Fender Neck Strat RSTD Flat Oval MN

Ich habe den Hals als Ersatz für eine Fender EOB Strat gekauft, weil ich deren 9,5-Zoll-Radius nicht mag. Das geröstete Ahorn ist etwas dunkler als der Originalhals, steht der Gitarre aber sehr gut. Achtung für Umrüster: Die Wirbellöcher sind bei diesem Hals etwas größer gebohrt als bei dem 10/56-V-Hals.

Der Hals ist gut verarbeitet, hat aber etwas Nacharbeit gebraucht, einige Bünde Richtung Hals standen minimal hoch. Ich würde mir wünschen, dass die Abrichtung der Bünde am Rand etwas später begänne, weil der Abstand der hohen E-Saite zum Bundrand Richtung hohe Bünde sehr knapp wird, aber er ist noch ausreichend für eine gute Bespielbarkeit.

Die Holzqualität ist einwandfrei mit einer schönen Maserung.

After playing cheap guitars like Squier (Affinity, Classic Vibe) for a long time, I decided to upgrade by building a FENDER stratocaster according to my own specifications, on which I wanted to use this neck, which suited me according to the specifications (matte finish, 12" radius, roasted maple). However, what I received was not what I expected even in a bad dream. The neck is really poorly made and the selected wood is perhaps of worse quality than that used on the lowest Squier series.

The wood has a very ugly Wood grain, which is underlined by a defect in the wood on the edge of the headstock, which creates a hole in a wood and finish of approximately half a millimeter. Another problem is that between the sixth and seventh frets there is a knot in the fingerboard wood, which would probably have a negative effect on the tones in that area after installing the neck (short sustain and other tone distortions). The finish on the fingerboard has very visible scratches from sanding or attempts at polishing, which were done very laxly. Last but not least, The frets are very rough and it is clear that there was an effort to level them by grinding them from the factory, however, no one has rounded and crowned them off and overall the neck seems very sloppy with the choice of wood and workmanship.

For the same price this neck is sold for, you can buy a whole guitar, such as a Squier Classic Vibe. I have tried many of these guitars and none of them had such poor workmanship on the neck.

I sent Thomann an emails asking how to resolve the situation and they responded fairly quickly and started to resolve the situation. The result is that I sent the neck back at their expense and a new neck will be sent to me. I would like to thank Thomann very much for this, their speed of response and truly exemplary service regarding complaints is excellent. I am curious about the quality of the new neck.

I bought this neck to get a brand new one with a 12" radius. The first neck delivered to me had a QC issue. The wood grain and the satin finish were nice, but the frets were poorly leveled from the 15th to the 22th one. So, there was a giant dead spot and the neck was unplayable.
Thanks to Thomman, a new neck got dispatched to me. The delivery was a bit hazardous, but I finally got the new neck... to find out it was totally different from what I expected to get. The piece of wood was of poor quality as there were a few knots on its back. And there was a thick glossy finish on the fretboard, instead of a thin satin.
I 'm really disappointed and I question Fender's QC. I bought several second hand necks in the past and never had such issues. Here I got two defects in succession.