American Channel-bound Stratocaster Replacement Neck - Rosewood Fretboard Review

Outstanding Neck!

I purchased this neck for a project build. I have a Warmoth body on order, but it will not be here for 3-4 months. I went ahead and put it on my 2019 Fender American Professional Strat just to try it out until the new body arrives. My Strat had been professionally set up prior to installing the new neck. Once installed and with a small truss rod adjustment, the neck was set up perfectly.… read more Fit and finish on this neck are excellent and it is likely one of the best guitar necks I have ever played.

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Amazing and Beautiful

Awesome neck and I really love it. Everything from the craftsmanship to the beauty of this neck is amazing. Definitely worth it for me and I would definitely recommend. My sales guy Ethan is by far the best and amazing. Neck went onto a new Warmoth Daphne Blur body and just looks/plays stunning.

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The heart of my custom build

Highest quality materials.Craftsman built.So glad I chose it. I built a custom ultra-elite strat.This neck was ready to go.All I did was attachThe hardware and bolt'er on. I use 10-46 ga strings.Big TY Tiberius Huiu and staff at Sweetwater your stickers are all over my stuff

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Excellent Neck

First I'll start with Some important notes all interested buyers should be aware of: 1) Vintage style tremolo systems will place the E strings toward the very edge of the rosewood; this is better for a modern tremolo system OR upgrade your vintage style to a Callaham V/N bridge (what I did) to avoid the strings lining up over the maple. 2) The nut is synthetic bone: you CANNOT upgrade… read more this with ease. The bottom of the nut also fits the channel and has indents on the bottom sides to allow the maple to continue along the edges. This makes installing a bone or tusq nut nearly impossible unless you could machine cut (bandsaw) the bottoms for the perfect fit...ie it ain't happening for the everyday guy. But I've had no difficulty with the artificial bone nut. No buzzing or binding. 3) You must install your own string tree. This can be difficult if you're uncomfortable using a drill, in which case you may want to have your Luthier handle the install of everything. I installed a modern roller string tree but filed off the nub to avoid having to put 2 holes in the headstock. My impressions: This is a pure class neck. Far better than your American professional neck which I despised due to rough fret edges. Major differences would be 21 frets, medium jumbo frets, and the compound radius that prevents fretting out. The back is buttery smooth for a finished neck with no stickiness and no need to sand down further. The channel design is visually appealing and sure different for a Fender. Installing modern locking tuners was a breeze with the perfectly pre-drilled. I have zero regrets about this upgrade as it feels great in my hands, which is ultimately all the matters for my favorite Strat. My rep, Paul LeFemina, hooked me up well. Thanks bud

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CUSTOM SHOP QUALITY!

No, it's not cheap, but you'll have to go to the C.Shop to get this kind of craftsmanship in a Fender neck. And trust me, that will make these seem like a bargain. Over my 40+ years of noodleing around on guitars, I've owned a few Strats and played some from the C.Shop. I don't think I've ever picked up a better playing neck on anything, period. I know there are some good after… read more market necks out there. I've played a few of them also. While they were nice, they were not THIS nice, IMHO. I spent a lot of this past year deciding what neck put on an E.J. hollow Strat body I had picked up on C.L. I could not be happier with my choice. All in for a little over a grand. (Got a little discount on the neck from my sales guy, Geoff Allen.) Made one sweet Strat. So, if you need a Fender neck, I really feel these are worth the cost, if you can afford it. Like they say, it doesn't cost that much more to go 1'st class, you just can't stay as long. Or, rather have one great guitar instead of two average ones. Many thanks to Geoff and Sweetwater for the great gear and service, as usual. Jerry Austin Tx

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