The other day a young guy contacted me and wanted to put a new neck on a Mexican Fender. It was a Warmoth walnut neck and some sweet fender locking tuners. It was a pretty straight forward swap out and worked beautifully. The neck looked awesome with the 70’s head stock and pearl button tuners. The neck-pocket fit well and turned out great.
He had already put in the Seymour Duncan Jimi Hendrix pickups which rocked and has a great hot-rodded guitar.
A couple of tips when setting up a guitar and putting on a new neck.
- Measure…then measure again
- Check the scale length before permanently mounting the neck. The scale length is the distance between the nut and saddle. You may have to adjust the neck or the pocket depending on if there is a discrepancy.
- Check the neck angle before you take the old neck off. It’s a good reference point. Every neck is different but if you don’t measure you don’t know.
- Good quality matters. Good tuners and a good neck make all the difference.
- Take your time. Check it 2-3-4-5 times after your setup is done. Then wait a few days and check it again.
- Play it when you’re done. Once you feel like it’s done. Sit down for 5 minutes and play it. Does it feel good to you. Fine tune if necessary, and play for 5 more.
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