Neck for my Deluxe Players Strat

[elavd]

Ι think that the All part necks combine: quality, combatibility with Fender bodies, and good prices.
I think that you should choose a C-shaped Rosewood (or maple if this is your preferance) neck with 9.5" radius and 21 medium jumbo frets.

Also if you're interested to Fender necks only, I have read MANY possitive reviews about the Jimmie Vaughan maple neck. You probably will find a used one on ebay.

Finally, you can check the ebay store named "stratosphere". It has many original Fender necks in mint condition

[elavd]

This is the Stratosphere ebay store:
http://stores.ebay.com/The-STRATosph...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

Also take a look at this guy:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQ...3aMEFSQ3aMESOI

I bought from him the All parts maple neck for my Blackie strat:

[sunvalleylaw]

For me, the two strats to look at were mine and the JV. Since your experience and Lev's, and Elavd's, the deluxe and classic player's seem awesome too. For the necks, I looked really quick at the difference between the JV and mine (same as the one Tone is selling) and the main difference is mine is a Modern C shape and the JV is a V shape. I know Pete (StingX) loves his as does Justaguy. Seems like a trip down to a guitar store to try a JV or try to find one of mine might be in order. Here is a comment that caught my eye when I was looking at the ZZounds sight for specs on the 60th ann neck vs. the JV: (it comes from a user review of the 60th)

Value:
Best value for the dollar. It's like a Jimmie Vaughan Strat, with a modern C shaped neck.

Necks seem so personal, it seems you should try before you buy at the store and go with what fits. If you like the 60th, it seems Tone's would be a natural fit and would look great on that guitar. That allparts neck that Elavd posted pics of too looks great also, I just don't know how you would try one first and that is the way I would choose.

[Tone2TheBone]

SOLD - Good doing business with you Robert.

[Robert****]

Looking forward to the "necking" activities to come!

Yes, I bought the neck from Tone. It shall be fun.

Hey you guys, what tuners should I get for it?

[Justaguyin_nc]

pssst tone..I can not believe you sold Robert that warped neck you been using to hold you closet door shut... sheesh... hope you can blame UPS on it...














IM KIDDING HONEST!!! IM KIDDING!! haha

[Tone2TheBone]

pssst tone..I can not believe you sold Robert that warped neck you been using to hold you closet door shut... sheesh... hope you can blame UPS on it...














IM KIDDING HONEST!!! IM KIDDING!! haha

You guys are lucky that I package the things I sell sooo good. I've seen people walk into the Post Office with huge boxes wanting to ship with only one piece of tape holding everything together. : This neck is so pretty I almost welched on the sale. Genuine Fender maple neck in mint condition! Only the best for my friends. :

[sunvalleylaw]

You guys are lucky that I package the things I sell sooo good. I've seen people walk into the Post Office with huge boxes wanting to ship with only one piece of tape holding everything together. : This neck is so pretty I almost welched on the sale. Genuine Fender maple neck in mint condition! Only the best for my friends. :

He does package things well. That DiMarzio humbucker he sent me was super padded. I hope you enjoy that neck Robert! Even if you don't end up wanting it on your blue guitar, and I bet you will, it will really dress up one of your others.

[duhvoodooman***]

Hey you guys, what tuners should I get for it?

Vintage Gotohs!! ude:

[Robert****]

DVM - got a link to a recommended website for buying them?

[abraxas]

DVM - got a link to a recommended website for buying them?

Hey Robert, get Gotoh Vintage Staggered tuners. That way you can do away with the string trees (which just cause tuning problems).

Here is a link:

http://guitarpartsresource.com/tuners_6inlinegotoh.htm

(no affiliation, they were just helpful when I bought some things from them. You should find the tuners on ebay as well : )

[Robert****]

Should I go with the gold ones?

[abraxas]

Should I go with the gold ones?

The rest of your hardware is goldplated isn't it? So gold will do nicely.

[chordshredder]

Are you going to need conversion bushings? Is this already drilled out to 25/64"?

[sunvalleylaw]

Yeah, go gold. It will look good on that honey tinted maple.

[elavd]

Robert, please do yourself a favor and buy also a steel block for your Strat.

Yoy will be AMAZED by the sonic change of your guitar

(I once had the Deluxe Player strat, and when I changed the block, suddenly the guitar become alive!!!

[Robert****]

Are you going to need conversion bushings? Is this already drilled out to 25/64"?

I don't know - Tone, can you answer this?

It has a steel block already, doesn't it? That's what I've been reading.

This should be interesting once I get it going. I just hope I will fall in love with that neck!

[Tone2TheBone]

I don't know - Tone, can you answer this?

It has a steel block already, doesn't it? That's what I've been reading.

This should be interesting once I get it going. I just hope I will fall in love with that neck!

I know that if you put vintage tuners on an MIM Standard neck you'll need bushings. You'll also have to make new screw holes on the headstock for the tuner backs. If you're going to want to try vintage tuners just use the ones off of your rosewood neck. They're already gold. You'll need the bushings though as we stated. You can check to see if you can make new alignment holes for the tuners if you put your current ones on just to see where the holes would be placed. Remember that the MIM Standards have those 2 holes at the top of each hole for the tuners that come stock on those necks. If you use vintage tuners you'll have to find out if those existing hole's won't interfere with the new holes you'll have to make. They probably won't interfere but I've never checked myself.

Steve - This neck isn't tinted like your Anniversary. It's maple white with a very light coat of poly that's it. It's very pale.

[elavd]

It has a steel block already, doesn't it? That's what I've been reading.

I don't think so... Where have you read it?

It is not written on the specs of the official site.