Roasted Maple Standard Series Replacement Stratocaster Neck - Maple Fingerboard Review

Fine work

Great investment for my squier. I will get the guitar nut filed in time,I'm novice and this is worlds above the cheap necks I'm used to even with a rough pilot string nut. You can see the light gleam in the frets and it lines up, it's gorgeous. If you are not comfortable doing it yourself, don't. I started with cheap builds/assemblies, this would be guitar twenty something. Great… read more product, I'm happy with the neck it's worth the cost compared to my cheap ones

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Should have bought this one first!

This is my third replacement neck for my strat. The first one I bought was a "Fender Licensed" product. It was completely crap. The second one was a second hand 2007 neck off Facebook Marketplace. I learned that, if someone is selling their neck, there's a reason. In my case, the truss rod was broken. I just bought this neck from Sweetwater, and I can tell you, it's a thing of beauty.… read more I will say, be prepared to do some setup on your guitar. The nut will need to be filed. I'd recommend buying the filing kit and an extra nut for your neck (as a backup). It's really not difficult to do. Or, you can take it in to your nearest Fender-approved technician. Once you get your guitar setup, it will play like an American Standard/Pro guitar.

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Beautiful Finish

This neck was added to a strat I was building and exceeded my expectations in quality. The finish is beautiful and it fit snugly right into the body joint with no issue. The neck is stick straight. The only two issues, which can be expected with any neck...Nut needed filed a lot. It's way too high. The edges needed rolled a bit to be more comfortable especially on the high e end.… read more Otherwise it's perfect. I can't believe a neck of this quality can be purchased for $...

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Beautiful neck

These roasted maple necks look great and play smooth. I took the guitar to one of the best techs in Hollywood for its first setup and the only work the neck needed was nut shaping and slotting. The frets are in great shape out of the box. I talked to another less experienced tech who was biased against MIM necks who said it would need a bunch of leveling and recrowning. Long story… read more short, he's a putz. This neck plays like butter.

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What A Beautiful Neck!

Performance sound-wise, this is your standard MIM maple neck. There's nothing new to report. In regards to the perceived sonic benefits of a roasted maple, I just replaced a 15 year old strat neck with a brand new neck. I cannot tell you if the sonic benefits are due the roasting process or just because its new neck. One thing I can say is it looks absolutely stunning on my… read more guitar! IMPORTANT NOTE: My tech found a dead spot/fret and he ended up leveling the entire neck. I didn't return the neck because my tech is a Fender certified and I have more confidence in him than the warehouse shelf. Fender is great but not perfect. Make sure you thoroughly inspect the your neck!

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