24.75" Scale Length Telecaster Compatible Guitar Neck Rosewood Fretboard Maple Neck 12" Radius 10 mm Holes 22 Frets Satin Finish

Product Overview

A replacement electric guitar neck for Telecaster-style bodies, built to a 24.75 in (628 mm) scale and to standard electric guitar neck dimensions, with a Canadian maple shaft and a rosewood fretboard. It is made for two jobs: putting a short-scale feel back into a 24.75 in guitar whose neck is worn, warped or simply not the shape you want, and giving a parts build a properly fretted starting point. It is not a conversion neck — it will not turn a 25.5 in body into a shorter-scale guitar, and it should not be ordered for one.

The electric guitar neck length is fixed by that same 24.75 in scale, which is why the fret spacing feels familiar the moment you pick it up: chords sit closer together and bends need a little less travel than on a 25.5 in instrument. Tuner holes, nut slot and heel are cut to standard sizes, so the neck meets the pocket and the machine heads you already own without re-drilling.

It arrives with the frets leveled, crowned and beveled and the truss rod fitted, so the slowest part of a build is already done. Tuners, strings and a body are not included; this is the neck on its own.

A rosewood guitar neck like this one is really two woods doing two jobs. The maple shaft supplies stiffness and snap; the rosewood board on top rounds the response and keeps the mids full. Together they give a balanced voice that suits most styles rather than pushing the guitar into one corner — clear enough to sit in a mix, warm enough that the top end never turns brittle. The guitar neck width stays in familiar territory, which is the quiet reason this fits so many instruments: standard nut slot at the top, standard heel at the bottom, standard peg holes for modern tuners. On a 24.75 in Tele-style body with a standard pocket, mounting is a matter of bolting up, stringing and setting relief. Compatibility is deliberately narrow, though. This neck is for 24.75 in bodies only. If the body was routed and drilled for a 25.5 in scale, the bridge will not intonate no matter how carefully you fit it. Within that limit it is period-neutral — at home on a vintage-flavoured rebuild and on a clean modern build alike, which is why repair benches, small builders and players doing their own assembly all end up with the same part.

Classic Build and Feel

• 24.75 in scale. The shorter electric guitar neck length is the whole point: frets sit closer together, bends take less finger travel, and the guitar feels slinkier under the hand than a 25.5 in instrument. - Canadian maple with a rosewood board. A rigid maple guitar neck carries the string tension while the dark board on top does the tonal work — the pairing electric guitars have leaned on for decades. - Modern C profile. If you have compared guitar neck shapes before, this one lands in the middle: full enough to fill the hand, slim enough that your thumb still clears the low E up the board. - An upgrade or a straight replacement. Fit it to a tired 24.75 in Tele-style body, or spec it into a new build — the geometry is the same either way. - Finished by hand. Polished frets, a smooth board and edges that have been checked under the fingers, not only against a gauge. - A-grade Canadian maple. Hand-selected stock with clean, straight grain, machined so the maple guitar neck holds its shape once it is under string tension. - Satin, not gloss. A satin finish leaves the wood feeling like wood rather than lacquer: your hand slides instead of sticking during a long set, and the grain stays visible under stage light. - Rosewood fretboard. Dense and dimensionally calm, so the board stays flat through ordinary humidity swings and keeps the warmth players expect from rosewood. - Rust-proof nickel silver frets. Twenty-two of them, in wire that resists corrosion and holds a crown far longer than soft fret wire, keeping the tone clean over years of playing. - Dark board on a pale back. The contrast between the rosewood board and the maple shaft is part of why this look has never gone out of style, and it photographs well if you sell finished guitars. - Consistent run to run. The electric guitar neck dimensions do not drift between batches, which matters if you are fitting two of these to two guitars in the same month.

