Electric Guitar Neck Maple Head Rosewood Fretboard 24 Fret for IBZ Parts Replacement Black

This product turned up a day earlier unexpected. The item was very well packaged and no damage at all. The item is exactly what what I was looking for and was expecting as everything that was mentioned in in the advert for it will be buying again.

It's a good neck, but it requires a bit of work to get it playable. It's a cheap neck, so you can't expect it to be perfect, but it doesn't take much to get it perfect.If you're not comfortble doing some fret work, don't buy it. That being said, if you're looking to learn and are willing to try it out, this is a good choice because it's really not in bad conditon (I've come across brand new guitars with necks and frets in trully awful condition) and you're not losing a huge amount of money if you completely screw it up. At this price, it does make for a very good neck to practice on and get proficient on neck work.Getting it playable is really not a big job, it only takes an hour or two, and it's not as difficult as you might think, so don't be put off by it. The trick to fret work is simple: take your time, go slow, and go carefully. Make sure your neck is as straight as you can get it before you start, otherwise you're only going to make it worse, so don't be afraid of your truss rod. You'll need a Sharpie, a straight edge, a fret rocker, a sanding block, a crowning file, and some 0000 steel wool. There are some excellent tutorial videos on YouTube covering all aspects of neck work, so watch a few before you dive in.The neck had a lot of high frets, so the whole neck needed the frets levelling, crowned and dressed. The frets did not need bevelling, which was a nice surprise for a neck in this price range. Once the fret work was done and it was installed on the guitar, it only needed a little conditioning with some lemon oil and adjusting of the truss rod and it played beautifully.

The first neck I ordered was returned due to damage to the headstock. The 2nd neck is undamaged but has an obvious joint in the maple and a couple of highly visible knots. There’s also a couple of frets which haven’t been pressed in sufficiently. If you buy one of these you may be lucky or you may be looking at some rework to get something useable.