Hey guys. I have a Squier CV Mustang purchased a few years ago. It has a maple neck with Indian laurel fretboard, 24", 9.5" radius, 22 frets. I love this neck as it's thicker than the standard Fender 'C' shape.
I'm considering going fretless for this guitar, but because that's a fairly difficult process to undo, I want to make sure I want it before doing it. So, I had the idea to buy another neck to use as a test. The new neck can be fretless, or it can be fretted and I'll just remove the frets.
I was able to find a new Squier Mustang neck, but I'm wondering if I can expand my options to find a lower price. Would a Jaguar neck swap in? How about a Duo-Sonic neck? Anything else?
Replacing Squier CV Mustang neck
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Re: Replacing Squier CV Mustang neck
Warmouth is the place to go for your new neck.
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Re: Replacing Squier CV Mustang neck
A short-scale Squier or Fender (i.e. Mustang or Jag) should drop in if it's sized correctly -- keep in mind that some MIJ and a couple of imports had slightly different neck measurements. If you find another CV-anything (that's short-scale) it should work with no to minimal fit issues -- worst case scenario, you need to sand the neck pocket or the neck itself so it slides in without cracking finish.
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Re: Replacing Squier CV Mustang neck
Sorry, don’t mean to be gross, but can’t help not reading ‘warm mouth’ and then everything makes sense.