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They don’t. Choose one you like the look of.
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Sorry you asked yet?
Another potential factor is that where the new neckplate is thicker than than the old, depending on the depth of the countersink for the screw heads this could also potentially change the coupling.
And finally, theoretically at least, if the new neck plate is significantly heavier that the old one it would alter the mass of the instrument. I put a brass pickguard on a Telecaster and it changed the sound a bit both acoustically and electrically. Of course, a brass guard is significantly bigger than a neck plate, so what impact the smaller neckplate could have is hard to quantify.
In terms of modifications to the neck/body coupling relationship, switching over to threaded inserts from wood screws makes a much bigger difference. Insofar as I was able to compare before and after, I have liked it on every guitar I’ve done it to. It also means that I don’t have to worry about screw holes stripping from removing and reattaching the neck.
Neck plate is the thin end of a very finely honed wedge here. It just needs to hold things in place nicely and not deform too much. Dofferences between two neck plates won't affect the coupling between neck and body in any significant way.... but I accept not having a neck plate could.
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The magnetic field affects the way the string vibrates.... you have changed that.
Okay, a significant mass can change the way the body vibrates, and it all has an affect on some level.
Using it as an example of how a heavy neck plate might change the tone is taking things a bit far for me.
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This is true for a lot of things I've found. Get one that looks nice and be happy it has zero effect on tone
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Or so I've read on the internet.
I think the difference in two neck plates stiffness will become pretty meaningless once they are pressed against the body.
Having said that, I don't really like using those plastic washer/shims some guitars have under the neck plate. I do prefer a solid connection.
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As if it's not micro scrutiny enough to discus micro differences in tone as between rosewood and maple fingerboards, the type of glue used to fix a neck, and nitro finishes allowing wood to breathe, we're now talking neck plates? You guys have definitely been too early on the egg nogs and brandy snaps if you really think you'll hear a noticeable tonal difference 're the neckplate. Sophisticated analytical scientific equipment might show something miniscule . ..but the average human ear even in a quiet room (let alone a live mix)...never in a million...not unless you're a Vulcan!
And if you think you can, your mind is tricking you. In a blind test, never ever!!
But thanks for cheering me up...this thread gave me a laugh!
and so I come back a few hours later and waddaya know!!!!