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Tell me about replacement necks

Make sure you post when it comes in, let us know how it went.

It has been a while but I just stumbled across this old thread and my promise to report my experience with the Chinese necks.

I was given the choice for nut width, number of frets, 3 fret sizes and whether the finish was clear or tinted as standard options when ordering.

The fretwork was not flawless, a fret rocker showed a few high frets so I did a leveling and crowning that turned out to be quick and simple. The fret ends were trimmed and smooth. Truss rod works well and has plenty of travel.
The nut it came with is the cheapest plastic and I replaced it with a bone nut I had at hand.

I have one more neck to build a bass around and I am very happy with what I received and would not hesitate to buy others in the future.

This is the result:
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The next project is just about to start using the second one.
 
It has been a while but I just stumbled across this old thread and my promise to report my experience with the Chinese necks.

I was given the choice for nut width, number of frets, 3 fret sizes and whether the finish was clear or tinted as standard options when ordering.

The fretwork was not flawless, a fret rocker showed a few high frets so I did a leveling and crowning that turned out to be quick and simple. The fret ends were trimmed and smooth. Truss rod works well and has plenty of travel.
The nut it came with is the cheapest plastic and I replaced it with a bone nut I had at hand.

I have one more neck to build a bass around and I am very happy with what I received and would not hesitate to buy others in the future.

This is the result:
View attachment 3919511

The next project is just about to start using the second one.


Looks cool! Wow, four years later.