Fender Japan / USA Compatability

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Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by SEAFOAMDAVE » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:52 am

Can anyone help??

I have a Fender JAPAN Jaguar and was looking at buying a replacement neck, most places necks are made to Fender USA specs, will Fender USA necks fit Fender JAPAN bodies?? and vice versa will Fender JAPAN necks fit Fender USA Bodies?

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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by ohm-men » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:15 am

As far as I know they will fit without a problem. The MIJ/CIJ Jag has the same neck pocket as a Vintage or AVRI Jaguar.
I now have a CIJ Jazzmaster with a Allparts maple neck. Fits like a glove. So I see no problems.
I swapped necks from various CIJ/MIJ Jaguars in the past, they all look identical to me as far as the pre drilled holes go and the heel width.
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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by Black Cat Bone » Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:09 pm

Dude not sure if this helps but I give you *drum roll please*...

A USA 1965 PRE-CBS MUSTANG NECK PERFECTLY FITTING A JAPANESE 2007 JAGUAR HH BODY!  ...perfectly I tell you!
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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:43 pm

Not that it's my business, but a '65 Mustang neck would be CBS if it was after 01-65.  ;)
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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by Orang Goreng » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:07 am

OK, how about this then...

'62 Jag neck on a '86/'87 MIJ body.

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So: yeah, they fit. I had a bit of a problem putting my '74-ish Musicmaster neck on the Japanese jag body, as the fit was rather on the tight side, so it needed a wee bit of force. The '62 jag neck fit fine though.

Oh, yeah, the inverse is also true. At the moment I have the original Japanese neck of the pictured guitar on a '69 US Jag body. If I find the time to do a bit of repair work to the '69 body, it's going back on the Japanese one though.
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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by Black Cat Bone » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:02 am

RumorsOFsurF wrote: Not that it's my business, but a '65 Mustang neck would be CBS if it was after 01-65.  ;)
Could well be right! Damn E-bay purchases - got some small cracking in the fretboard too bah!
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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by Surfoverb » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:18 pm

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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by Stereordinary » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:39 pm

Here's a '62 neck on a CIJ body:

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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by mynameisjonas » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:46 am

i don't have any pics of it right now, but i used to have a CIJ jazzmaster neck on a '59 US body. perfect fit.

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Re: Fender Japan / USA Compatability

Post by downer » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:35 am

mynameisjonas wrote: i don't have any pics of it right now, but i used to have a CIJ jazzmaster neck on a '59 US body. perfect fit.
the neck fits, but there are problems with pickguards and their screw-holes i think

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