awilkie
October 21st, 2009, 05:59 PM
Have a junky Barracuda LP copy sitting at home that I've gutted. I have always been a fan of the LP body and want to use it for a Hot Rod project guitar but the neck that's on it looks very poor quality & I want to replace it.
It has a bolt-on neck and the dimensions of the neck pocket are 3 1/4"L x 2 1/4"W x 5/8"D, which is very similar to a Telecaster's 3"L x 2 3/16"W x 5/8"D pocket.
The mounting holes for the neck are spaced at approximately 2 1/16"Vertical x 1 7/16"Horizonal and are set 1/8" further to the right, if looking from the back.
I know the neck mounting holes shouldn't be a big concern, as I could drill the new neck to match, but will the 1/4" pocket length come into play?
One thing to note is that the neck pocket goes all the way through to the neck pickup hole.
The distance from the nut to the middle of the 12th fret is 12 3/8". I assume that if the neck scale matches, I could just bolt the neck down with 1/4" left open at the bottom of the pocket.
It has a bolt-on neck and the dimensions of the neck pocket are 3 1/4"L x 2 1/4"W x 5/8"D, which is very similar to a Telecaster's 3"L x 2 3/16"W x 5/8"D pocket.
The mounting holes for the neck are spaced at approximately 2 1/16"Vertical x 1 7/16"Horizonal and are set 1/8" further to the right, if looking from the back.
I know the neck mounting holes shouldn't be a big concern, as I could drill the new neck to match, but will the 1/4" pocket length come into play?
One thing to note is that the neck pocket goes all the way through to the neck pickup hole.
The distance from the nut to the middle of the 12th fret is 12 3/8". I assume that if the neck scale matches, I could just bolt the neck down with 1/4" left open at the bottom of the pocket.
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