"normal" guitar neck on a VI body...?

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"normal" guitar neck on a VI body...?

Post by Pacafeliz » Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:00 am

Quick thought... Would it work if I just put a regular guiar neck on a Bass VI body? Normal or short scale?

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Re: "normal" guitar neck on a VI body...?

Post by Ceylon » Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:48 am

Not just off the bat. For starters I remember the neck pocket being wider on a Bass VI than, say, a Jazzmaster. Not by all that much, but enough to make it not work. Also I'm pretty sure scale would become an issue. You could make a custom neck to bring it down to 24" or 25,5" I bet.
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Re: "normal" guitar neck on a VI body...?

Post by adamrobertt » Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:02 am

You'd need a custom converstion neck to get the scale to match up. A bass VI has a 30" scale, which is 4.5" longer than a JM

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Re: "normal" guitar neck on a VI body...?

Post by Pacafeliz » Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:40 am

Thanks.
Do you know of someone who makes some here in the EU?
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