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I know I have asked a ton of questions so I decided to post all the info I have gathered in case others out there need to know. The reason I gathered the info is because I am having USA Custom make me a neck for a Charvel I have so if anyone else wants to get a replacement neck, here are all the important measurements from the top to the bottom:
Tuner holes: 13/32" or 10mm (this is the Gotoh size, Jackson tuners are actually Gotoh tuners with the Jackson name on them)
Nut Width: Majority of Import Necks are 1 5/8"
Neck Radius: The Import radius is a compound of 12-16. If you want a neck with a Floyd Rose Nut you are going to have to get a top radius of 10" (10" is recommended for the entire neck if you put an original Floyd on but a bottom radius up to 16 will work) unless you put a lock nut behind a regular nut which you can get from Kahler http://www.kahlerparts.com/Other_Pages/Stringlocks.htm
Fret Wire: The closest Fret Wire on the imports is Dunlop 6100 (around 011w x .05h)
Heel Width: This is the most important. I have found a lot of sites saying that the heel should be 2.25 but it is actually 2.22. Believe it or not that .03 makes a difference. USA Custom will make it the actual 2.22 for you. This will fit perfectly if you get a satin finish. If you get a gloss finish you might want to see if you can get it a little smaller so the added gloss finish will make up the difference.
If I left anything out feel free to ask and if I made any errors feel free to correct me.
Thanks to everyone for all their help and stay tuned for all my tremolo info.
Tuner holes: 13/32" or 10mm (this is the Gotoh size, Jackson tuners are actually Gotoh tuners with the Jackson name on them)
Nut Width: Majority of Import Necks are 1 5/8"
Neck Radius: The Import radius is a compound of 12-16. If you want a neck with a Floyd Rose Nut you are going to have to get a top radius of 10" (10" is recommended for the entire neck if you put an original Floyd on but a bottom radius up to 16 will work) unless you put a lock nut behind a regular nut which you can get from Kahler http://www.kahlerparts.com/Other_Pages/Stringlocks.htm
Fret Wire: The closest Fret Wire on the imports is Dunlop 6100 (around 011w x .05h)
Heel Width: This is the most important. I have found a lot of sites saying that the heel should be 2.25 but it is actually 2.22. Believe it or not that .03 makes a difference. USA Custom will make it the actual 2.22 for you. This will fit perfectly if you get a satin finish. If you get a gloss finish you might want to see if you can get it a little smaller so the added gloss finish will make up the difference.
If I left anything out feel free to ask and if I made any errors feel free to correct me.
Thanks to everyone for all their help and stay tuned for all my tremolo info.
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