingers work their bass playing magic. Big Apple Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhangThe pickguard will cover the holes left by the hole. 6" and not 24. I am building a guitar with a 24 fret fretboard. fingerboard with 22 frets, smooth and high density. I’m looking for a 20 fretter, I like the older 5 inline Jazz necks, have one on my jazz build, that bass sounds incredible. ElliottStrong Supporting Member. The fit and finish is pretty nice all over, with the neck to body join being particularly well engineered. I can see from the pics they definitely have 22 frets. That distances are almost equal to fretboard overhang, meanly 0. String width (space between first and last string) at nut is 1. . Because an overhang doesn't allow clear access to a heel truss rod nut. 2) I moved the vibrato unit back to the Jazzmaster positionLook at the fretboard overhang. The neck pictured is the exact neck you will receive. The Modern Player neck has no fretboard overhang, so the end of the pocket sits closer to the bridge. Widthwise, the neck is 56mm at the zero fret and about 67. Reactions: Jupiter and Captain Nutslot. That's the purpose of the overhang, so any 21 or 22 fret neck with the overhang will fit any body without having to change the neck pocket or bridge placement. Mar 24, 2011. Paul Gilbert. I ran into a snag with the control plate. Finally, I never saw an aesthetically perfect finish below the fretboard overhang of a Gibson archtop. They simply move the bridge position on the body. Most true-to-Strat-style bodies will be built for a 21-fret (no fretboard overhang) or 22-fret (with a 1-fret fretboard overhang) neck: this means, crucially, the bridge is positioned in relation to the neck pocket to accommodate and intonate with the assumption of a 21- or 22-fret neck. My plan is to use a 25. If you don't like it, you can reglue the fretboard extension and reinstall the fret. The pickguard slipped under the 22nd fret overhang without any modification. high-quality maple neck, delicate and unique. 22 polished and jumbo frets, with fretboard overhang 9. My 2004 50th anniversary strat has a gap between the end of the neck abs the pick guard. Joined Oct 25, 2008 Messages 5,211 Reaction score 1,736. . Search titles only By: Search Advanced search…Having to remove the neck to get the scratchplate off is a bloody nuisance Why can't they just make the neck as long as the fretboard?B. By: Search Advanced search…I have a customer who has a 24" scale guitar with a 21 fret neck installed, but he wants it to have a 25. . You could take down the entire fret end with files or even just coarse sandpaper while you take. When installing a neck with a fretboard overhang it is critical to ensure the overhang has enough clearance to accommodate your pickguard. The Baritone Scale Conversion Neck employs an undercut heel design in order to fit these neck pockets. Tape the paper to the fretboard. So even though I haven't drilled holes yet, this implies my bridge position is set by the template. 83" at the first fret , . Completely normal. It does not need to be much but some. I’m looking for a 20 fretter, I like the older 5 inline Jazz necks, have one on my jazz build, that bass sounds incredible. 5 scale, but shorter 24. It would have a Fender style neck pocket, probably with a fretboard overhang. 2. Seems like the MIM (and MIJ) necks don't, but the MIA's do. Joined Jan 4, 2021 Posts 74 Age 48 Location Indiana. Messages. I have a 2019 Player Series Jaguar bass body. Dec 25, 2015 #5. . Ontario County. John Eppstein wrote: trock. I've been building the DM-1F and I'm concerned the gap between the over hang of the fretboard at the neck joint and the body of the guitar is too large. 5 radius Rosewood fretboard approx . On the Tele installation was very easy. I use thin 0,5mm wood. If the neck has a fretboard overhang it will cover the gap. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. 88" at the 12th Bone Nut Dual action truss rod adjustment at the headstock &10mm peg holes for modern tuners. Then a tortoise shell pickguard, stamped metal bridge saddles, new pots, new cap, new 5 way switch and new jack plug. 0″ thick neck. Any help with this would be most appreciated!Black dot inlay on fretboard; Headstock hole diameter for machine head: 10mm 4mm Allen wrench provided for truss rod adjustment at the headstock. I use my large three-corner file (also called a cant saw file). First string fretboard overhang at the nut; First string fretboard overhang at the bridge; Fretboard placement location (you can pick a point where you want your fretboard. My fretboard overhang (space between first/last string and the edge of the fretboard) is 0. Most Warmoth bodies and necks use the Strat®-shaped heel and neck pocket as standard. jazz Bass 74. