A lot of these budget necks don't use glue on the frets, so try to tap the high frets with a fret hammer before leveling the frets. You may save yourself some work. Good luck!
I got a 22 fret maple with black clay inlays for a frankie project and while it was perfectly serviceable i did sand the neck back to relic and refinish with gunstock oil its a great neck. theres a guy that sells legit pyramid inlay ibanez necks for around 300 that look gorgeous in the photos and theres alot of real crappy looking ones for cheap also i would love to do a passion and warfare dipped gem with one.
I've gotten a handful of cheap eBay necks and they're generally great for the money. I level, crown, polish the frets on all of them and put a Tusq nut. A few of them have been warped, had off-center radius, terrible fret-end treatment, broken truss rod, etc but it's easy enough to send them back. I make my own bodies so I carve the neck pocket custom to each neck but just from measuring them I know they are usually off from OE Fender/Squier spec. The neck heel thickness & angle is usually hit or miss too. Be ready to add a shim.
I bought on of those necks too. And I agree, it's not a bad neck at all. I had to level the frets too. I'm surprised your video is the only one I've seen reviewing on of these.
Before leveling the frets, I would check the fit in the neck pocket of the body you're going to put it on. Also, are the tuner holes compatible with the tuners you plan to use? These things help determine if the neck is worth keeping, or if you want to return it or sell it.
A lot of these budget necks don't use glue on the frets, so try to tap the high frets with a fret hammer before leveling the frets. You may save yourself some work. Good luck!
I got a 22 fret maple with black clay inlays for a frankie project and while it was perfectly serviceable i did sand the neck back to relic and refinish with gunstock oil its a great neck. theres a guy that sells legit pyramid inlay ibanez necks for around 300 that look gorgeous in the photos and theres alot of real crappy looking ones for cheap also i would love to do a passion and warfare dipped gem with one.
I've gotten a handful of cheap eBay necks and they're generally great for the money. I level, crown, polish the frets on all of them and put a Tusq nut. A few of them have been warped, had off-center radius, terrible fret-end treatment, broken truss rod, etc but it's easy enough to send them back. I make my own bodies so I carve the neck pocket custom to each neck but just from measuring them I know they are usually off from OE Fender/Squier spec. The neck heel thickness & angle is usually hit or miss too. Be ready to add a shim.
Nice, yeah, I had to shim this one also and put a tusq nut on it as well. All in all, it's a great neck, though.
I bought on of those necks too. And I agree, it's not a bad neck at all. I had to level the frets too. I'm surprised your video is the only one I've seen reviewing on of these.
I just put it on my build and I’m pretty impressed with it honestly
Thanks for doing the review !
Thanks for watching.
Before leveling the frets, I would check the fit in the neck pocket of the body you're going to put it on. Also, are the tuner holes compatible with the tuners you plan to use? These things help determine if the neck is worth keeping, or if you want to return it or sell it.
The neck measures correctly and the tuners are the correct size. I’m going to fit it to the body today and do a follow up