Trusted builder to make “highly” custom fender replacement neck

[Bearitone]

I’m looking for a custom neck with these specs
- fits a fender strat neck pocket
- 28.625” scale length
- flat fretboard (no radius)
- Zero fret
- SS Frets
- richilite/ rocklite fingerboard

Warmoth said no
Any suggestions as to who could build a neck like this for me? I’d prefer bigger, trusted names, not small luthiers if possible

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Did you ask USA Custom Guitars?

 

[Bobro]

28 and 5/8ths! yeah that's a pretty serious scale, just the idea of it sounds awesome and heavy!

 

[Bearitone]

Did you ask USA Custom Guitars?

Yes about a year ago, they also said no. I also didn’t have a good experience with USACG last time so I’d like to keep them as a last resort. I started looking again this year and reached out to warmoth and FAST guitars. Still waiting on a reply from fast.

I sort of don’t know where else to look :/

 

[MaxOfMetal]

Maybe try posting on Project Guitar?

Also, not sure if he's still building, but maybe give @djohns74 a PM.

 

[SnowfaLL]

Yea finding someone to make a richlite fretboard neck is near impossible from a "company".. I found a local luthier to help me who I hopefully trust, but its still been over a year for my richlite neck tele.. "should" be done next month but man is it a hassle to find richlite builders lol

 

[Bearitone]

Yea finding someone to make a richlite fretboard neck is near impossible from a "company".. I found a local luthier to help me who I hopefully trust, but its still been over a year for my richlite neck tele.. "should" be done next month but man is it a hassle to find richlite builders lol

The rocklite and richilite isn’t a “must” but preferred. Really more than anything i want the zerofrey and flat fretboard

 

[Jason B]

Tragically, the company most likely to respond with “no problem” (Moses Graphite) closed last June. Over the years, Steve made me several flat, phenolic-boarded necks with zero frets and different scale lengths. In the end, they were too niche to survive.

 

[diagrammatiks]

Might need someone to modify a war moth neck for you. They should be able to get you 80 percent of the way there

 

[Snarpaasi]

Try to ask https://www.bestguitarparts.com/ . I just received my tele neck with specs Warmoth wasn't able to provide and it's great quality. Rumours say many from USACG left for BGP.

 

[Bearitone]

Tragically, the company most likely to respond with “no problem” (Moses Graphite) closed last June. Over the years, Steve made me several flat, phenolic-boarded necks with zero frets and different scale lengths. In the end, they were too niche to survive.

Fack!
I would have loved a graphite neck!

 

[Bearitone]

Try to ask https://www.bestguitarparts.com/ . I just received my tele neck with specs Warmoth wasn't able to provide and it's great quality. Rumours say many from USACG left for BGP.

Just reached out to them! Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Jason B]

Fack!
I would have loved a graphite neck!

Niche as it is, I’m hoping someone fills the void in offering synthetic necks.

 

[ElRay]

Please be sure to post what you find/dig-up. Even if it's an "Asked ... they said they couldn't do the scale length.", etc.

 

[Bearitone]

Try to ask https://www.bestguitarparts.com/ . I just received my tele neck with specs Warmoth wasn't able to provide and it's great quality. Rumours say many from USACG left for BGP.

Asked. They said they could do everything but the zero fret.

Going to try to see if i can have them not file a nut slot and have it sent to someone who can/will do the zero fret

 

[Bearitone]

Scratch that. Found a guy to build the whole neck. His name is Ed Laing. Will post a NND “new neck day?” When it arrives

 

[budda]

Scratch that. Found a guy to build the whole neck. His name is Ed Laing. Will post a NND “new neck day?” When it arrives

Does he have a site?

 

[Bearitone]

His LinkedIn says he has a company but, i can’t find website for it.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-laing-03a22591/

 

[budda]

His LinkedIn says he has a company but, i can’t find website for it.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-laing-03a22591/

He has no web presence but is a trusted builder?

 

[Bearitone]

Nope. He is not a known and trusted builder.
I was looking for a trusted bigger name builder. Couldn’t find one :/

I’m trying my luck with an independent guy which isn’t what i wanted to do but, appears to be my only option