Hey folks, i have a question that I tried answering myself but I wanted the input of all the smart people on this forum.
So, how deep should a neck pocket be? I know it's actually arbitrary, but the real important question actually is: how much neck material (including fretboard) should be left sticking above the surface of the guitar?
I drew it out in Sketchup of what I think would work well and ended up just have the fretboard material above the surface of the body. Taking a look at my guitars, everyone of them shows off a bit of the neck material, though, almost as much as the fretboard's thickness at the end.
Is there an easy answer to this question?
The dimensions I used can be seen in the drawing, but for reference dimensions, I used a Hipshot 7 bridge (http://www.hipshotproducts.com/files/all/41150-2d.pdf), a .060 guitar string, and jumbo fretwire from StewMac (0.110" wide, 0.53" crown when unleveled). I also added the ed of the fretboard to see what the lowest dimension of the side would be.
How do you guys decide how much of the neck should be sticking above the guitar body to give you decent action and enough wiggle room with the saddles?
So, how deep should a neck pocket be? I know it's actually arbitrary, but the real important question actually is: how much neck material (including fretboard) should be left sticking above the surface of the guitar?
I drew it out in Sketchup of what I think would work well and ended up just have the fretboard material above the surface of the body. Taking a look at my guitars, everyone of them shows off a bit of the neck material, though, almost as much as the fretboard's thickness at the end.
Is there an easy answer to this question?
The dimensions I used can be seen in the drawing, but for reference dimensions, I used a Hipshot 7 bridge (http://www.hipshotproducts.com/files/all/41150-2d.pdf), a .060 guitar string, and jumbo fretwire from StewMac (0.110" wide, 0.53" crown when unleveled). I also added the ed of the fretboard to see what the lowest dimension of the side would be.
![Neck%20Depth_zpsa0i7vuto.jpg](http://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd480/blackmastodon/Neck%20Depth_zpsa0i7vuto.jpg)
How do you guys decide how much of the neck should be sticking above the guitar body to give you decent action and enough wiggle room with the saddles?