My musical things

[Matt White]

Hmmmm....I like the look of the Green...

[Reverberator]

Yes Matt , I think that's the way to go...

The green body is from a Squier 20th anniversary....now I've read somewhere that the anniversary models were made from better wood ...I don't know but it feels as heavy as the sunburst one but it's 5mm thinner.

The neck fits the pocket that well that I can pick it up with it just slotted in ( I haven't drilled it yet ).... so I'd rather go with that than have one that's sloppy.

Now , I want it to be different , but I don't know how yet.

[GAR]

I had a 20th Anniversary! That body has a good shaping to it, it's not bad.

Some early 60's strats I've picked up, have been a slight bit thinner than standard. I don't think it's that big a deal.

I picked mine up in a pawn shop for 85, wound up selling the body and electrics on ebay for about the same and kept the CBS headstock - which is what I wanted out of the deal anyways - for free.

However, do make sure your intonation point will match up with the neck: take a measuring tape or yardstick, tape the trem down where the bridge holes will line up, and then measure from the forward edge of the nut to the arcpoint of the string saddle.

You should have 25 1/2" inches and if not, adjust the saddle as far as it can go forward to see if you got enough travel to get 25.5"

[jhale667]

The green version looks cool. Go with that.

Wish I could just scan and post the Chapter from Dan Erlewine's book on neck-attachment...lays it out fairly simply...with measurements for neck-bridge alignments for vintage trems, Floyds...the whole shebang.

[Reverberator]

I am thinking about a floyd in here now ... fuck !! what a change of direction!!!!

I'm not au fait with floyds and how they might fit ( if they do) in a squier body .. but I know J will put me in the right direction.

Advice...Please.

[GAR]

Better check your string-length measurements first before you do anything. You may not be able to use that neck at all with these bodies.

[Reverberator]

Better check your string-length measurements first before you do anything. You may not be able to use that neck at all with these bodies.

Yep ,good call .... but I've already got that covered.

[GAR]

Then I suggest the sunburst if you go with a Floyd, due to additional thickness.

[jhale667]

I am thinking about a floyd in here now ... fuck !! what a change of direction!!!!

I'm not au fait with floyds and how they might fit ( if they do) in a squier body .. but I know J will put me in the right direction.

Advice...Please.

I found a couple of online installation Tutorials in a quick search..

Floyd Install

...but the best thing I've seen is the Dan Erlewine video from StewMac...he's the man for that kind of thing...

[Nitro Express]

I installed a Floyd nut using a Dremel tool with a router attachment and it worked great.

[GAR]

The Charvel neck I'm gonna use tomorrow for my pictorial has what looks like the nut ledge sawed off with a radial arm saw.

If you have access to a radial arm saw and can sit there to meticulously lower the depth till it's right, that's one way to go.

And if you order from Warmoth I believe they do the nut slot either way, Floyd or standard at no extra charge, am I wrong?

[jhale667]

Floyd nut prep's a $35 upcharge from Warmoth, I believe....

[Diamondjimi]

I installed a Floyd nut using a Dremel tool with a router attachment and it worked great.

Did the same thing. Very easy to make a template/jig for this method of making the nut shelf.

The Charvel neck I'm gonna use tomorrow for my pictorial has what looks like the nut ledge sawed off with a radial arm saw.

When it comes to horseshit like this, tomorrow never comes. This is called the inevitable 24hr latency fail. You know, like depositing a blank check into a machine and telling youself there's gonna be money in there tomorrow.

If you have access to a radial arm saw and can sit there to meticulously lower the depth till it's right, that's one way to go.

Yeah, the foolish way!

[GAR]

$35.00! WTF is that all about!

[Diamondjimi]

$35.00! WTF is that all about!

Short arms , deep pockets, eh?