The Truth About Expensive Guitar Necks: Worth the money?

Truth about expensive guitar necks? Are they worth the money? Even a Fender neck? So what is it? It's a Jeff Beck brand new neck off a new guitar. But is this JB neck worth the high cost? twice the price of a made in Mexico neck? Find out in this review!

Contents:

00:00 Start
00:16 Intro & Preamble
00:56 How I got the neck
01:58 Unboxed neck
03:08 First look
03:57 Neck close up
04:06 Head stock
05:06 Roller nut history
06:07 Fingerboard & frets
07:53 The heel
08:50 Head stock back
09:41 Locking tuners
10:24 The dent!
12:00 More about roller nuts
12:50 Fender tag
13:20 Other info & specs
15:13 LSR nut specs
16:06 Fret specs
17:07 Custom shop prices
17:28 Truss rod
18:27 Summing up
19:30 More on total cost
21:10 Overall score

What you will learn:
Why buy a Jeff Beck version?
What about those locking tuners?
What is the price?
Where can I buy one?
Frets - the lowdown?

Related links:
My website: https://tonymckenzie.com
My original guitar prices video 2021: https://youtu.be/viO-aNtQCmQ
My recent guitar prices video 2024: https://youtu.be/woGypPka00g
Fender made in Mexico Stratocaster neck review: https://youtu.be/sU9UTP00lyU

Well it's a fact. This Jeff Beck genuine Fender brand new guitar neck is just a Fender neck? Right? Well not quite. For those guys that love the sort of 1962 era of Fender necks on Stratocaster's I'm sure that they would 'get along' with this JB neck amazingly. And do bear in mind that the Jeff Beck neck is a 'signature' neck and those are often better quality and finish than the Fender standard necks.

Now these Jeff Beck necks really are not being sold for a song! These necks do cost far more than say the recent made in Mexico standard Fender replacement neck I reviewed recently. In fact typically the best I have ever paid is about double the price of the Mexican neck for these Jeff Beck necks - if you can even find one. This one was bought off eBay from 'The Stratosphere' (their trading name) for about £500 shipped and landed.

So what's so special about the JB neck - with a 2023 specification build date. Actually there are lots of things that make these necks very special. I bought this neck because I had previously bought a brand new Jeff Beck body from the same seller and I wanted to complete the guitar. But if you want a 'similar' neck to the 1962 Fender era then you could do much worse than this one.

Unlike earlier JB necks, this one has a really nice neck profile and great for a guy like me with those small hands. It has locking tuners (on the one I bought) and has a roller nut that helps with keeping the guitar in tune. The rosewood neck has been finished on the maple side with mat finish that's as smooth as could be, and of course the fret board has been 'rolled' nicely. Lastly the frets are finished well and need little or no work. Remember these come off brand new guitars sh they should be finished exceptionally well. I have yet to find a bad one!

Like the Mexican neck, it's a 22 fret neck and is designed to fit a Stratocaster. and bearing in mind Fender made it, its likely to fit them! I would describe the neck feel as an thin C shape (just an opinion) - I have smaller hands but this neck fitted like a glove.

Now for the neck radius this neck has a fixed 9.5 inch radius, enough to help stop that choking off of strings like they do on a 7.25 inch radius neck. Frets are standard Fender material.

So is this a neck really worth buying? Watch the video and I give all the reasons why you should seriously consider a Jeff Beck neck - if you can find one.

I bought this neck personally and this is entirely an non sponsored review. My opinions about the neck and the Stratosphere really are my own! You can totally trust this neck review to be entirely genuine opinion and if the item under review is ever less than it should be I ALWAYS say so.

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