This is my first post. Alright, now that's out of the way. I recently accquired a '72 reissue maple 3-bolt fender strat neck off ebay. Its gonna be for a custom strat I'm working on. More than likely I'll end up getting a non 70s body. Most of those bodies are setup for 4 bolt necks, right? Would there be any problems with trying to put this new 3 bolt neck in a 4 bolt neck body?
-Jason
YES IWENT THRU IT
THE BIG HEADSTOCHK NECK YOU PROBABLY BOUGHT RIGHT ? IF SO
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CAREFULLY SELECT SOME FILLER WOOD OF SIMILAR COLOR ETC
IM SAYIN THIS BECAUSE THOSE ARE USUALLY 7.25 - 7/14 NECKS AS I CALL EM I GOT ONE THE BODY IS A LIL DIFFERENT FOR THOSE
ILL TELL YOU HOW
#1) YOULL HAVE TO TIGHTKLY HOLD YOUR NEW 3 BOLT NECK TO THE TUPPER HORN AREA BECAUSE THEN YOULL HAVE A LITTLE GAP ON THE BOTTOM TO FILL WITH THIS WOOD STRIP IF YOU CAN
I AINT 100% SURE BUT U JUST CHANGED NECKS ON MY 72 BIG HEADSTOCKER 3 BOLT STRAT TO A WARMOTH NECK AND I HAD TO DO THE TOTAL OPPOSITE OF WHAT I TOLD YOU BRO TO DO OK
ME I HAD TO CHISEL A FEW SLIVERS ONLY ON THE LOWER BOUT OF MY STRAT BODY TO GET THIS NICE 4 BOLT NECK TO EASILY COMFORTABLY MOUNT SIT DOWN THE RIGHT WAY
I DONT REALLY KNO OF WARMOTH MAKIN 3 BOLT STRAT BODIES AOR WD OR TNT GUITARS BUT IF YOU CALL TNT GUITARS (ITS)
TNT CUSTOM GUITARS ASK HIM THEY DO MAKE NICE BODIES I LIKE TYHAT COMPANY MAYBE HE CAN HELP YOU OUT BUT I HONESTLY THINK IF YOU GO TO INSTALL THAT NECK INTO YOUR STTRAT BODUY YOU MIGHT HAVE A GAP ON THE LOWER HORN AREA I AM JUST PRE WARNING YOU BRO I JUSTY WENT THRU IT BUT TOTALLYB 180 DEGREES BRO I INSTALLED A WARMOTH NECK ON MY 72 STRAT AND HAD TO CHISEL OUT THE BODY NECK CAVITY A LITTLE BUT ITS TIGHT NOW I WAS AT FIRSTY PUZZELED BUT IT WORKED OUT NICE
LETY ME KNO HOW YOU MADE OUT OK?
LOU
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None of the holes will line up but it's not a problem.
You will need to drill and fill the existing 3 holes with a hardwood dowel and then re-drill the neck to accept the 4 bolt body.
It's very easy to do.
Thanks for the advice guys. If I can't handle doing the extra drilling optioned mentioned in the second reply, I'll have a friend do it for me. He put together my first guitar. Anyone know of anywhere I could get a good alder body for this strat I'm working on? I check ebay everyday, but so far haven't found that fit what I was looking for.
hey i had some stupid complications on the exact oppisite of wha youre doin so i hadd to chisel my b bolt body (reral fender hardtail to fit the warmoth neck in it wasnt a big issue but at least you got a good idea from us
good luck
lou
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guitarnoise2002@wmconnect.com contact me either way let me know how it worked out for you ok
good luck but at least contact me
thanx lou
keep rokin
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sooo true dowels etc... broOriginally posted by Bob Onit
None of the holes will line up but it's not a problem.
You will need to drill and fill the existing 3 holes with a hardwood dowel and then re-drill the neck to accept the 4 bolt body.
It's very easy to do.
lou good luck
he's right
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Keep loking on eBay.. I see them all the time for $150 or less.Originally posted by tcbglitch
Thanks for the advice guys. If I can't handle doing the extra drilling optioned mentioned in the second reply, I'll have a friend do it for me. He put together my first guitar. Anyone know of anywhere I could get a good alder body for this strat I'm working on? I check ebay everyday, but so far haven't found that fit what I was looking for.
Just do a search for fender +body
You should see anywhere between 100-200 ads.
Good luck
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