OT - Want to change the neck on my old ESP

[thindave]

Gents, I have this old ESP made for at the ESP custom shop in NYC around 1991 or so. I love the old guitar - it's kinda like a Luke - EMG 85 & 89's. The problem is with the neck on it - it's thin, and at 7.25" radius, it make me think "What the heck was I thinking???" now.

Anyway, I measured the neck pocket and it works out like this: 11/16 deep, 2 13/16 long, and 2 3/16 wide. It has a rounded heel.

I checked warmoth's site and their FAQ lists the direct strat replacement necks as 5/8 deep, 3" long and 2/3/16 wide - will one of their necks work? I basically want to put an EBMM type neck on there - 10" radius, axis-like...

The only other problem I foresee is that the neck plate is a little weird - they put a shaved heel on it and one of the screw holes is a little towards the center, but I suppose I can just get one made with no screw template drilled - correct?

Anyway, you can check out the pics here - I appreciate the help:

My ESP

Dave

 

[Warg Master]

Gents, I have this old ESP made for at the ESP custom shop in NYC around 1991 or so. I love the old guitar - it's kinda like a Luke - EMG 85 & 89's. The problem is with the neck on it - it's thin, and at 7.25" radius, it make me think "What the heck was I thinking???" now.

Anyway, I measured the neck pocket and it works out like this: 11/16 deep, 2 13/16 long, and 2 3/16 wide. It has a rounded heel.

I checked warmoth's site and their FAQ lists the direct strat replacement necks as 5/8 deep, 3" long and 2/3/16 wide - will one of their necks work? I basically want to put an EBMM type neck on there - 10" radius, axis-like...

The only other problem I foresee is that the neck plate is a little weird - they put a shaved heel on it and one of the screw holes is a little towards the center, but I suppose I can just get one made with no screw template drilled - correct?

Anyway, you can check out the pics here - I appreciate the help:

My ESP

Dave

Personally, I think it would work just fine.


You may want to order cusom neck though (I would ) with the wolfgang neck profile and birdseye maple.... that would look CHOICE! My opinion anyway.

 

[fsmith]

Dave,
I saw this the other day. The only problem being it's not from a Special so it's the 24 fret neck. I don't know if you'd be able to use it or not.

You don't see this very often...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41423&item=7310578779&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Good luck in your search!
fred

 

[beej]

Dave,

Looks to me like the Warmoth neck will work. The pocket's a tad deeper, so you may need to shim it though. If there's too much of a gap you can make a wooden shim the same size as the neck heel (want to be careful so you don't have too thick a shim with a small surface area- that'll put pressure on one area of the neck).

I've put Warmoth necks in other guitars and they're great. (But not EBMM great though )

The 24 fret Silo neck - while sweet - would be too long. To put it in you'd need to lengthen the pocket considerably and you might need to move the neck pickup back to facilitate that. Big PITA.

 

[thindave]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I actually may just go for the standard strat-style headstock so that I can keep my existing tuners. I like the idea of the birdseye neck - I probably will custom order it since I need it without screw holes.

Now, for the fret wire - is the axis 6105?

 

[tommyindelaware]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the help. I actually may just go for the standard strat-style headstock so that I can keep my existing tuners. I like the idea of the birdseye neck - I probably will custom order it since I need it without screw holes.

they don't come w/ screwholes.....

let me know if ya need me to to explain how to make the holes....

 

[thindave]

Sure, I'm always up for an edumacation... I imagine the most important part is to measure before you drill - also, I imagine I should get it on a level drill press?

 

[thindave]

Ok, I placed my order - Warmoth Pro neck, 3A Birdeye maple, 10" radius with the light satin finish (I did that because they wouldn't guarantee it if it was raw), graphite nut and a new set of schaller locking tuners. Should be about 6 weeks... Thanks for the help all, as always you all rock. Maybe it will show up around the same time my rosewood axis does... !!!

 

[Warg Master]

which neck profile?

 

[thindave]

Got the wolfgang profile - it should be sweet...

 

[Warg Master]

oooooh yeah... you should DEFINATELY share some pics when you get it going!