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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Temecula, CA
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Flat radius neck + small fretwire = Problem?
I attempting a "tele"©-esque build, but I am more of an acoustic player. I already have a rough sawn tele body and I'm now considering the neck. Are there any inherent problems with a 16" radius neck, a 1 7/8" nut, 6230 fretwire, and with a string-through bridge? (Basically, I want it to feel more like an acoustic guitar) I need the wide nut because I have sausage-fingers/lazy and prefer the smaller fretwire because I really don't like big frets. My understanding is that Warmoth makes a neck with 1 7/8" nut that will swap out with a tele/strat, so that's what I'm planning on using. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Last edited by PrescottRX; April 13th, 2012 at 10:42 PM. Reason: Title |
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Tele-Holic
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Perth Australia
Age: 58
Posts: 513
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We're all different with varying likes/needs, eg, I have a Brian Moore MC/1 which I never play because I dislike the flat f'board. Personally I can't see any concerns with your 16" radius but consider getting a bridge with individual saddle adjustment so you can match your f'board.
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TDPRI Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Temecula, CA
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Thank you for the replies! I was looking at Full Contact Hardware's Tele bridge (http://www.fullcontacthardware.com/tele.htm), which should cover the individual saddle issue (I had a tele ages ago with the old 3 T setup thingy, horrible). As long as I don't screw the body up cutting out contours for tummy and forearm, I was thinking about posting this slow moving project here. We'll see.
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