Need a Tele neck!

[Big Fat Sammy]

Where can I get a replacement neck for a telecaster w/ jumbo frets?

I found this...

http://www.mightymite.com/necks/index.html

But what I really want is

1) Rosewood fretboard

2) JUMBO frets

3) headstock already cutout (no paddles)

It can be finished or unfinished...and I can drill holes, put on the tuners...etc...


Actually I could deal with any neck that would fit the tele as long as it has jumbo frets.

Necks for Fender style guitars w/ big frets are hard to find it seems.

[Don Corleone]

I'd be tempted to give Warmoth a shot here

http://www.warmoth.com/

http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=tele_totalvintage

[The Scatologist]

BTW, Warmoth used to be boogie bodies

[Big Fat Sammy]

Originally posted by Don Corleone
I'd be tempted to give Warmoth a shot here

http://www.warmoth.com/

http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=tele_totalvintage

Thanks...I was familiar with them...but they are expensive. I could get a refret for the same price than what a neck from them would cost after all is set up.

Just picked up a Suzuki Tele neck on Ebay for $21.50....it LOOKED nice and at that price decided to take a risk on it.

We'll see what happens. But to get those big frets, Warmoth or a refret is the only options it seems.

:)

[Matt White]

Bought a WARMOTH replacement neck a few years back. Money well spent.

[GAR]

Originally posted by Big Fat Sammy
Thanks...I was familiar with them...but they are expensive. I could get a refret for the same price than what a neck from them would cost after all is set up.

No you couldn't.

[BrownSound1]

What about Allparts? I've never used their stuff, but I'd look into them.

http://www.allparts.com/categories.php?cat_id=626&cat_name=Guitar%20Necks

[GAR]

I could get new necks from MightyMite for $40 bucks, or Samicks for around $2 apiece in their scratch-n-dent pile. But even so for myself I'd rather scour the pawnshops for deals, recycler.com, ebay, gbase.com (where I sold an OptiPot foot controller for $175)..

Off Ebay I got a banana-headstock ESP neck, $55 because the guy made a spelling error in the listing yet honored the deal.

Too many options to recommend just one. If you don't know what you want mail the body to Warmoth and have them set it up for you and you won't waste any time.

[GAR]

Allparts sell 4 different mfr's necks.

[Big Fat Sammy]

Originally posted by GAR
No you couldn't.

But close.

I can get a refret for $300 on the old (maple fretboard) neck.

After buying a Warmoth neck, plus tuners, plus nut, plus shipping and the cost of having all that installed...it would be around $250.

...and thats not even counting finishing...which would be a minimum of $50

I will keep an eye on those sites you mentioned though...
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The ebay Suzuki neck fit like a glove...and will work great until I get the refret or a good deal on something w/ larger frets!

[Don Corleone]

Who the hell's charging $300 for a refret?? I get them done for around £60 (roughly $100)

[Big Fat Sammy]

Originally posted by Don Corleone
Who the hell's charging $300 for a refret?? I get them done for around £60 (roughly $100)

A local shop....who quoted around $300

And as far as I know...the other shops around town are about the same.