At Haywire Custom Guitars, a guitar neck replacement involves replacing the entire neck of a guitar with a new one, often to address issues like bowing, worn frets, or an uncomfortable neck profile. Haywire Custom Guitars offers this service, helping customers choose the right materials, neck profile, and finish for their needs. They also perform a 4-axis alignment and a full setup of the new neck, including levelling and polishing frets, adjusting radius, and setting action.
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Here’s a more detailed breakdown of what Haywire Custom Guitars considers when a guitar neck replacement is needed:
Reasons for Replacement:
Bowed neck:
If the neck is bowed and the truss rod cannot correct it, replacement is often necessary.
Broken or stripped truss rod:
A broken or stripped truss rod renders the neck unadjustable and requires replacement.
Excessive discomfort:
If the neck is excessively uncomfortable or doesn’t feel right, a replacement with a better profile might be the solution.
Extremely worn frets:
If frets are so worn that they cannot be effectively leveled, replacement is often the best option.
Other issues:
Haywire also considers issues like a neck that’s too big or fat, not wide enough, too wide, a radius that’s too small, or the truss rod access location when determining if a replacement is needed.
The Replacement Process:
1. Selection:
Haywire helps customers choose the right materials (wood, fretboard wood), neck profile, frets, finish, and nut based on their playing style and preferences.
2. Alignment and Setup:
The new neck is checked and adjusted for proper alignment on all four axes.
3. Fret Work:
The frets are leveled and polished to ensure they are even and free of buzz.
4. Radius Adjustment:
The strings are adjusted to follow the contour of the new neck’s radius, ensuring proper action.
5. Action Adjustment:
The overall height of the strings from the frets to the strings is accurately set.
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Beyond Replacement:
Haywire Custom Guitars also offers other services related to guitar necks, including:
Acoustic Guitar Neck Shaving: This involves reshaping the existing neck to a more comfortable profile.
Custom Guitar Necks: They can create custom necks with specific profiles, materials, and features.
Guitar Neck Repairs: They can repair cracked or broken necks.
