High End Parts Casters

[Music&Chaos]

Here is an ebay seller I dig for necks. You can have them carve them to a few different shapes but not a ton of options. The Nitro finishes feel great, so does the oil but obviously feels much more raw. https://www.ebay.com/str/hilimireguitars?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161211


Keep your eyes on the Screamin Deal page at Warmoth: https://warmoth.com/screamin-deals

Pickups from Planet Tone (Wait for a sale to hit https://planettone.com/

 

[Scot]

Geo your guitar looks great - total Sabbath vibes w/that matching headstock. I'm wondering if Fender takeoff necks (ala stratosphere et al) are typically bolt-on and therefore not requiring much in the way of fret leveling or nut work? That alone would be worth some extra bucks to me, especially for a mexico neck vs warmoth etc.

Also something I haven’t seen mentioned about building your own, even from parts, is that you may have to fix some mistakes along the way. You may also have to live w/those mistakes or spend more bucks. I mean it’s cool you built a great guitar and all but no matter how nice the thing is, all you can see sometimes is this

 

[Geo]

Geo your guitar looks great - total Sabbath vibes w/that matching headstock. I'm wondering if Fender takeoff necks (ala stratosphere et al) are typically bolt-on and therefore not requiring much in the way of fret leveling or nut work? That alone would be worth some extra bucks to me, especially for a mexico neck vs warmoth etc.

Thanks. The necks from Stratosphere are usually pretty good. Or I should say as good as you would get buying a new Fender from Sweetwater. They all pretty much need some nut work and sometimes a level or spot level. I am not a big fan of the Mexico necks, they would be my last choice.

 

[Geo]

It was a quite a bit of elbow grease on this build. The body was just out of the paint shop, no metal on it whatsoever.

 

[LP Freak]

Might throw this one up for sale if there’s any interest

 

[Scot]

Thanks. The necks from Stratosphere are usually pretty good. Or I should say as good as you would get buying a new Fender from Sweetwater. They all pretty much need some nut work and sometimes a level or spot level. I am not a big fan of the Mexico necks, they would be my last choice.

While the neck & fretwork on my pl2 is great I can appreciate that may be luck of the draw - my only complaint’s been the plastic finish on it (maple neck). I’ve played a ’54 70th ann strat a couple times and the neck on that thing was fantastic (chunky C). A similar warmoth build (quoted online) put something similar at around $850+/- vs stratosphere at I think 1200 +/- for the ’54 Fender neck.

 

[Music&Chaos]

Might throw this one up for sale if there’s any interest

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How could there not be interest? Look at that thing.

 

[gclef]

It was a quite a bit of elbow grease on this build. The body was just out of the paint shop, no metal on it whatsoever.

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My next build is most likely gonna be purple.

Might throw this one up for sale if there’s any interest

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Damn! I'd do some damage with that.

 

[Findthetone1]

Might throw this one up for sale if there’s any interest

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Is that neck 25.5 or 24.75?

 

[LP Freak]

Is that neck 25.5 or 24.75?

25.5 with stainless frets