Bolt on 22 Fret Les Paul Style Neck - B Grade

With Fitted Mother of Pearl Block Inlays and Fitted Truss Rod

Maple Neck with Rosewood Finger Board and Aged White Binding.

Heel Dimensions - 90mm x 56mm x 21mm (To Fret Board). 12.25" From Nut to 12th Fret. C Profile with Jumbo Frets.10mm headstock holes

Supplied with 43mm Cream Nut

Please Note - These necks may carry minor flaws in the finish

Generic 4mm Truss Rod Nut with Allan Key

Available in Chrome, Bullet Style

10/32 UNF Thread

True Modern Series

Stratocaster Neck - Maple

The modern Strat neck we see today has been crafted from decades of “fine tuning” and whilst this isn’t the first 9.5” neck ever seen on a Strats, its certainly one of the best.

This incarnation came just after the management buy out at Fender, appearing just after a “recovery period” during the mid 80s, where Fender maintained (…or rebuilt) their reputation with vintage re-issues from the Far East.

Initially, this design of neck appeared on the Elite Series (which actually served as the template the the 1988 version of the Clapton Signiture model!) sporting a flatter 12” radius as early as 1982, however, the guitar proved unpopular and was dropped.

However, elements can be traced back as far as 1966/67, when the machine head holes were gradually being enlarged to accommodate the new Fender designed tuners, which required 10mm holes vs. the 8.6mm seen on guitars prior to this point. This feature would carry on to the modern day, to accept a wide range of “modern” machine heads.

Finally in 1987, the design of the neck was tweaked and finalised, increasing the curvature of the radius to 9.5”, dropping the jumbo frets down to mediums and the modern Stratocaster neck was born, first seeing the light of day at the 1988 NAMM show on the new American Standard.

The design harks back to simpler times, with a nicely curved Fret board and smaller frets lending themselves to more chord based playing, but without getting in the way of single note playing – as we see on 50s/60s models.

Points of note include the walnut surround in the headstock, the walnut skunk stripe, the one piece design incorporating a 22nd “over hanging” fret.

All in all, a great playing neck that really shows the evolution of the Stratocaster, and its gradual changes into the guitar many of us know and love today.

True Modern Series

Satin 22 Fret Stratocaster Neck - Ebony Board

A beautiful example of an ebony strat neck.

The modern Strat neck we see today has been crafted from decades of “fine tuning” and whilst this isn’t the first 9.5” neck ever seen on a Strats, its certainly one of the best.

This incarnation came just after the management buy out at Fender, appearing just after a “recovery period” during the mid 80s, where Fender maintained (…or rebuilt) their reputation with vintage re-issues from the Far East.

Initially, this design of neck appeared on the Elite Series (which actually served as the template the the 1988 version of the Clapton Signiture model!) sporting a flatter 12” radius as early as 1982, however, the guitar proved unpopular and was dropped.

However, elements can be traced back as far as 1966/67, when the machine head holes were gradually being enlarged to accommodate the new Fender designed tuners, which required 10mm holes vs. the 8.6mm seen on guitars prior to this point. This feature would carry on to the modern day, to accept a wide range of “modern” machine heads.

Finally in 1987, the design of the neck was tweaked and finalised, increasing the curvature of the radius to 9.5”, dropping the jumbo frets down to mediums and the modern Stratocaster neck was born, first seeing the light of day at the 1988 NAMM show on the new American Standard.

The design harks back to simpler times, with a nicely curved Fret board and smaller frets lending themselves to more chord based playing, but without getting in the way of single note playing – as we see on 50s/60s models.

Points of note include the walnut surround in the headstock, the walnut skunk stripe, the thick slab fret board incorperating a 22nd “over hanging” fret.

All in all, a great playing neck that really shows the evolution of the Stratocaster, and its gradual changes into the guitar many of us know and love today.

Historical Series

Early 50s Stratocaster Neck

The earliest form of Strat neck, running from 1954 - 1955, and again for a brief period in 1958-1959, built from a 1 piece maple block, with a 7.25" radius, a C profile and fretted with 21 vintage style frets, they really are a chord players dream.

Finished to the very highest quality with a walnut skunk stripe, walnut truss rod plug in the headstock and cross head truss rod screw in the heel, matching those famous 50s specs down to the letter. All wrapped up in a beautifully fast playing gloss. Ticking all the boxes that made the Stratocaster one of the worlds favourites in the infancy of electric guitars.

Supplied with 42mm Slotted Bone Nut

Historical Hybrid Series

Early 50s Stratocaster Neck - Modern Radius

A modern twist on the classic 50-55 Strat neck, with the 7.25" radius replaced with a 9.5", making it slightly more suited to the modern style of playing, with a fine balance between out and out chord and solo work.

Cosmetically identical to the Early 50s necks in every way, but with all the benefits of a modern neck.

Finished to the very highest quality with a walnut skunk stripe, walnut truss rod plug in the headstock and cross head truss rod screw in the heel, matching those early 50s specs down to the letter. All wrapped up in a beautifully fast playing honey gloss. Ticking all the boxes that made the Telecaster one of the worlds favourites in the infancy of electric guitars.

