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edcat

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It looks like most of the EBMM guitars have the same 5 bolt neck setup. Does this mean that necks from different EBMM models can be interchanged? The reason I ask is that I had an AL that I loved but the neck repeatedly caused me to strain a tendon in my hand. I wanted to know if I could replace the AL neck with a neck from another model since they all look to have the samebolt on configuration. Thanks.
 

edcat

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Can't tell you the name of the tendon but its in the middle of my palm. I had a serious finger injury where I caught my ring on something and practically ripped my finger off. Now I can hardly bend it so I'm sure my pain from playing the AL comes from that. I'm planning on getting another one and somehow put a different neck on it, hopefully another EBMM neck. I did play a Sub at guitar center and the neck it didn't hurt my hand at all. Congratulations on your acquisition! Such a sweet sounding guitar and what a great player he is. Met him once in Vegas-a very modest and unassuming guy.
 

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You should be able to replace the neck with any other EBMM neck that is 22 fret. You will not be able to use a 24 fret neck... you'll be changing the scale legnth if you do use the 24 fret... that will destroy the intonation. But theoretically, the 22s will work.
 

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No..The heal of the necks and body contours will not match up. They would probably bolt on, but would be uncomfortable, and would look bad as well.
 

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edcat said:
Can't tell you the name of the tendon but its in the middle of my palm. I had a serious finger injury where I caught my ring on something and practically ripped my finger off. Now I can hardly bend it so I'm sure my pain from playing the AL comes from that. I'm planning on getting another one and somehow put a different neck on it, hopefully another EBMM neck. I did play a Sub at guitar center and the neck it didn't hurt my hand at all. Congratulations on your acquisition! Such a sweet sounding guitar and what a great player he is. Met him once in Vegas-a very modest and unassuming guy.
Sell the Al and buy a Sub1...oh, ho, oh..or we could trade, my Sub1 for your AL. I mean really it boils down to you playing right...why play with the pain! Seriously though the Sub is a fantastic guitar!
 
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