Fretwork and Neck Setup

1. Frets are pressed into the board at increments set by the 24.75 in scale, so every slot is in the right place before any leveling begins.
2. All 22 frets are leveled to one another across a flat reference, so no single fret sits proud and buzzes when you fret a chord.
3. Each crown is hand-polished and beveled into its final form, which is what gives a fret its clean contact point and its smooth release on a bend.
4. Fret ends are rounded and aligned flush with the edge of the board, so nothing protrudes where your hand wraps the neck during fast playing.
5. The guitar neck parts you cannot see get the same attention: the dual-action truss rod corrects both concave and convex bow, so one rod covers dry winters and humid summers alike.
6. Nut slot and heel are cut to standard sizes, so the guitar neck width at both ends matches what the body and hardware expect, which keeps installation quick and accurate instead of turning it into a fitting job.
7. Every electric guitar neck dimensions figure that decides fit — nut width, heel width, heel depth and peg-hole spacing — is held to the same spec each run, so a second neck measures like the first.

Playability and Installation

The electric guitar neck plays fast because nothing catches. Rounded fret ends, polished crowns and a smooth board let your hand travel without snagging, and the back stays slick under the thumb rather than dragging on it. Players who move between guitars tend to notice the profile first: it fills the palm without forcing the wrist into a different angle, so a long set does not leave your fretting hand aching.

Installation runs in the usual order. Hold the neck into the pocket dry and check the guitar neck width at the heel against the pocket walls first — the heel should sit flush, with the centre line running true to the bridge — then drill and bolt up. On a standard Tele-style pocket there is nothing to re-cut, and the peg holes take modern tuners straight out of the box.

From there it is string up, set relief, check action around the 12th fret and play. In most cases the frets need nothing at all. The note on setup after delivery exists because wood moves in transit, not because the fretwork arrives unfinished.

Wood moves. A maple guitar neck that was perfectly straight in our workshop can shift a little on a long flight or through a change of season, and that is normal rather than a fault. Let the neck settle at room temperature for a day before you judge it, then check the relief with the strings at pitch. Most of the time a small truss rod tweak is all that is needed. If you want very low action, though — the kind where the string almost touches the fret — the guitar neck parts that decide it are the frets themselves. Minor fret dressing or leveling may be necessary to compensate for environmental shifts during shipping, or to meet a specific low-action requirement. A technician can do it in minutes; if you do your own setups, a fine file, a crowning file and a polish are enough. Beyond that first check, treat it like any good neck: keep the guitar out of direct sun and away from radiators, adjust relief seasonally rather than waiting for buzz, and wipe the board down when you change strings. None of this is unusual maintenance — it is the same routine that keeps any neck playing well for years.

Rosewood and Maple Tone

• Why rosewood. A rosewood guitar neck is associated with rich, warm tone. The board absorbs a little of the high-frequency build-up that makes upper-register notes sound thin, so playing above the 12th fret stays round instead of sharp.
• No finish on the board. Rosewood boards are left bare, which is why they feel smooth and slightly open under the fingers — and why they keep that feel as the finish on the back wears in.
• What maple adds. A maple guitar neck brings brightness and a quick attack underneath, so the warmth never slides into mud and the low strings keep their definition.
• The blend. Bright meets warm and mellows a touch, giving a rounded voice with the grain clearly visible through the satin — classic rather than modern-voiced.
• Dot markers. Simple white dots on the board with side dots for the player's eye line: period-neutral, and easy to read on a dark stage.
• Voiced for warmth, not snap. Plenty of guitar neck shapes and modern builds chase a bright, immediate attack. This one leans the other way, which is what you want if your current guitar sounds glassy in the top end.

Specifications

Ordering and Delivery

• Minimum order: 1 piece. One neck is enough — order a single piece for a repair or a first build, and order more if you are stocking a bench. - Shipping point. We ship worldwide, with stock dispatched from the USA and from our workshop in Guangdong. Confirm which point your order will ship from when you place it. - Transit time. Delivery varies by destination and service. Ask for the current estimate for your address before you plan a build date around it. - Packing. Necks travel boxed and padded so the finish and fret ends are protected in transit. Tell us if you need extra protection for a larger shipment.

Technical Support & Model Matching

Not sure whether a part will work with what you already have? Tell us what you are building or repairing, or send a few photos and measurements, and our team will help you confirm the match before you order. If something looks off after delivery, get in touch with pictures and details and we will help you find the cause and put it right. We can also walk you through fitting and first setup, step by step. Behind that is more than ten years of working experience, 100% quality control, and customer service that answers around the clock.

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