San Dimas neck or MIJ?

[GinSonic]

Is this the real thing? Just from the pics in the ad, it just looks like my Charvel Model 4 neck.

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/6363130

I will contact him, but what questions should I ask to see if it is indeed authentic?
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[dg]

Looks OK for what he claims it is: a neck off of a recent reissue pointy. It's going to look quite a bit like a Model Series neck at a quick glance, except it'll have the gold 3-on-a-side USA logo rather than the white pointy import logo, it'll be oil-finished rather than clearcoated, and it'll have a floyd nut. Looks OK on all counts to me. Also, ask him if there is any problem with the clearcoat on the headstock. Bubbles or lifting clearcoat is a plague on these things. See if he'll take a closeup for you.

[Rich#6]

Get a close up of the back, it should be qtrsawn too if its a usa made neck.

[skorb]

Get a close up of the back, it should be qtrsawn too if its a usa made neck.

weren't Model Series necks also quartersawn?

[dg]

Nope. They were flatsawn. If you happen to get one with nicely lined up grain it's luck of the draw.

This thread has some pretty good onfo & pics:

http://www.jcfonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78819

[straycat]

Get a pic of the side to see if it has a thick rosewood board. The USA's are pretty thick.Looks good so far.

[Rich#6]

weren't Model Series necks also quartersawn?

They listed the fretboards as qrtsawn and make it read as if the necks were.

[savage]

thats a good price

[shreddermon]

Nice neck, but I'm not sure I'd pay $225 for that right now. IMHO, we're going to see quite a bit more of these Charvel USA Standard pointyhead necks for sale soon.

With the USA Production models having stratheads and very affordable prices, there is probably going to be a fair bit of neck swapping going on soon. i.e., Pick up a nice USA Standard with a graphic on the cheap and put a USA Production strathead neck on it - then you've got yourself a "custom" strathead for little money. Then sell the USA Production body with the USA Standard (pointy) neck or just part it all out.

In retrospect, I'm really glad J/C went with the Grover tuners on the USA Production stratheads. It's a nice, easy way to tell the difference from a custom shop strathead neck (which will have Schallers or Gotohs, instead). Hopefully, they'll have an identifying stamp on the USA Production heels or something else to that effect, too.