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Old 05-09-2002, 07:57 AM
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Square heel to AANJ?


I'm thinking of making a Tele type guitar using an aanj neck I have lying around. I'll probably get a Warmoth or equivalent body which of course will come with the Fender square heel joint. Has anyone done the mod? If so do you have any tips, or even better a "step by step moron's (I mean moderator's) guide" to doing the process.
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Old 05-14-2002, 06:08 PM
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I suppose it depends on how much wood Warmoth allow for their heel.
You may be ok depth wise (i.e. carving and sanding the joint similar to an AANJ)
The problem you may have is the length (the length that the neck inserts into the body).

Fender type joints are routed to a standard length, if there was enough space in this (I've never compared them with AANJ, although having just looked at a body in the corner you may have enough to fashion a very close AANJ style) you could lop off the right side of the joint (looking from the front) with a coping saw and contour it with sanding to follow the AANJ profile.
I assume Warmoth don't pre-drill their neck fixing holes so there is no problem there, and having another thought, Fender style joints do tend to be quite bulky so their should be enough give to shape it.
Your main worry is how deep the neck sits in the neck joint.
If it sits too low and the fretboard ends up beneath the rout in the body you'll have to make up the space and fill with a veneer or something and if too high (doubtfull) then some carving out of the pocket will have to be done.
I think their is some sort of standard though and most neck pockets seem to be routed around the 20mm depth.

Just to add, if that Neck you have lying around is a 24 fretter then you're probably bang out of luck, unless there is enough space between the end of the fretboard and the first pup and you can put the bridge in the right place to make up the 25.5 scale length.
If pre-drilled for string through body then it's a no-no.

Steve
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Old 05-14-2002, 06:50 PM
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Cheers Steve

The neck in question is a 24 fret RG550 neck with AANJ, so I'm probably going to get a single pickup Tele body (esquire) and rout into it to line up the 24'th fret into the correct position and then carve off the excess wood around the neck joint and slim down the lower horn.

It's still a bit of a pipedream, but with summer nearly here...
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