Where to buy a decent neck for a strat ?

hhawkins

Does anyone know where would be a good place to buy a quality neck for a strat build that I'm doing? I know you can get them on eBay and from Fender but I'm curious to know if there are any manufacturers out there that offer a relic style neck? If not, where would you recommend? 

Thanks

Barnezy

Send John Cruz an email. He might do you a cheap one at the moment. 

DrBob

My standard response is always to see if @GSPBASSES of this here parish has anything in the pile. Custom shop quality at remarkably reasonable prices.

fretmeister

Warmoth
Allparts
Mighty Mite

brooom

musikraft

DeeTee

Standard disclaimer for Mighty Mite that I usually mention: if you get a 22 fret board, the overhang can be so thick as to foul on the pickguard. It may need to be sanded down a little. Not a deal breaker, but worth being aware of.

hhawkins

DeeTee said:

Standard disclaimer for Mighty Mite that I usually mention: if you get a 22 fret board, the overhang can be so thick as to foul on the pickguard. It may need to be sanded down a little. Not a deal breaker, but worth being aware of.

I have a mighty might rosewood neck at the minute and I know exactly what you mean. I think this time I would op for a maple board. 

DeeTee

@hhawkins - mine is maple and has the same issue, so I don't think the board wood makes a difference, it must be the dimensions they use. I'm hoping a few minutes with a sanding block will sort it out, but I've no desire to take it apart for now

Universal8

North west guitars

prowla

I've got a Warmoth neck on a partscaster and it is excellent; I don't know where I could get a better one, TBH.

I've got a Mighty Mite fretless neck on a bass and it is exactly right.

I've got a couple of cheapies (Kmsie might be one of them?) and they're probably not quite as good as a Squier one.

I've made a couple of guitars based on Fender body & neck; a Tele MIM turned out really good and I'm in the process of making a Strat.

I've replaced the neck on a Fender MIM Strat with another Fender one and I quite like it.

I've got a Variax whose neck went off and it's got a Squier neck on it now; it's pretty alright...

So, based on that I say Fender necks are the benchmark; Mighty Mite are at a similar level, Warmoth are a step up, and Squier are a good cheaper alternative.

Limehouse_Blues

Rebel Relic in Amsterdam 

highly recommended

elusivelight

SC Relics