High end strat neck

Onpar

I recently found out the truss rod in one of my strats is broken and cannot be fixed. The neck therefore cannot be straightened properly. It's from a 2008 USA standard strat so slim c / rosewood fingerboard / 22 frets. I have had the guitar from new (apart from a year where I sold and purchased back) so it has sentimental value.

Does anyone know where I can get a high quality replacement? like high-end Fender CS/Suhr quality. I am open to having this made if it cannot be purchased off the shelf but again needs to be high quality. 

JD50

Surely Allparts will have a neck in the spec you want?

DrBob

Don’t Fender sell necks nowadays ? Personally I’d tap up @GSPBASSES as his necks are incredible but if you’re keen to stay on brand ?

rossi

Fender replacement necks .The real thing .So far I have installed two Mexican necks  both which fitted my specs .They also do USA necks so will fit the high end spec .My MIM Strat roasted maple is so nice I put it on my to go anywhere tele.Naturally we then locked down so its now my going nowhere fast neck .

Onpar

Thanks chaps! I will look at these options.

Stevepage

Warmoth would be a good choice. Fender licensed and you get a choice of fancy woods, profiles,radius' , fret size and finish. A good quality one from them would probably be around £250 up to £500 for something really fancy.

ThePrettyDamned

Is there any lifetime warranty on a USA strat? Just thinking that a truss rod break is a bit weird! 

crunchman

Would it be possible to remove the fretboard and fit a new truss rod?

MIght be just as expensive as getting another neck though.

earwighoney

crunchman said:

Would it be possible to remove the fretboard and fit a new truss rod?

MIght be just as expensive as getting another neck though.

I'd second that or even just ask for a few quotes.

https://jacksinstrumentservices.com/musicmaster-trussrod.html

SteveRobinson

Strings Direct are out of stock but should be able to get you a Fender neck.

martin1914

Musikraft is as good as Fender and gives you a huge choice of specs

Onpar

Thanks chaps. I will explore these options. Regarding fitting a new truss rod, I did look into this and the feedback was that it would be cheaper to just buy a new neck. It will need a refret soonish as well as they are getting very low, so new neck seems to be the better option.

paulnb57

You can get Fender necks from Fender....

https://shop.fender.com/en-GB/parts/electric-guitar-parts/necks/replacement-necks/?rl=en_US

zedhex

Do you want to sell the neck with the broken truss rod? It might be fun trying to fix it, and I like to learn new skills.

Also: I second the comment about Warmoth necks. They are better quality then you will get from Fender, and a much wider range of specifications.

crunchman

zedhex said:

Do you want to sell the neck with the broken truss rod? It might be fun trying to fix it, and I like to learn new skills.

You beat me to it.

Onpar

Stevepage said:

Warmoth would be a good choice. Fender licensed and you get a choice of fancy woods, profiles,radius' , fret size and finish. A good quality one from them would probably be around £250 up to £500 for something really fancy.

This looks like a good option. Do you need to pay import duty etc when purchasing from the US?

SteveRobinson

Yes, plus VAT on item and shipping. Add about 25% on top of the total cost (inc. delivery) plus £15 or so for the courier to process the customs charges.

brooom

I'd probably go musikraft.

Handsome_Chris

@Onpar, would you mind if it were built by some homegrown talent, like Jon at @FelineGuitars or Sims Custom Guitars?

FelineGuitars

We have fitted a couple of the MIM roasted maple necks  for some of you guys and I have to confess they have been fabulous. Maybe a little fret level or set-up and cut nut etc , but felt wonderful once fitted and tweaked.

Onpar

Handsome_Chris said:

@Onpar, would you mind if it were built by some homegrown talent, like Jon at @FelineGuitars or Sims Custom Guitars?

That would be great if they offer that service