My First Pre Pro

[El_Kabong]

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Congrats, Rupe!

It is still a very sexy axe. I almost shat my pants glancing at the price until I read the whole post. My brain was spinning-OMFG! I just dumped waaay more than that on a custom Victoria amp to go with my Esquire, I could have had that!!!

Fretburner-to save me from having a potential stroke, tell me that there is no way in hell that you would have shipped that guitar to Japan.

[Fretburner]

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El_Kabong, The 1200.00 is for my GMW VHII guitar. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Not the Bullseye.

[Shawn Lutz]

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for whats it worth, I don't think that logo is fake [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Fretburner]

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The neck could be an Employee Project, I've had a few GMW necks but none of them felt like this one. What makes you say that Shawn? [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

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for whats it worth, I don't think that logo is fake [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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[Shawn Lutz]

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The neck could be an Employee Project, I've had a few GMW necks but none of them felt like this one. What makes you say that Shawn? [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

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for whats it worth, I don't think that logo is fake [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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humor, just humor in re: to fake logo statements. We need a new section so we can scrutinize logos to see if they are fake or not, whatever neck they go on don't matter, its a shame to use a "fake logo". Just think if that pre-pro had a "real logo" on it...cha-ching [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[skins]

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thats [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] play the shit out of it BRO!!!!!! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Jim Shine]

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The neck feels like no other because it wasn't 'done' when I got it. It was still very roughed in. I based the rear shape off my '59 Jazzmaster neck and melded it with what I saw for the headstock and bolt on transitional shapes I saw on Tracy's site. My thinking was if I left meat on the neck someone could always pay someone like Lee to bring it in to the usual Charvel carve if they so desired. Excess wood is better than removing too much. I personally loved the '59 Jazzmaster/Stratocaster carve, nice medium thickness with broad shoulders to grip to. Collectors call it an oval shape, which is what SRV loved about the neck on his #1 guitar.

[83SanDimas]

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My oldest necks (on bodies with that route) have a thicker neck that could be described as more Fenderish. If you had a chance to play some of my oldies you would not think of an old prepro as being a thin flat neck. Not that this is a hard and fast rule, my Bullseye is wide and thin, but it is a late 81 neck

[Jim Shine]

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This was not just medium thickness, the roll from the rear to the fretboard is different than any post early 60's (1961 to be exact) Fender. That is the magic in my opinion and something you can't get on a modern aftermarket neck. I had the option of doing such a carve so I took advantage of it.

[83SanDimas]

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Sounds good to me.

Jim, my oldest 2 charvel necks are fat. I wish I new Fender profiles better as I could tell you what they compare to

[Jim Shine]

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I know what you mean. Sometimes words just can't relat what you mean. Like "oval" versus "C" shapes sound too similar. When you hold them you understand the difference. As I have said before, this was going to be mine and I like thickness in the back and what I call the shoulders (the transition from the rear to the board). I had all this tooling available to me at the time as I was building banjos, so I took it there for myself and it also left the option open for it being reshaped later if I didn't do the project. If it were not for the prices of quality aftermarket bodies and the hate mail I got after shaoing it (I was told I ruined the neck by a few), I would likley still have it. I am very glad some people thought I had good taste in my choice of a neck carve.

PS- If you ever need to show a style of neck carve, I found a great trick is to bend a piece of solder around the rear of the neck, then remove it for a visual of its carve style.

[Fretburner]

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Jim, The neck that was once yours and the other like it I had were totally re-shapped by a Luthier I know. I recall the one that was yours at one time was very square feeling and not finished to my liking. I had both of the Charvel necks re-worked to match the feeling of my main guitar.

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The neck feels like no other because it wasn't 'done' when I got it. It was still very roughed in. I based the rear shape off my '59 Jazzmaster neck and melded it with what I saw for the headstock and bolt on transitional shapes I saw on Tracy's site. My thinking was if I left meat on the neck someone could always pay someone like Lee to bring it in to the usual Charvel carve if they so desired. Excess wood is better than removing too much. I personally loved the '59 Jazzmaster/Stratocaster carve, nice medium thickness with broad shoulders to grip to. Collectors call it an oval shape, which is what SRV loved about the neck on his #1 guitar.

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[Jim Shine]

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Was adressing this:

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The neck could be an Employee Project, I've had a few GMW necks but none of them felt like this one. What makes you say that Shawn? [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

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for whats it worth, I don't think that logo is fake [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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That answers alot. So I guess when it was all done it felt very much like the rest. Thanks for clearing that up.

[Fretburner]

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This quote was in reference to the neck that is on the GMW VHII guitar I have.

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Was adressing this:

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The neck could be an Employee Project, I've had a few GMW necks but none of them felt like this one. What makes you say that Shawn? [img]/images/graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

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for whats it worth, I don't think that logo is fake [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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That answers alot. So I guess when it was all done it felt very much like the rest. Thanks for clearing that up.

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