Good one Dane. A lot of people don’t understand how scale length dictates the physical placement of the neck.
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
Hey Jag Things you don't have to think about if you aren't building guitars, right? Nice to start with a blank canvas and do whatever you want. Still gotta follow the rules though.
@KL3NCH
Жыл бұрын
Nice one Dane. I went through this when I installed the Fender scale Warmoth neck on a Tele body that didn't have a single pre-drilled hole in it. I had to position the ash tray to suit. What I didn't know (and on reflection would have been good to know) was your comment about never needing to foreshorten the scale- only lengthen it, and it makes absolute sense to me now so cheers and beers for that. Drilling holes into the body for the neck attachment to line up with the pre-drilled Warmoth holes was a whole other enchilada!
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. I know you can measure closely enough to make the neck holes line up. But I think some correct sized nails cut to suit in the neck holes would would mark the drill points quite well. How did you end up doing it?
@KL3NCH
Жыл бұрын
@@jonahguitarguy You may remember I posted some pictures in Eddie's home made tools thread and one was of an epoxy filler block ("Micro Balloon Filler) that I back drilled through another Tele body and transfered it to the new body. It worked a treat and with no measuring at all. Cheers Dane!
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
@@KL3NCH, see you have a mechanical mind. It's a blessing and a curse. Very clever.
@wjewell63
Жыл бұрын
I learned pretty fast to pay close attention to this deal here.....
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks wj, yep it’s important!
@RandySchartiger
Жыл бұрын
great info Dane! I thought I was going to have to move the saddle on that harmony body kay neck guitar but after careful measuring and checking it very closely turns out the saddle in is the right place. the scale length must have been the same on the two guitars the body and neck came from.
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
Yes Randy well you know saddle has to work for the necks scale length. Thanks for checking in brother.
@100amps
Жыл бұрын
Just to expand on that, the other option for adjusting neck placement to fit the scale is to leave the neck where it fits and move the bridge to where the scale dictates. The guitar body's role in this calculation is just to hold the neck and bridge in the correct location relative to each other.
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
Yes that’s the easy way. This bridge is already set and it’s a Floyd. Thanks for chiming in Todd.
@100amps
Жыл бұрын
@@jonahguitarguy Yeah, Strat and Floyd type bridges are not reasonably relocatable. Though I'm sure someone has probably done it.
@nsjguitarsakascotsman6989
Жыл бұрын
The question is Dane, why are you upside down?
@jonahguitarguy
Жыл бұрын
It’s not me. It must get twisted on it’s way around the world. LOL
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