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03-03-2011, 11:50 AM
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Quick question:
I have read that all USA Fender necks made from 1995 to present feature the graphite composite support rods.
Does this include the vintage reissues and reproductions like the '57 RI, etc.?
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03-03-2011, 12:01 PM
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Owner, ATKINSON BASSES | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | From my understanding, no. Anything "vintage" is made to vintage specs as much as possible.
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03-03-2011, 12:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oregon | | | Vintage reissues have no graphite necks only the standards, highway 1's and i suppose the new specials. |
03-03-2011, 12:24 PM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | AFAIK no vintage reisuuse have carbon rods. |
03-03-2011, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex | | | They do not. |
03-03-2011, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by A-Step-Towards  Vintage reissues have no graphite necks only the standards, highway 1's and i suppose the new specials. | I could be wrong, but I haven't seen where the new Specials have the graphite.
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03-03-2011, 12:34 PM
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03-03-2011, 12:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Burbank, CA | | | As far as I can tell from the specs found on Fender's website only the American Standards and American Deluxe models have the graphite rods.
Editorial comment: While I have owned several Fenders without the rods that were trouble free, I have NEVER had an issue with the graphite rod equipped basses. I set them up when I buy them and forget them. I have never had to adjust the truss rod again even when changing to different gauges of strings, traveling, climate changes, you name it.
They are just wonderfully strong and stable.
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03-03-2011, 12:52 PM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by steamthief Is weight the only advantage of graphite rods? | no. they're used make the neck stiffer. (result: less chance of twist/warp issues and less dead spots) |
03-03-2011, 01:04 PM
|  | Quatre-cordes | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Orleans, LA /El Paso TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by THand I could be wrong, but I haven't seen where the new Specials have the graphite. |
the new Specials have the reinforcements
edit: I could swear I read that somewhere, but it's not listed on the specs, so I may be wrong.
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03-03-2011, 01:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Purple Mountain Majesties | | Thanks for all the responses boys and girls. I appreciate your help. Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparkdog Editorial comment: While I have owned several Fenders without the rods that were trouble free, I have NEVER had an issue with the graphite rod equipped basses. I set them up when I buy them and forget them. I have never had to adjust the truss rod again even when changing to different gauges of strings, traveling, climate changes, you name it.
They are just wonderfully strong and stable. | This is my experience with my Am Stand. Jazz. I am now spoiled rotten, and in scoping out my next Precision, I really want the composite rod neck. Rolled edges are icing on the cake.
Has anyone had a chance to do a side-by-side comparison of the Fender composite rod neck versus the Warmoth version? If I can't find what I'm looking for from a Fender factory bass, I may be doing a build, and it would be nice to know how they compare.
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03-03-2011, 02:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waltham, MA | | | I have a Warmoth asymetrical 5-string neck with the steel rods and it's a good neck. Very stable. Don't think I've touched the truss rod in the past two years and it's set up with pretty low action. |
03-03-2011, 02:16 PM
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John K Custom Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA | | | also something to remember. on fender's AV RI one piece maple necks, there's no (conventinal) way that you could install carbon rods, since they're installed in a channel before the fingerboard is glued in place. that's why many of the new maple necks have a capped maple fingerboard (like on the Roger Waters sig model). |
03-03-2011, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty the Scoob I have a Warmoth asymetrical 5-string neck with the steel rods and it's a good neck. Very stable. Don't think I've touched the truss rod in the past two years and it's set up with pretty low action. | Good point, the Warmoth steel support rod neck is very stable. I have a couple of those necks.
They are also a little heavy.
Warmoth just started producing a graphite-composite rod reinforced neck ala Fender's version.
I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to do a direct comparison between the two.
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03-03-2011, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by THand I could be wrong, but I haven't seen where the new Specials have the graphite. | I swore i read it somewhere or maybe my mind is assuming due to highway 1's having them. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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