I have found a neck!

Finally, after weeks of reseach and looking, I have finally found a neck. An American Deluxe Ash Telecaster neck. Maple, with black perloid inlays, compound radius (9.5" - 14") and medium jumbo frets. And the difference between an ordinary deluxe neck is that this Ash version has an U shape instead of a modern C. And apparently this U shape isn't near as thick as the old '52 neck, that it is based on. Which suits me very well. I think the modern C necks are way too thin, and the Baja / 50s necks too thick. I am very excited to see this beauty. Hopefully arriving next week.

I also bought a pair of Fender / Schaller locking tuners just like the original specs.

Now, I just have to wait for all my parts to arrive. Then I just have to put them all together and fire it up!

The hunt for the killer neck

I still haven't found a neck for my am. deluxe body. I missed out a few on ebay, so I am still looking for the perfect one. Here is what I look for:

Radius: I prefer 9.5". I don't like that you need to have higher action with 7.25". And larger than 9.5" feels funny.

Frets: I prefer medium jumbo. Taller feels slippery, and I don't like that the notes can go sharp if you push too hard.

Maple or rosewood: Rosewood for the looks. And I am also looking for a less bright sound.

Neck shape: Preferably a soft "v". But they are not easy to find, with the specs above. I also like the 60s "c" shape, because they are a bit thicker than modern "c".

More about neck shapes

Fender neck profiles

Right now I am looking for a neck for my american deluxe tele body, so I have been reading a lot about different necks lately. I love my Jimmie Vaughan Strat neck, soft V-shaped, but I have also found that my thin c-shaped squier neck is really fast. But I think I will go for a bit thicker neck, maybe a baja neck. It's also a soft v-shape, but a thinks it's a bit thicker than on the JV strat neck.