need some help on neck buying....

[Seventhson724]

yesterday the neck on my ibanez RG, but i have reached a delima, and that is i have never purchased a neck before. My plan is to purchase one through warmoth, but i am not sure what kind of wood for the neck, and fretboard would be the best. I was thinking mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard, but i am not sure what would be the most playable. I prefer 24 frets to a 22, i normally play on a 7 string, but the rg was my 6 string , with floyd rose, so it came in handy on lots of stuff.

just so everyone knows the neck broke where the head and neck are connected together.


any input would be very very good, thanks.

 

[Yngvai X]

definately if its an RG or strat type guitar go with a maple neck. I like maple fingerboard just cause I like the look better, but either maple, ebony, or rosewood are good choices.

 

[RobbM]

it all depends on what RG model. Does it have the offset 4 bolt or the regular block 4 bolt? Im not sure if they carry the offset one or not. If you go thru warmoth you might end up paying more than what the entire guitar is worth. and as always check Ebay, theres always ibanez 550 necks up usually.

 

[Zax666]

From browsing through the warmoth site today, I got the wierd idea that they don't acutally sell a 'true' 24 fret neck, only extended 21 fret ones (there are no 'true' 22 fret bolt-on necks).
So if the neck joins the body after fret 17, not 15, you're screwed!

 

[RobbM]

Warmoth is really only good for strat necks..

 

[Zax666]

@RobbM - so I was right?

BTW if Warmoth can't do it and you need a new neck for ANY guitar (not neck-thus ) you may have to call someone like GMW.

You must calculate if it's worth it, though.

www.gmwguitars.com

 

[RobbM]

they dont make normal standard scale 24 fret necks, well, they prolly would for a good chunk of change...best bet is ebay..