Mighty MIte Necks?

Bob Rogers · December 13th, 2003, 08:48 PM

I'm going to put a tele together for my seven year old niece. I have a lot of spare parts and I'm going to pinch a few pennies. The mighty mite necks on ebay are at a pretty nice price. I'm willing to level and dress frets. Any reason I should not consider them?

Kevin · December 13th, 2003, 09:02 PM

I had one of the birdseye strat necks on a strat I recently sold, and the neck for the Cashcaster is a birdseye tele neck.

They aren't bad necks for the money.

I oversprayed the strat neck with neck amber and nitro; the Cashcaster neck has been a bit more involved, since it had been stained with Kiwi, but I've sprayed it with butterscotch dye and nitro, and it looks pretty good.

Their maple necks are two piece necks (separate fingerboards) even though they have a skunk stripe -- at least with the ones I've seen; plain maple necks may be one piece.

The feel of the neck is pretty similar, IMHO, to a modern Fender neck: thin, C-shaped, 9.5" radius, 1 11/16" nut.

Blazer · December 13th, 2003, 09:10 PM

The neck on my Tele Paul is a Mighty Mite. My only complaint about them is that the profile is a bit to "Fast" for my liking and they don't offer them in fatter profiles but I guess that for a seven year old girl, a small flat neck is perfect stuff.

Doug T. · December 14th, 2003, 09:18 PM

I was just checking around on eBay too for an inexpensive Tele neck too. Found that a couple of the vendors actually sell the necks direct for about $5 cheaper than their starting bid on eBay!

I just ordered a maple neck (knobs & control plate too) from here: http://www.guitarpartsonline.com/.

$69.95 for the maple "C" or "V" profile, $99.95 for the birds-eye one.

Shipping was $9.95 ...

(No affiliation with the vendor)

GilmourD · December 14th, 2003, 11:30 PM

I used to have a one-piece maple Mighty Mite Strat neck. It was pretty good feeling 'til the thing warped into a banana.

tahoebob54 · December 15th, 2003, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Rogers

I'm going to put a tele together for my seven year old niece. I have a lot of spare parts and I'm going to pinch a few pennies. The mighty mite necks on ebay are at a pretty nice price. I'm willing to level and dress frets. Any reason I should not consider them?

I have a Mighty MIte neck on my tele, I am just a beginer and cant really tell whats good or not, but I let my son play the Tele and he liked the neck better than the one he has on his Jag-stang, another very good player used my guitar, and all he said " I really like the way this feels". I think it feels better than the neck on My 90 Squire waynes world strat.

GilmourD · January 1st, 2004, 09:21 PM

What size tuning key holes does Mighty Mite drill into their necks? I have a line on a Mighty Mite neck that somebody applied a decal to and finished in nitro. Would Klusons fit on these? Or should I get a set of Schallers or something?

ye olde fretmonkey · January 1st, 2004, 10:06 PM

At $70 that's a pretty good price.

Any idea if the Mighty Mite bolt hole pattern matches that on a Peavey Tele?

Kevin · January 2nd, 2004, 02:44 AM

The Mighty Mite necks I've had didn't come pre-drilled. Of course, that doesn't mean that all of them don't.

The worst thing about MM necks is that every one I've come across has had a terrible case of fret sprout. They also have cheap, plastic nuts...

da dougster · January 2nd, 2004, 09:41 AM

the MM strat neck I have was drilled for 10MM tuners, ie not flusons.....

uh, klusons didn't fit either

bpoe · January 2nd, 2004, 11:02 AM

Doug T. please give a report on that neck when you get it setup!

Doug T. · January 2nd, 2004, 10:56 PM

bpoe,

Will do!

It was a very light colored neck, like the new MIM teles have. So I did the old "brown kiwi shoe polish" trick on it ... and now it looks very good!

Actually got it mounted on the body (Fender AS w/Strat contours & custom blue metallic paint job) yesterday, after putting some non-locking Schaller tuners on it.

