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24" scale neck makers?

Post by nbc580 » Tue Aug 27, 2019 8:28 am

I'm putting together a semi-hollow jaguar and hope to have a neck with a Starcaster headstock. Haven't had much luck finding anyone online who does these 24" scale. Does anyone have suggestions?

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by AcrylicSuperman » Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:08 am

Try asking warmoth. They make both 24" scale necks and starcaster necks. It would probably be a custom job though.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by solfege » Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:49 am

Musikraft. https://musikraft.com/product-info.php?pid2155.html

Though maybe not with a starcaster headstock, tho. Humm.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by nbc580 » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:51 pm

AcrylicSuperman wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:08 am
Try asking warmoth. They make both 24" scale necks and starcaster necks. It would probably be a custom job though.
Warmoth's response was that none of the 24" tooling or fixtures would allow for any other pegheads.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by nbc580 » Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:55 pm

solfege wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:49 am
Musikraft. https://musikraft.com/product-info.php?pid2155.html

Though maybe not with a starcaster headstock, tho. Humm.
Emailing them to check. Optimally this would be a 1 piece neck made of rosewood as well.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by AcrylicSuperman » Tue Aug 27, 2019 1:44 pm

nbc580 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:51 pm
AcrylicSuperman wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 10:08 am
Try asking warmoth. They make both 24" scale necks and starcaster necks. It would probably be a custom job though.
Warmoth's response was that none of the 24" tooling or fixtures would allow for any other pegheads.
Dang. That is unfortunate. :(

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by JVG » Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:19 pm

nbc580 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:55 pm
solfege wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:49 am
Musikraft. https://musikraft.com/product-info.php?pid2155.html

Though maybe not with a starcaster headstock, tho. Humm.
Emailing them to check. Optimally this would be a 1 piece neck made of rosewood as well.
I don’t think Musikraft has the Starcaster headstock programmed in their CNC. They might do a paddle head for you as a special order, if you have the means to complete it yourself.

J.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:56 am

You might want to also look for a manufacturer that will make one for you with a paddlehead and shape it yourself. Outside that, you can get the patterns from Faction Guitars and make your own. His specialty pattern set includes Mustang/Jaguar 24" and Starcaster patterns.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by YALCaster » Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:57 am

Guitar Builder, in the UK

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by nbc580 » Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:19 am

JVG wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 2:19 pm
nbc580 wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:55 pm
solfege wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:49 am
Musikraft. https://musikraft.com/product-info.php?pid2155.html

Though maybe not with a starcaster headstock, tho. Humm.
Emailing them to check. Optimally this would be a 1 piece neck made of rosewood as well.
I don’t think Musikraft has the Starcaster headstock programmed in their CNC. They might do a paddle head for you as a special order, if you have the means to complete it yourself.

J.
Confirmed via email that they do not.
YALCaster wrote:
Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:57 am
Guitar Builder, in the UK
Their custom neck page says you cannot use copyrighted headstock shapes.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by YALCaster » Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:05 am

I was unaware, my apologies

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by JVG » Thu Aug 29, 2019 2:24 pm

Ok, so none of the “bigger” manufacturers are into it. There are a number of luthiers who
I’m sure would take the job on as a custom build...some of whom frequent OSG.

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by nbc580 » Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:16 am

Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions!
JVG wrote:
Thu Aug 29, 2019 2:24 pm
Ok, so none of the “bigger” manufacturers are into it. There are a number of luthiers who
I’m sure would take the job on as a custom build...some of whom frequent OSG.
Yeah, hopefully some of them chime in!

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Re: 24" scale neck makers?

Post by kurski » Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:09 pm

I have used a jaguar 24 neck by Allparts. Flawless qual. but it comes unpainted and you have to smooth the fret ends

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