Guitar Fundi Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Like the title says... any idea what it cost to "replace" the neck on a J45? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Probably about half the cost of a new guitar, assuming it's a modern J-45. Enlighten us as to what you are thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogeye Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 There is a guy posting here that is trying to sell some Hummingbird parts. He may have the neck you need. That could save you a bunch if he will part with it reasonably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I once contacted the Martin repair in Nazareth, PA, about replacing a neck on an old Martin, this was many years ago…..they quoted me $1100….probably similar to Gibson. Sometimes I see old Gibsons on Ebay being sold for parts due to damage….might check that out…use verify right scale length! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I once contacted the Martin repair in Nazareth, PA, about replacing a neck on an old Martin, this was many years ago…..they quoted me $1100….probably similar to Gibson. Sometimes I see old Gibsons on Ebay being sold for parts due to damage….might check that out…use verify right scale length! There was a Gibson neck (and some other bits)on Fleabay recently, but it was only the neck--no fretboard, or anything else, over-bored for Grovers, and maybe not the original finish. I think they wanted something like $600, which was only the price of admission on that one. I believe they said it was off a 1950's LG-something, so it would probably be the same as a J-45 neck from the same period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Pardon, but I quietly enjoy a j45nick talk about a J-45 neck. Had to share. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I will tell this story. It is not particularly relevant for this case, but it is true. I have a 1944 D-28 -- about 2001 it needed a neck set and fret job. It was not its original neck, and I did not like the "new" neck. We used Jay Rhyne, the legendary Atlante luthier to do all our work in those day. Jay's price for a neck set and fret job was $325. So I ask him how much for new neck -- a copy of the original D-28 neck. He said "$350'" -- when Jay wanted to do something, he encouraged his customers with his pricing. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 When I went to the Gibson Homecoming in 2007 there was another forumite who had brought (among other guitars) a 1952 D-18 with a brand new neck. He said the old neck was pretty ragged out and he didn't like the feel of it anyway, so he had the neck replaced with a new one. Sacrilegious, one might say, but man, what a great feeling guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Fundi Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 The method to my madness.......... I have found that a thick neck is what I need. I have only found to date one guitar with the right thick neck and it was a 1 of 25 Southern Jumbo. I didn't care for the sound or the look, but loved the neck. I am sick of looking for the guitar that feels right and sounds right and figure I will find the one that sounds right and just have Gibson replace the neck with the one that fits me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The method to my madness.......... I have found that a thick neck is what I need. I have only found to date one guitar with the right thick neck and it was a 1 of 25 Southern Jumbo. I didn't care for the sound or the look, but loved the neck. I am sick of looking for the guitar that feels right and sounds right and figure I will find the one that sounds right and just have Gibson replace the neck with the one that fits me. You need to remember that changing the neck to one of a different mass may also change the tonal character of the guitar, so there may be no free lunch here. You are much better off simply trying to find the right combination of tone and playing comfort in an existing complete guitar, without going after radical, expensive surgery with an uncertain outcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 ^ ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 I'd just do it, if I wanted to. Pretty cool to have a one off, and if it doesn't suit you it's no great loss, it doesn't suit you now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 All seems a bit extreme :-/ Have you big massive hands or something ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Fundi Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 As for NIB Southern Jumbos out there with a thick neck there is only one on earth that I can find.... It doesn't sound good. That is an unreasonably small pond to be fishing in to catch the perfect guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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