A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:15 pm

tribi9 wrote:
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What tuners do these take?
9.5mm holes.
I briefly popped a set of Gotoh sealed tuners on there and they fitted well. But i reckon you could also go Vintage Kluson style if the bushings are big enough

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by Fiddy » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:34 pm

Ah okay, so with some conversion bushings then, Kluson style tuners would be an option.

How is the nut? I bought a Chinese neck a while ago, and the nut had to be filed down quite a bit.

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:35 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:25 pm
My Jag neck arrived today.
First impression: I'm very impressed!
Cosmetically, it looks great. The side dots are wacky but I can live with that.

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Wow, that grain looks amazing!

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by CROSS_guitars » Sun Feb 05, 2023 7:52 pm

tribi9 wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:34 pm
Ah okay, so with some conversion bushings then, Kluson style tuners would be an option.

How is the nut? I bought a Chinese neck a while ago, and the nut had to be filed down quite a bit.
The nut looks a bit crap. It would definitely need filing and I'm not sure it's centered properly.
Looks to be made of the same stuff as the classic vibe Squiers.

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by niksureal » Tue Feb 07, 2023 6:56 am

while i do love mine now, when it arrived the heel wasnt flat and required some work. the first time i mounted it, it was causing the pocket on the body to bend. also, almost all of the frets needed to either be re-seated or filed and re-polished a bit. this is honestly not a deal breaker for me and it was fun to have a little project. i really like the neck now. the nut on mine was even fine, just needed to be sanded/polished. the pocket on the squier is a bit wide (about a mm gap on either side) but who cares. i think if you were using it for a project, it is well worth the $80.

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:28 pm

I figured these would need a pretty good fret level and polish. That's no big deal for me either.
They look pretty amazing all strung up like that!

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Re: A cheap block Jaguar neck without a lip exists!

Post by caples » Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:33 am

Tempted but I wish there was a dirt cheap jag body to go with it.
1969 Comp Blue Mustang, 1965 Natural Jaguar

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