Wanted: 50's Strat neck
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Larry Shaeffer
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- Joined: 2 Feb 2005 1:01 am
- Location: Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA
Wanted: 50's Strat neck
I want to buy a 1954-1959 maple neck for a Strat. any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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Kevin Bergdorf
- Posts: 36
- Joined: 27 May 2004 12:01 am
- Location: Kentucky, USA
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Robert Salomone
- Posts: 115
- Joined: 3 Jun 2004 12:01 am
- Location: Carefree, Arizona
If you find a real one with original finish, frets and decal expect to pay around $5000. or more for one of the early ones, slightly less for the later ones.
The best copies were sold thru Elliot Mechanic out of Montreal years ago. I beleive he had someone building them for him, but they were the closest in terms of spec and detail I've ever come across and are very sought after these days.
Getting the correct thickness skunkstripe from the current builders is next to impossible.
USACG out of Washington state makes a very nice neck, although you need to do a bit of sanding to get the headstock shape correct.
Tommy from USACG is great to deal with and his prices are right too.
The best copies were sold thru Elliot Mechanic out of Montreal years ago. I beleive he had someone building them for him, but they were the closest in terms of spec and detail I've ever come across and are very sought after these days.
Getting the correct thickness skunkstripe from the current builders is next to impossible.
USACG out of Washington state makes a very nice neck, although you need to do a bit of sanding to get the headstock shape correct.
Tommy from USACG is great to deal with and his prices are right too.