Hi all: I need some pointers/help/advice on installing a replacement Strat neck on a MIM Strat. The neck pocket is too large for the replacment neck - well, actually I think the neck is too small (it's around 1mm shy of 2 3/16"). The old neck fit pretty tight, except the low E string was closer to the edge of the fretboard than the high E. Anyway, on the replacement neck, I have the tuners installed (regular Kluson-style Gotohs) and the nut is installed as well (an Earvana 1 5/8" compensated nut). I need to drill the holes in the neck to bolt everything together - what is the best way (or even one accurate way) to set everything together properly? String up the Es and line everything up together?
Need some help installing bolt on neck
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Hi all: I need some pointers/help/advice on installing a replacement Strat neck on a MIM Strat. The neck pocket is too large for the replacment neck - well, actually I think the neck is too small (it's around 1mm shy of 2 3/16"). The old neck fit pretty tight, except the low E string was closer to the edge of the fretboard than the high E. Anyway, on the replacement neck, I have the tuners installed (regular Kluson-style Gotohs) and the nut is installed as well (an Earvana 1 5/8" compensated nut). I need to drill the holes in the neck to bolt everything together - what is the best way (or even one accurate way) to set everything together properly? String up the Es and line everything up together?