hooky_lowdown Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Does anyone know if Harley Benton necks are interchangeable? I'm thinking of getting a pb50 and replacing the maple neck (as I'm not a fan of maple necks) with a pb20, has anyone tried this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Funnily enough I had the same thoughts the other way round, putting a maple neck from a PB50 on a PB20. I’m pretty sure this wouldn’t work on Fender basses withou making changes because the shape of the neck/pocket on the earlier models was squared rather than rounded. Whether Harley Benton went to lengths of replicating the shapes in their examples is not clear from their web site. I kind of abandoned the idea before it got off the ground but it would still be interesting to know if it’s possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) There are quite a few neck off pics and the pb50 doesnt look square heeled so i think it would be a yes... Swapping P for P... 'Only one way to find out... SWAP!' Whats annoying is some of the latter P50s have a hole under the scratchplate to help with the wire routing... meaning it cant be a 'scratchplate off' Edited December 31, 2021 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: Whats annoying is some of the latter P50s have a hole under the scratchplate to help with the wire routing... meaning it cant be a 'scratchplate off' I didn't know this, thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 38 minutes ago, Velarian said: Funnily enough I had the same thoughts the other way round, putting a maple neck from a PB50 on a PB20. I’m pretty sure this wouldn’t work on Fender basses withou making changes because the shape of the neck/pocket on the earlier models was squared rather than rounded. Whether Harley Benton went to lengths of replicating the shapes in their examples is not clear from their web site. I kind of abandoned the idea before it got off the ground but it would still be interesting to know if it’s possible. There's a meeting destined to happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) - Edited March 16, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 51 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said: I didn't know this, thanks for the heads up. https://theharleybentonclub.proboards.com/thread/2690/warning-owners-wanting-sting-bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 17 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: https://theharleybentonclub.proboards.com/thread/2690/warning-owners-wanting-sting-bass There’s a whole forum for Harley Benton!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, LukeFRC said: There’s a whole forum for Harley Benton!!! Aye. Started by the same fella behind the long running TalkBass thread , Sheffield laddie living in Spain. I was a moderator on the forum; thankless task most members are guitar players, lockdown was last straw. Endless stream of Americans bleating " I know my government has suspended air travel from Europe but where is my $100 guitar ?" James , Sheffield laddie , sensibly jumped ship a year before lockdown 🤣 Though the "hole under the scratchplate" post was mine but don't know if it still holds true . Hole appeared after Thomann changed the factory making PB-50's and not all were affected, some left hand versions were unscathed. The factory change heralded a change of scratchplate and I've heard this has changed again , not sure if this means another factory or parts dept supplier. A factory change might impact your neck swap @hooky_lowdown , say the PB-20 production moved to Indonesia but PB-50 remained in China ; then it's possible there's a slight difference. Won't be a big difference , just don't expect the neck swap will be a straight drop-in . Official £600 Fender replacement necks carry a "this may require work to fit " warning , also carry a "may require fret work" warning too. View the Harley Benton swap with the same proviso and you're good to go 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) I had to remove small amounts of material (from the body) to attach a Squier P-neck to a Harley Benton (kit) P-body. The neck was rounded at the end rather than cut across flat. Edited December 31, 2021 by Stub Mandrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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