Fender now selling necks and bodies

Their prices are not very competitive, plus half the fun of assembling one is the finishing of the body and neck..

 

Ya baby! USA Fender necks! Only 499.99. Let me get my checkbook.

Not!

 

I think it's a step in the right direction, though I hope they eventually start offering more vintage-spec parts. I want a few more options than just the ability to assemble my own standard series guitar - at the prices listed, you could easily find a complete used instrument with the same parts for less money. Honestly, I think they should just focus on necks -- most of the allure is in having a Fender logo on the headstock. There are plenty of good body suppliers out there and the logo isn't an issue.

 

no snakeheads!

 

I noticed the fender you tube channel has lots of guitar building tutorials being loaded to support the launch....


I think it's great that they are having a go at new areas of the market, like parts.....

 

$500 is pretty expensive just to get a stock neck with a Fender logo. There's plenty of places that you can spec out everything about the neck to your taste and come in less than $500!

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The bodies and necks for the Standards look decently priced.

 

Are the bodies being finished in nitro ? or polly ?

 

There's already a thread on this here: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-cafe/411688-fender-necks-bodies-available.html

 

There are several threads on this....

 

I'd like to see a Baja-type neck, with a little girth to it and 6105 frets. Now, that's something I'd get the checkbook out for.

 

The bean counters know that you'd rather buy the parts cheaper and build a guitar than to pay $2000 for a Telecaster. So it's not likely that you'll find any bargains over thar at Fender.com

 

that's something most of us need...
http://www.fender.com/store/straplocks/fender-strap-blocks-2-pair

 

Yeah, I was psyched at first, but the prices...

 

I built a Warmoth with the specs exactly like I wanted. It is every bit as good as my American Standard. I paid a LOT less for all the parts than I did to buy the AS off the shelf. I had to mod the AS. The Warmoth was built to my specs. Logo or not, that's still the best way to go for top-of-the-line quality.

 

Which is better? I like 'em both.