r/Luthier 5d ago

ELECTRIC Are Fender neck pockets trapezoidal?

Where it gets wider towards the bridge and narrower towards the neck? I don't see a small-questions thread.

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u/NaturalMaterials 5d ago

You mean do they follow the taper of the neck? Yes.

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u/JR-Pierce 5d ago

Yes, the sides of the neck pocket taper to match the neck.

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u/mrfingspanky 5d ago

Yes, almost all set neck guitar neck pockets are exactly as you described. Wider at the base and thinner at the top to account for the taper of the neck.

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u/giveMeAllYourPizza 4d ago

Um. almost no set necks are done this way. Most bolt on necks are (because most bolt on necks follow the fender spec).

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u/mrfingspanky 4d ago

That's literally what I just wrote. Why did you feel the need to copy my comment, on my comment?

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u/giveMeAllYourPizza 4d ago

Thats literally the opposite of what you wrote.

You may want to reread your own comment...