Neck pockets

[rapscallion]

I'm planning on switching my defretted Cort neck for an ebay fretted jobby, but, how can i measure the neck pocket to see if they will fit together properly?

Cheers

[Buzz]

How would you normally measure something?

Think.

Think a bit harder.

There you go.

[rapscallion]

Understandable, however, I've taken guitars appart and a Squire neck will not fit in a Yamaha body because the end bit(heel?) is a different shape.

[GreeneKing]

I think you'll find that the vast majority of the necks on eBay, unless stated, will be for a Fender fit. You'll be lucky to find one that'll function well with the Cort I'd guess, at least not without some woodwork.

If you want a fretted Cort maybe best to sell yours and buy another.

[Bassassin]

It's unlikely that they'll be a perfect fit, but the great thing about wood is the way you can file bits off & stick other bits on & [b]make[/b] things fit.

Make sure the scale is the same or you'll end up having to reposition your bridge too.

Jon.

[skankdelvar]

Is the neck a snug fit in the pocket? If so, take the neck off. Lay it upside down. Measure the heel itself, rather than the pocket.

[thunderbird13]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='622785' date='Oct 10 2009, 11:22 PM']If you want a fretted Cort maybe best to sell yours and buy another.[/quote]

+1 Cort are one of my favourite mid market makes and they are criminally underalued you can always seem to pick up a C4 for around the 200 quid mark on ebay or gumtree

[mrcrow]

just be prepared for a not so good fit...but really if the bolts hold it what is the diff
you may have to do some wood cutting as well

my P/J wasnt a terrifically good fit...but i do not believe that any tightness would have made any real difference to my sound
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