Brief run-down: I mentioned I had to use a shim with the '66 neck on the Dakota; well, the Bronco neck was so elevated above the Daphne body it would have needed a reverse shim
Had resigned myself to doing a project without removing paint, but... Remembered someone refinished the pocket with several gigantic layers of paint:
Now the neck is placed perfectly, and still no need for a shim on the Daphne
Setups are identical. Still need to deal with that crappy nut on the Daphne - it's way too far spaced, and the D is on the fretboard; nut probably wasn't even meant for this neck at all.Daphne is lighter, and that neck feels like a goddamn club; so solid. You know how you can sometimes 'wiggle'-vibrato using the neck? Not on this guitar. It also sounds a bit brighter/louder than the Dakota, even with old strings; could be the frets are sharper, or the zinc bridge saddles, or the gigantic neck/lighter body. The Dakota sounds a bit more subdued overall, less snap. I almost hate saying it - maybe it's my degree of familiarity with the Daphne body, but everything just falls at hand much better for me on that guitar; weird considering they're the same damn body and the Daphne still has the screwed up nut:
