dave_bass5 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) As much as i love my CV P with its CV Jazz neck i would love a maple neck. I would like to get a new neck with more or less the same spec, so thats a 1.5" nut and vintage frets and a 9.5" (10.5" would be ideal) radius The other reason i want a neck is that if i start to use my CV Jazz that will also need a Jazz neck on it. Im going to look around but thought i would ask here as well. I know about Allparts, MightyMite and Warmoth but have no experience with them so ill look at those first. I know the necks are well respected but how complete are they when they arrive? I really dont want to have to do any work on this neck, other than to fit the tuners but i have a feeling they need ot be drilled for attaching to the bass. Is this easy to do? I have a drill but not a lot of patience. Cheers for any help. Edited April 21, 2011 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Ok, to answer my own question i can get one that perfect from Warmothh but its not going to be cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Dave, have you talked to Sims or their mates over the road at WD..? I expect the former to be too expensive if you have one made but they may have a few in the workshop that didn't make it onto a custom job in the end for some reason.. Might be a vague chance but as much as ebay would be, also. Having said that..I would think someone here would have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) Cheers John. I think getting one made would be too expensive, or rather out of my budget, but its a good idea about seeing if Sims have any lying around. Its not like i need anything special, just a standard vintage fretted Jazz neck. I was just looking on WD but they dont have anything i fancy. I wonder if I've set my budget too low. Edited April 21, 2011 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 This lot, in the USA, have a quite a lot of Squier and Fender necks available at any one time [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190521473867&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] They are more expensive but at least you can be sure they'll fit and are made to a decent standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='gjones' post='1207062' date='Apr 21 2011, 01:46 PM']This lot, in the USA, have a quite a lot of Squier and Fender necks available at any one time [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190521473867&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT[/url] They are more expensive but at least you can be sure they'll fit and are made to a decent standard.[/quote] Thanks but i looked through the under £250 necks and couldn't see any that i fancied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Give our very own henry norton a pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've got a guy who does Mighty might necks with fitted Fender decals and finished, usually go for around £105-110. I'm going to buy another maple precision neck off him soon as the first one i purchased was an awesome neck and a lot like a MIJ P neck that i used to own, top quality indeed. I can PM you his email details if your interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='Rasta' post='1207521' date='Apr 21 2011, 09:06 PM']I've got a guy who does Mighty might necks with fitted Fender decals and finished, usually go for around £105-110. I'm going to buy another maple precision neck off him soon as the first one i purchased was an awesome neck and a lot like a MIJ P neck that i used to own, top quality indeed. I can PM you his email details if your interested. [/quote] That would be fantasic, thanks. Gary, thnaks for the heads up, ill PM him over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raslee Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='1207526' date='Apr 21 2011, 09:11 PM']That would be fantasic, thanks. Gary, thnaks for the heads up, ill PM him over the weekend[/quote] PM'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Rasta' post='1207521' date='Apr 21 2011, 09:06 PM']I've got a guy who does Mighty might necks with fitted Fender decals and finished, usually go for around £105-110. I'm going to buy another maple precision neck off him soon as the first one i purchased was an awesome neck and a lot like a MIJ P neck that i used to own, top quality indeed. I can PM you his email details if your interested. [/quote] +1 I used this chap also for a Mighty Mite neck to on a Sue Ryder bass body. Recommended. Edited April 21, 2011 by nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Cheers guys. Rasta, i got your PM, much appreciated and ill get in touch with this guy. I cant seem to find much info on the MM website about the necks so ill need to speak to this guy but it sounds like just the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 You could have asked me, the mighty mite on my CV worked out wonderfully from this... add this... to get to this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Cheers Fran. I was going to get in touch over the weekend. It was seeing yours that convinced me its a good idea. Does that neck have vintage frets? This is a must for me and most of the cheaper necks (under £200) that ive seen have the medium Jumbo frets. Nothing wrong with that but if im going to replace a neck i love it will have to be what i want rather than what i can get if that makes sense, and these seem to cost quite a bit more than my original budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Yes the frets are exactly the same size as the ones on the CV they are vintage size ones. You'll be hard pressed to find a difference before and after in either feel or action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 You might try popping along to Brandoni Guitars since you're in London, and see if they have anything on the shelf that takes your fancy. [url="http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/"]http://www.brandoniguitars.co.uk/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1208142' date='Apr 22 2011, 11:43 AM']Yes the frets are exactly the same size as the ones on the CV they are vintage size ones. You'll be hard pressed to find a difference before and after in either feel or action.[/quote] Fantastic, cheers. Did this come pre drilled for fixing to the body, and did it have a nut? I dont supose you have the model number do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 (edited) [quote name='dave_bass5' post='1208155' date='Apr 22 2011, 11:49 AM']Fantastic, cheers. Did this come pre drilled for fixing to the body, and did it have a nut? I dont supose you have the model number do you?[/quote] No, there's no model number nor holes on these, see pic below: your choices are P neck J neck, rosewood or maple, that's about it! To drill the 4 neck fixing screw holes, you need to first position the neck into the pocket, get a small drill bit and start etching the 4 pilot holes, than put the neck on a steady surface (best held in place with a vice) and draw a square around the 4 pilot holes and a cross, as a reference, and then use the correct size drill bit to drill the holes "proper" and straight, I suggest you use someone's workshop with a drill mounted on a steady arm that will go down exactly perpendicular to the neck because the last thing you want is the holes to be wonky like the frets on me dingwalls. The neck comes with a nut which is pre-slotted but there's two reasons why that eneded up in the bin straight away, 1) cheap white plastic = crap, 2) you should know never to trust a pre-slotted nut, as it is best to cut your own slots over the correct strings alignnment taking into consideration the distances dictated by your bridge spacing and the pegs. I have used a Fender reconstituted bone nut better than bone in consistency and the correct colour too. see below: you can just about see the original nut in this pic Look if you are not confident in drilling the holes or fitting the nut, you really ought to take it to a pro, because you could do it more damage than good. Edited April 22, 2011 by Grand Wazoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Thanks for the detailed walk through Fran. While im up for giving the holes a go i think i would probably take it to the gallery and get them to do both if it needed a new nut as well. Ill keep looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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