Kinda a simple question. Can I use a 22 fret jackson pointy neck on a Jackson dinky body that was meant for a 24 fret pointy neck? Is the scale the same? Will it intonate? It looks like it would work. Is it just a matter of the neck pickup not being in the "sweet spot" or is it a no go.
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Re: 22 vs. 24 frets
I don't think so. The scale isn't the problem. I think the pocket is deeper(closer to the bridge) on a 24 fret body. if you can get it together, measure from the nut to the saddles on the bridge. It should be around the scale length (probably 25.5")"My G-Major can blow me!" - Bill
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You can shim the rear of the pocket to match the difference between the two neck heels and drill new bolt holes. Get a tall enough shim and you can put a couple more frets on it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
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I know, it sounds stupid but I got such a great deal on the neck that I figured I could easily flip it for lots more than I paid or I might be able to trade it. Its from a Rhoades EX pro so if its as mint as it looks I might decide to go in that direction body wise. Projects are fun!!! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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You can shim the rear of the pocket to match the difference between the two neck heels and drill new bolt holes. Get a tall enough shim and you can put a couple more frets on it [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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Maybe I can get a custom pickup ring to cover the gap. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I was thinking of routing that nasty single coil to a double anyway. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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What i did on my project 24-fret Rhoads is i brought the whole bridge cavity about 2/3" closer to the neck, instead of the other way around. Much more work and harder to do, but it was worth it..... i don't think i would have liked it as much if half the neck was sticking into the body......
For the pickup cavities, i blocked them with fiberglass and re-did new ones, hum/single/hum - bet you never saw a rhoads with h/s/h [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]"It wasn't the world being round that agitated people, but that the world wasn't flat. [ ... ]
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as soon as i get my hands on a digicam (: (: i'll probably borrow my brother's cam when i can reach him."It wasn't the world being round that agitated people, but that the world wasn't flat. [ ... ]
The truth will seem utterly preposterous, and its speaker, a raving lunatic."
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Actually there was a h-s-h Rhoads on Ebay sometime last year. It looked stupid, IMO. Of course it was also baby blue.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
My Blog: http://newcenstein.com
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