guitar necks in the UK?

[maliciousteve]

True Jonathan. £250 upwards is a fair deal for your own custom neck. You're getting your choice of works, neck profile, frets, inlays and finish, not a standard neck that was made using a CNC machine. It would cost you pretty much the same (if not more) if you were to order from warmoth.

[sambo]

yer i spose £250 + sort of price is about right for a custom neck but i thought warmoth was a fair bit cheaper- (not including the shipping of course).

http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_necks.cfm?type=guitar&start=1&menuItem=1&itemNumber=SN2333&subMenuItem=0&subMenuItem2=0&neckWood_filter=0&fingerboardWood_filter=0&nutWidth_filter=0&orientation_filter=0&backcontour_filter=0&scallop_filter=2&radius_filter=0&inlay_filter=0&filters=true

$339 thats about £180 isnt it? thats scalloped and birdseye n all.

[monkeywalker]

like feline said guys quality costs and to be honest those mightymite necks aren't very good from what i've heard. a guy who i sort of know got one, he was really dissapointed with it.quite a cheap feel according to him.

[sambo]

yer when it comes to custom stuff i spose you get what you pay for.

[monkeywalker]

i've considered getting a warmoth neck for my telecaster, i wanted flame maple. but i simply wasn't willing to pay the shipping and tax etc.the extras you have to pay are worth it i expect if you get what you want, if it turns out to be not such a good deal then you're gunna be pretty pissed.

[sambo]

yer exactly. if i had the cash id probably just go for the safer option and get a custom-made guitar/neck here in the UK.

[FELINEGUITARS]

I will state that the Warmoth necks are good and the Mighty Mite seem very good value for money ( I have one here that a customer has brought in)

However for a totally custom built to spec product we are very fairly priced
There is a lot of great of the shelf kit available but there is a certain satisfaction, having something just the way you want it rather than how someone else thinks it should be.

We also do a lot of customising work (Pimp my axe style) and basic upgrades like putting BKPs in and making existing axes much better

The UK is far from the cheapest place to make anything.
Workshop rent and rates alone are a bit scary ....it's the cost of living thing that we all face in the UK - especially in places like London

[FELINEGUITARS]

yer i spose £250 + sort of price is about right for a custom neck but i thought warmoth was a fair bit cheaper- (not including the shipping of course).

http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_guitar_necks.cfm?type=guitar&start=1&menuItem=1&itemNumber=SN2333&subMenuItem=0&subMenuItem2=0&neckWood_filter=0&fingerboardWood_filter=0&nutWidth_filter=0&orientation_filter=0&backcontour_filter=0&scallop_filter=2&radius_filter=0&inlay_filter=0&filters=true

$339 thats about £180 isnt it? thats scalloped and birdseye n all.

Good value there - do add to the cost:
shipping and insurance
9% import duty to the price including shipping
and 17.5% to that price

It may well STILL be great value even then!!

[sambo]

lol yer 'tis good value, but like you said youd get hit harrrrd by extra costs and then if you didnt like it youd be buggered. its a tough decision really- a big risk. but i have virtually no money at the moment anyway so thats a decision i dont have to worry about yet..

[monkeywalker]

yea actually, even after all the tax and stuff thats a pretty good deal sambo.

another issue for me was whether it would be in good condition when it arrived, like a few people have said, there are a couple of horror stories floating about that really put me off.

i'd love to get a filine or a warmoth neck. i'd rather go for feline though.