Stratman68
Axe-Master
Wanted to put a rosewood fretboard channel bound 9 1/2-14" compound radius neck on my 2006 USA Deluxe Strat. I recently acquired a 2016 USA Standard tele with this neck on it and I love the feel, etc, etc.
So I asked Fender the obvious questions, then asked Sweetwater and bought the neck from Sweetwater. Not a big deal I guess but the new (2021) neck US21xxxxxx feels so much lighter than the maple neck (original on 2006 I am changing) Is this normal? Makes it feel, well, cheap.
The neck I am replacing is normal solid maple. So is that the weight difference or just crappier wood today than 16 years ago.
I am tempted to take the neck off the 2016 Tele to see if it weighs the same as the new one.
I have not INSTALLED anything yet but the new neck does fit nicely in the pocket of the 06 USA DLX Body.
The picts on Sweetwater site were of a 2016 serial number neck. That is one of the reasons I bought it from them.
Thanks folks
So I asked Fender the obvious questions, then asked Sweetwater and bought the neck from Sweetwater. Not a big deal I guess but the new (2021) neck US21xxxxxx feels so much lighter than the maple neck (original on 2006 I am changing) Is this normal? Makes it feel, well, cheap.
The neck I am replacing is normal solid maple. So is that the weight difference or just crappier wood today than 16 years ago.
I am tempted to take the neck off the 2016 Tele to see if it weighs the same as the new one.
I have not INSTALLED anything yet but the new neck does fit nicely in the pocket of the 06 USA DLX Body.
The picts on Sweetwater site were of a 2016 serial number neck. That is one of the reasons I bought it from them.
Thanks folks