Best place to buy guitar necks

Axe_meister

I'm building (or have been for years now) a Bitsa strat. 
I have an old squire neck for it at the moment but it's a bit crap (90s vintage) and also screwed up a bit on sanding (over did it).
So looking for a new neck. Now ebay seems to have loads of offers at around £30 quid, but are they likely to be any good.
Likewise I don't want so spend hundreds on a Warmoth neck (have one on my bling machine).
Where would you suggest for a cheap but good neck, with reasonable nut and pre-finished

Jonathangus

How cheap is cheap?  I have one of these in unused condition (not drilled) which I really should get round to listing properly.  Will need a nut, though.

Axe_meister

Ideally below £100

Jonathangus

Ah, would be after more than that, sorry.

impmann

https://www.warmanguitars.co.uk/product/strat-style-neck-aged-natural-maple-on-maple-21-fret-satin-nitro/

I have one of their Tele necks and it is/was very good.

thermionic

North West Guitars? Loads of sub-£100 necks on ebay but they would be a lottery.

paulnb57

Put a wanted ad on here? 
Or keep an eye out for another Squier neck

robinbowes

Axe_meister said:

I'm building (or have been for years now) a Bitsa strat. 
I have an old squire neck for it at the moment but it's a bit crap (90s vintage) and also screwed up a bit on sanding (over did it).
So looking for a new neck. Now ebay seems to have loads of offers at around £30 quid, but are they likely to be any good.
Likewise I don't want so spend hundreds on a Warmoth neck (have one on my bling machine).
Where would you suggest for a cheap but good neck, with reasonable nut and pre-finished

I've got a NorthWest guitars 1 piece Strat neck, with a maple fretboard and satin finish. It's a "Fat C" shape with big frets with 9.5 radius, 55.5mm at the heel and 42mm at the nut with double truss rod and 10mm tuner holes, and has a Tusq nut fitted.

It's a lovely neck, but doesn't fit the body I bought it for so needs to go.

I can do it for £85, posted.

This is a stock pic I managed to find on the web, but can take real pictures later if you're interested?



Edit: This is the original ad on here: https://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/207696/sold-chunky-strat-neck

benvall

I bought a £30 Strat neck on eBay just to see what it was like. 

The nut isn’t straight and I’m pretty sure the truss rod isn’t working. 

Looks nice though

Axe_meister

robinbowes said:

Axe_meister said:

I'm building (or have been for years now) a Bitsa strat. 
I have an old squire neck for it at the moment but it's a bit crap (90s vintage) and also screwed up a bit on sanding (over did it).
So looking for a new neck. Now ebay seems to have loads of offers at around £30 quid, but are they likely to be any good.
Likewise I don't want so spend hundreds on a Warmoth neck (have one on my bling machine).
Where would you suggest for a cheap but good neck, with reasonable nut and pre-finished

I've got a NorthWest guitars 1 piece Strat neck, with a maple fretboard and satin finish. It's a "Fat C" shape with big frets with 9.5 radius, 55.5mm at the heel and 42mm at the nut with double truss rod and 10mm tuner holes, and has a Tusq nut fitted.

It's a lovely neck, but doesn't fit the body I bought it for so needs to go.

I can do it for £85, posted.

This is a stock pic I managed to find on the web, but can take real pictures later if you're interested?



Edit: This is the original ad on here: https://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/207696/sold-chunky-strat-neck

Will keep that in mind. Thanks

RickLucas

Ebay seller earlpilanz sells good necks. (No affiliation) I have had a couple of Tele necks in the past.

ellwood

I bought one of the HZ Tele necks on eBay for £89. Pretty good for the money. Truss Rod works. Put a new nut on it, and I chose to darken the board a little, but other than that I’m pleased with it and it plays well.

PhilW1

Booboo guitars have got 15% off everything This week, might be something there for you.

GoldenEraGuitars

Here’s a £50 neck a customer sent me to see if it would work in the body.

https://i.imgur.com/yCYtXU1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/S5ZqM3Q.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/fVmcgpO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/xmVrked.jpg

That’s what “cheap” looks like.

impmann

GoldenEraGuitars said:

Here’s a £50 neck a customer sent me to see if it would work in the body.

That’s what “cheap” looks can look like.

FTFY

I bought a £65 flame maple neck off ebay - supposedly from a UK seller, but arrived direct from China. Its absolutely fabulous - its needed no fretwork at all, the finish was flawless (still is), although the nut (bone) needed some cutting.



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