Sweet Deals on G&L Necks

[MEC]

http://g-l-online-store.myshopify.com/collections/necks

These are quality and cheap as fuck but you might have to keep checking back to get what you want.
They post USA necks from time to time as well.

[skullservant]

Just bought a maple guitar neck. It's only $10 shipping too

Going to get some Grover tuners with some Christmas cash, if I get any, and throw this neck on my Stratoblaster.

[Achtane]

WHY ARE THESE SO CHEAP
I also like how the left-handed ones have more options.

[Mudfuzz]

WHY ARE THESE SO CHEAP

No side dots installed, Frets not dressed

was totally into it until reading ^.. At least they tell you though.. getting a neck where you have to dress the frets and bevel the ends when you were not expecting to is a real irritant...

[Gone Fission]

The guitar necks probably aren't compatible with standard Fender parts placement out of the box. They're 22 fret necks with the heel extending past the 22nd fret, where most 22 fret Fender necks have a heel like a 21 fret neck with a fretboard overhang for the 22nd fret. There may be workarounds for a stock body, but that might not be what you thought you were getting into.

[Jero]

Yea these don't look like they fit fender neck pockets off the bat...like 2mm too big.

[skullservant]

Yeah I knew I was going to have to rework the start body that I have for it. It's already mangled so I'm not concerned! I'll start by chiseling out the neck pocket for that heel, then go from there to see what else I have to do

[skullservant]

Looks like I will just have to move the bridge forward on the body 5/16" which won't be a super big deal. Stoked to actually have maple on that body

[gunslinger_burrito]

Im interested to see how it turns out.... I love GaL but they're hard to get parts for because they have their own sizes and shapes. .

[skullservant]

Thinking about a little more, it might be better for me to just drop the neck pocket down an extra 5/16 of an inch. It already needs to be made flat, why not drop it down a little while I'm at it. That way I don't need to worry about moving the bridge, and the heel will be making plenty of contact with the body and not hanging off 5/16 of an inch

[skullservant]

Got the neck in, it's really great. I also routed out the neck pocket to drop it into this strat body.

Found some Grovers for $40, pulled the old brass nut from the previous neck off and reused it

[gunslinger_burrito]

Looks awesome

[skullservant]

Thanks man! The quality of those necks are insane for $40 shipped

[gunslinger_burrito]

Yeah if I wasn't trying to seriously save some money I'd have bought one too I think. I've been itching to do another build but haven't had the wherewithal to get the body and neck, which is really all I need.

Edit: I miiiight get one, but I'm wondering how much fret dressing they need? The page says the frets are undressed...

[skullservant]

They aren't super bad. I didn't bother with it. I probably could have polished them, but they're fine for now