Got the pickguard (white pearloid) fitted and the control plate assembly is in progress. I'm going to try the "no tone" neck pickup configuration, since I never roll the tone off while using the neck pickup anyway. I'm putting in a set of Tele Texas Specials & a 4-way switch too.

Hopefully will get the rest of the electronics installed this week-end and give it a go (playing-wise).

December 13th, 2003, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bob Rogers Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,710	Mighty MIte Necks? I'm going to put a tele together for my seven year old niece. I have a lot of spare parts and I'm going to pinch a few pennies. The mighty mite necks on ebay are at a pretty nice price. I'm willing to level and dress frets. Any reason I should not consider them?

December 13th, 2003, 09:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	I had one of the birdseye strat necks on a strat I recently sold, and the neck for the Cashcaster is a birdseye tele neck. They aren't bad necks for the money. I oversprayed the strat neck with neck amber and nitro; the Cashcaster neck has been a bit more involved, since it had been stained with Kiwi, but I've sprayed it with butterscotch dye and nitro, and it looks pretty good. Their maple necks are two piece necks (separate fingerboards) even though they have a skunk stripe -- at least with the ones I've seen; plain maple necks may be one piece. The feel of the neck is pretty similar, IMHO, to a modern Fender neck: thin, C-shaped, 9.5" radius, 1 11/16" nut. __________________ Of course, I don't see anywhere in my post that says it'll actually work...

December 13th, 2003, 09:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,416	The neck on my Tele Paul is a Mighty Mite. My only complaint about them is that the profile is a bit to "Fast" for my liking and they don't offer them in fatter profiles but I guess that for a seven year old girl, a small flat neck is perfect stuff. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

January 1st, 2004, 10:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,358	At $70 that's a pretty good price. Any idea if the Mighty Mite bolt hole pattern matches that on a Peavey Tele? __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

January 2nd, 2004, 02:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	The Mighty Mite necks I've had didn't come pre-drilled. Of course, that doesn't mean that all of them don't. The worst thing about MM necks is that every one I've come across has had a terrible case of fret sprout. They also have cheap, plastic nuts... __________________ Of course, I don't see anywhere in my post that says it'll actually work...

December 14th, 2003, 09:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Doug T. Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 118	I was just checking around on eBay too for an inexpensive Tele neck too. Found that a couple of the vendors actually sell the necks direct for about $5 cheaper than their starting bid on eBay! I just ordered a maple neck (knobs & control plate too) from here: http://www.guitarpartsonline.com/. $69.95 for the maple "C" or "V" profile, $99.95 for the birds-eye one. Shipping was $9.95 ... (No affiliation with the vendor)

December 14th, 2003, 11:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
GilmourD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 1,568	I used to have a one-piece maple Mighty Mite Strat neck. It was pretty good feeling 'til the thing warped into a banana.

January 1st, 2004, 09:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
GilmourD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 29 Posts: 1,568	What size tuning key holes does Mighty Mite drill into their necks? I have a line on a Mighty Mite neck that somebody applied a decal to and finished in nitro. Would Klusons fit on these? Or should I get a set of Schallers or something?

January 2nd, 2004, 09:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
da dougster Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Beautiful downtown Ayuh Posts: 300	the MM strat neck I have was drilled for 10MM tuners, ie not flusons..... uh, klusons didn't fit either __________________ "Somebody set up us the bomb!!"

January 2nd, 2004, 11:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
bpoe Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 271	Doug T. please give a report on that neck when you get it setup!

January 2nd, 2004, 10:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
Doug T. Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 118	bpoe, Will do! It was a very light colored neck, like the new MIM teles have. So I did the old "brown kiwi shoe polish" trick on it ... and now it looks very good! Actually got it mounted on the body (Fender AS w/Strat contours & custom blue metallic paint job) yesterday, after putting some non-locking Schaller tuners on it. Got the pickguard (white pearloid) fitted and the control plate assembly is in progress. I'm going to try the "no tone" neck pickup configuration, since I never roll the tone off while using the neck pickup anyway. I'm putting in a set of Tele Texas Specials & a 4-way switch too. Hopefully will get the rest of the electronics installed this week-end and give it a go (playing-wise).