A couple of months ago, I came across a neck from a Squier Classic Vibe Simon Neil '60s Strat at The STRATosphere and thought I'd try it on this partscaster I built a while back. For some reason, I just prefer rosewood fretboards on sunburst Strats. Being a Squier CV neck, it wasn't very expensive, so I figured what the heck? Turned out that it fit the body like a glove--no shim needed on this one--and it's very comfortable to play. I thought it was a great looking guitar before, but I like it even better now.

I'd never heard of him before, but apparently Simon Neil is the singer/guitarist for the Scottish band Biffy Clyro, whom I'd likewise never heard of before. Don't know anything about Simon's music, but I sure like the neck on his Strat!

Of course, this change left me with a spare maple CV Strat neck. Seemed a shame to have that just lying around, so THIS HAPPENED.

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