MIM neck or ALPARTS?

[huckdeuceman]

HI'
Just wanted some opinions on a parts build! which would be a better neck for
a tele style build, supposing both necks are in good condition, would you put
a fender, MIM or a ALPARTS neck on?
Thanks in advance!!

[StratBluesRock]

Allparts. MIJ > MIM, IMO.

For me with Strats it's like MIA > MIJ > MIM > MIK > MIC/I

[Chet Johnson]

The allparts necks and WD necks are pretty nice for the money. I think the allparts neck would make you a nicer. Hold than the MIM

[KevinB]

Which MIM?

I have seen lots of MIM Classics necks that I really liked; less so with MIM Standards

[Ronkirn]

the Allparts necks are made by the same company that makes the Fender Japan necks. they are one in the same….

Ron Kirn

[telequacktastic]

I would go with Allparts. One small thing that bothers me about the MIM products is that they have that ugly cheap plastic truss rod plug at the headstock. Why can't they just use walnut like the MIJ and MIA and the Classic Vibe series? Such a small thing but I really don't care for it, it just that rubs me the wrong way. Sorry for the rant...

[guitarpreston]

You can get a different back contour with allparts for a lot less money. That's what I put on mine

[Brudr]

Originally Posted by KevinB

Which MIM?

I have seen lots of MIM Classics necks that I really liked; less so with MIM Standards

I agree that the Allparts are great necks. However, the classic series MIM necks are on par IMO. The now defunct Muddy Waters Tel neck (and the Robert cray strat neck) are as good as any Allparts I've played.

[huckdeuceman]

Thanks for everybody's input!, looks like allparts won!

[musicalmartin]

I found the Blacktop series necks are good and decent price .I have had a strat and a Jaguar bound FSR.Classic vibe necks are also superb ,at least the ones I had .

[flyingbanana]

I know this wasn't in the choices presented, but don't forget about usacg...if they can be an option. They do have specials on necks sometimes.

[Mike Simpson]

Allparts has the TMO-fat neck that is my favorite, no MIM neck is close.
I have owned a MIM 50's classic and an MIM Nashville and sold both of them, now I play Allparts or on I made. I tried a Baja that so many people like and it was not for me either.

There are a lot of differences in necks, back profile, fretboard radius, fret size are the choosing factors... not whether it is Allparts or MIM or any other brand.

[superbadj]

Originally Posted by telequacktastic

I would go with Allparts. One small thing that bothers me about the MIM products is that they have that ugly cheap plastic truss rod plug at the headstock. Why can't they just use walnut like the MIJ and MIA and the Classic Vibe series? Such a small thing but I really don't care for it, it just that rubs me the wrong way. Sorry for the rant...

Uh, most MIM necks don't have that. Check the entire Classic series, or the Classic Player series. They have vintage-correct designs or close.

[Chautauqua]

The neck on my MIM Classic series 72 Deluxe RI is a pretty awesome neck and also a fairly unique one for a Fender so... I wouldn't say that MIM is low quality. Depends on the neck you're talking about.

[boris bubbanov]

The TMO and TRO-FAT Allparts necks are the ones with the really thick neck section that I'm looking for.

2 positive things: Not all "licensed" headstocks are equal. These Allparts headstocks are your MIJ Fender design; they're super Fendery;

You can get 'em in either maple board or rosewood with no skunk stripe. A rosewood board plus walnut skunk stripe is a little cluttered looking IMO. (Warmoth, many USA Fender necks do this);

2 negative things about Allparts FATs:

The fretwire is a vintage tall, with a short tang, and the kerf is often a generic depth with excess depth that is evidenced by some glue residue that's hard to mask;

These are a genuine 1 + 5/8ths width at the nut, not 1.650 even, and that's kinda narrow for me.

[TNO]

I recently got an Allparts FAT strat neck and they seem to have changed the spec a bit compared to the FAT tele necks I've ordered over the last couple of years. The back contour is more of a C than a U and the frets aren't as tall as the 6105s they used to use. I didn't have to reshape it at all. Love it!