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. I'm not sure if Warmoth still offers this option. Instead of 1/32" gap, it's 3/32". The neck has been reset to ensure. . 5 radius Rosewood fretboard approx . • Fretboard overhang = 0. . Enter total playing length of string: Enter fretboard length: Enter string to string width at nut: Enter string to string width at bridge: Enter fretboard overhang: Enter. I designed it to fit a Warmoth 24-3/4" scale conversion tiltback neck so that it should leave a minimal fretboard overhang on the body, and sufficient neck angle to meet an ABR-1 bridge. 35mm (0. To shim that would require a piece at the heel and it would be very visible. About This Listing. The joint edges on my Gibson guitars look much like on your ES-175. 5 radius. 608. 125" (3. If you took a Tele neck and glued a piece of fretboard to the end with an additional fret on it, it wouldn't change the relationship between the nut, the 12th fret and the bridge. The old neck had bad fret-wear and I never really fell in love with it. I agree with @BeeTL above that you'll probably get a natural 23 frets in that space, and you can do a slight fretboard overhang to give you your 24th fret. 175 mm). It will be less than 1/32" on each side by the 1st fret and progressively less as you go up the neck as you won't want to change the heel width. Use the info above to assist you in choosing the correct parts. The gap between the neck and body. Do Pick Guards Affect Sound?Fretboard Radius: The fretboard radius is the curvature of the fingerboard. The Fender Highway One Jazz Bass has all the classic American-made J Bass features: alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, 2 single-coil Jazz pickups, chrome hardware, and a 3-ply pickguard. Personally I wish I had gotten the 20 fret fretboard for my otherwise SUPERB Warmoth P-bass (with J-neck). Bought a tele neck copy from eBay, China, 25. (Coming soon! Photos to show fretboard overhangs and the movement of neck pickup routes to compensate for increased fingerboard overhang on 24 fret necks. As I am. 92" at the 12th Bone Nut Duel action truss rod adjustment at the headstock 10mm pe. Measurements are ONLY to the e’ (High e) string. I've been wanting to do this for the last several months but haven't been able to find a good 5 string candidate with a slim neck. The device I have allows for the complete fretboard/neck area to be heated. And, he demonstrates how he deals with the fretboard overhang of the tenon to ensure a uniform route. This bass is great but the action gets quite high above the 10th fret. I have learned to adapt to 25. Note: Those Starcasters were made for big-box stores and. 53mm at the 22 fret, it simply wouldn't fit in the neck socket without some trimming. 75" Scale conversion neck but I can't find anything about the size of the fretboard overhang, which could be an issue for me. 81" at the first fret , . Nov 17, 2011 #15 Well, frankly, I have never seen a full-offset neck like yours, but I was hoping I could help. make an aftermarket 24 fret neck that's not just a fretboard overhang (and I don't really care about the upper frets that much, but that still leaves a neck pocket gap), and I'm a little dubious about picking up one of the extremely cheap Chinese-made 24 fret necks on eBay (although as a temporary. The fretboard overhang is the portion of the fretboard external of the strings: the measure from the external string to the edge of the fretboard. A Warmoth is based on vintage Fender specs and a 21 fret neck, a 22 fret version has a fretboard overhang. Lonestar Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fingerboard overhang (21 fret version is compatible with Warmoth parts) Nashville Tele® - 22 fret neck with no fingerboard overhang. (in fact it's the same on a strat, the pickguard extends there as well, so the 22nd fret alos overhangs on the pickguard as well. 83" at the first fret , . . I do most teles I build with 22 frets. I had to file the pickguard back out of the way. I edited my post. bettyseldest said: On the stock telecaster neck the 22nd fret sits on the fretboard overhang, so the neck sits in the same pocket as a 21 fret neck. The gap between the neck and body might be a little weird, but if the four screw holes match up, you’re probably fine. Do Classical Guitars Have Pick Guard? Photo by – pklonline. Crypto1. The filed bits to fit in the pocket would sit below this overhang. I noticed in pictures, the 2019 players neck has the fretboard overhang at the heel. A 1/8"(3mm) space between the fretboard overhang and the top of the body leaves enough room for a standard thickness pickguard.