Supplied with 42mm Slotted Bone Nut.

Historical Series

Mid 50s Stratocaster Neck

This neck represents a pivotal moment in evolution of that Stratocaster, the neck profile changed from the C profile to a soft V, running from late 1955 - early 1957. Due to the short run of this spec, they proved incredibly popular after their time, with some of the best guitarists in the world still exclusively using 56/57 strats to this day.

Other then the profile change, everything remained the same, still boasting the one piece maple, with a 7.25" radius and fretted with 21 vintage style frets, however, they were still more suited to chord work.

Finished to the very highest quality with a walnut skunk stripe, walnut truss rod plug in the headstock and cross head truss rod screw in the heel, matching those famous 50s specs down to the letter. All wrapped up in a beautifully fast playing honey gloss. Ticking all the boxes that made the Stratocaster one of the worlds favourites in the infancy of electric guitars.

Supplied with 42mm Slotted Bone Nut

Historical Series

Early 60s Strat Neck

Another pivotal moment in strat history, from late 1959, the one piece maple necks were discontinued and the introduction of rosewood gave both strats and teles a new lease of life.

The initial run of the maple and rosewood combination was from 1959-1962, fitted with a thick slab rosewood board (in contrast to later models), no skunk stripe, no plug and heel access for the truss rod.

A rather strange combination that was completely different to the specs of all previous "standard" necks, with all the truss rod fitting taking place before the fret board capped everything in. This has lead to a legend (rightly or wrongly) that fender actually suffered a prolonged strike during this period and it was in fact the managing sector that took up the tools and filled the orders, while this explains the limited availability of this combination, there appear to be very few records of the action.Irrespective of the truth behind that, these necks represent the rare snap shot into fenders history, despite the length of time the ran, very few survive today.

Other then the new 2 piece setup, the spec returned to the early 50s design, with a 7.25", C profile, 21 vintage frets etc, and as with most early fenders, they're squarely aimed at chord work, with the tight radius making the higher frets slightly more "challenging" when compared to other guitars of the period.

Supplied with 42mm Slotted Bone Nut

Now available with a stunning flamed maple grain for that truly unique 60s styled build.

Historical Hybrid Series

Early 60s Stratocaster Necks - V Profile

A hybrid between the aesthetics of the early 60s Strat neck, and the playing style of the mid 50s neck. Great for anyone looking for something specific from their build.

Supplied with 42mm Slotted Bone Nut.

Historical Hybrid Series

Mid 60s Stratocaster Necks - Big Headstock

Officially completing the deal in January 1965, CBS took over Fender, and would own the company for the next two decades.

This period is noted as a defining point in Fenders history, and has given rise to sub cultures that lean towards either pre-CBS guitars, or CBS produced guitars.

This neck represents the very earliest “True CBS” Strats, produced in December 1965, and running ring up to early 1972. These are often called “The Big F” series today due to the change in design on the neck plate, the famous reverse “F” making its first appearance on any hardware.

The Big F series really is characterised by the enlarged headstock that would come to signify CBS rein over Fender, but other then that design change, the necks where actually very similar in construction to the much loved 1958-1962 necks, with a 7.25", C profile, 21 vintage frets etc, and as with most pre 80s Fenders, they're squarely aimed at chord work.

Supplied with 42mm Slotted Bone Nut

True Modern Series

Stratocaster Neck - Left Handed

The modern Strat neck we see today has been crafted from decades of “fine tuning” and whilst this isn’t the first 9.5” neck ever seen on a Strats, its certainly one of the best.

This incarnation came just after the management buy out at Fender, appearing just after a “recovery period” during the mid 80s, where Fender maintained (…or rebuilt) their reputation with vintage re-issues from the Far East.

Initially, this design of neck appeared on the Elite Series (which actually served as the template the the 1988 version of the Clapton Signiture model!) sporting a flatter 12” radius as early as 1982, however, the guitar proved unpopular and was dropped.

However, elements can be traced back as far as 1966/67, when the machine head holes were gradually being enlarged to accommodate the new Fender designed tuners, which required 10mm holes vs. the 8.6mm seen on guitars prior to this point. This feature would carry on to the modern day, to accept a wide range of “modern” machine heads.

Finally in 1987, the design of the neck was tweaked and finalised, increasing the curvature of the radius to 9.5”, dropping the jumbo frets down to mediums and the modern Telecaster neck was born, first seeing the light of day at the 1988 NAMM show on the new American Standard.

The design harks back to simpler times, with a nicely curved Fret board and smaller frets lending themselves to more chord based playing, but without getting in the way of single note playing – as we see on 50s/60s models.

Points of note include the walnut surround in the headstock, the walnut skunk stripe, the one piece design incorporating a 22nd “over hanging” fret.

All in all, a great playing neck that really shows the evolution of the Telecaster, and its gradual changes into the guitar many of us know and love today.

Now available in Left Handed