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Old December 10th, 2009, 09:29 PM   #21 (permalink)
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1 7/8 at the top and 2 5/8 at the bottom. Nut width is standard. 4 7/8" from the narrowest part to the widest part. Then there is a flare into the nut.

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thx desperado.
my estimations were a little long. looks much better now.
into the shop i go......

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Old December 10th, 2009, 09:39 PM   #22 (permalink)
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So do all the snakehead prototypes have trussrodless necks?
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Old December 10th, 2009, 11:01 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Once again ............... there was only one Snakehead prototype. Only one built by Fender before the '90s. In the '90s, Fred Stuart took measurements from the original and built the first replica. Then the Custom Shop built 50 more. All without truss rods.
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Old December 12th, 2009, 08:14 PM   #24 (permalink)
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I'm noticing that the pic Jack posted of the old CS replica and Groovey's pic of the newer one have slightly different bottom radii and Groovey's has more of a "Tadeo taper" on the backside (a softer, smoother curve applied to the flared area).
Since mine was not to be a replica, I went with what I thought to be more pleasing to the eye; the tuners are moved a bit closer to the nut, and the more finished look of tuner bushings.

By the way, this fat, fat (no trussrod) neck sounds amazing! I hope yours will too!
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Old December 12th, 2009, 08:38 PM   #25 (permalink)
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I'm noticing that the pic Jack posted of the old CS replica and Groovey's pic of the newer one have slightly different bottom radii and Groovey's has more of a "Tadeo taper" on the backside (a softer, smoother curve applied to the flared area).
Since mine was not to be a replica, I went with what I thought to be more pleasing to the eye; the tuners are moved a bit closer to the nut, and the more finished look of tuner bushings.

By the way, this fat, fat (no trussrod) neck sounds amazing! I hope yours will too!
Thats lovely.....my favorite build of yours.
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Old March 22nd, 2010, 02:38 PM   #26 (permalink)
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I've been thinking about a variant of the snakehead, so this thread is VERY helpful!
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Old March 22nd, 2010, 04:43 PM   #27 (permalink)
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BeeTL,

I have made about 10 Snakehead necks now for guys on this page, TGP and RR. Hit me up if you need help with dimension or other neck details.
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Old March 22nd, 2010, 10:21 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I have made about 10 Snakehead necks now for guys on this page, TGP and RR. Hit me up if you need help with dimension or other neck details.
If you have a .pdf, that would be helpful.

I'm thinking about drawing something up, and that wold provide an easy jump start...
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Old March 23rd, 2010, 12:26 PM   #29 (permalink)
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I'll see if I can scan one or a drawing of one..
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Old March 23rd, 2010, 01:32 PM   #30 (permalink)
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I'll see if I can scan one or a drawing of one..
Joe,

I'm probably making it more complicated than it needs to be, so if you have these dimensions handy, that would be great:

HS width at the base = ?
HS width at the tip = ?
HS length from nut to tip = ?

That's probably all I really need for now.

If I like the way my design works out, you may have another customer...
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Old March 23rd, 2010, 02:23 PM   #32 (permalink)
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1 7/8 at the top and 2 5/8 at the bottom. Nut width is standard. 4 7/8" from the narrowest part to the widest part. Then there is a flare into the nut.
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Old March 23rd, 2010, 02:27 PM   #33 (permalink)
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BTW: for those who didn't see how Southern IL turned out...here they are: A modified snakehead Southern Style:





I have 3 standard snakehead necks on the bench right now...plus one that will be OVER THE TOP with inlays and such. I'll try to post them as I complete them.

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Old March 24th, 2010, 07:17 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Joe,

Those are BEAUTIFUL!

I've drawn up the shape...it's a tiny little bugger!!!

Now I'll have to see what I come up with as a variant...
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Old October 12th, 2011, 07:54 PM   #35 (permalink)
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can anyone send me a template for the snakehead? Thanks!
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Old October 12th, 2011, 08:32 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Really? 34 posts with pictures and dimensions and you can't draw a trapezoid for yourself?
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Old October 13th, 2011, 10:16 AM   #38 (permalink)
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I've tried to work the dimensions out, but I'm not 100% on them. If anyone wants to correct me on these, go ahead:

Width, top - 3.8cm
Width, widest point (just before nut - 7cm
Height, from top of headstock to nut - 14cm
Length of the longest sides - 12cm

Photo from my phone - the lines partway through with the dots are where I estimate the tuners will be:


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I love Snakes
Snakeheads Rule! I just bought this one and It's beyond amazing. Its true there are lots of Snakes in Texas!!!! especially Austin
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