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From simple 3 string neck blanks to complete 6 string necks ready to fit, we offer a range of necks to help you make your own cigar box or custom guitar. Making a neck is the hardest part of making a guitar, and we can offer our experience and expertise to help get you started.
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3 string cigar box guitar neck - basic parts
3 string cigar box guitar neck - basic parts
£39.75
All the components you need to make your own 3 string neck - 36mm wide. Beech with shaped headstock and through-body lamination ready for glueing together. Pre-slotted black walnut fretboard, 25/ 1/2 inch scale, with pre-cut nut slot. 5mm machine screw nut, Van Gent hard nickel silver fretwire, 2.5mm and 3.2mm position dot markers and drills in...
4 string cigar box guitar neck - basic parts
4 string cigar box guitar neck - basic parts
£35.75
All the components you need to make your own 4 string neck - 42mm wide. Available in sapele or cherrywood (depending on availability), with shaped headstock and through-body lamination ready for glueing together. Pre-slotted black walnut fretboard, 25/ 1/2 inch scale, with pre-cut nut slot. 5mm machine screw nut, Van Gent hard nickel silver f...
3 string cigar box guitar neck - ready glued
£54.45
Beechwood neck with shaped headstock and through-body lamination, pre-slotted black walnut fretboard, 25/ 1/2 inch scale, with pre-cut nut slot, all glued-up and trimmed. The neck-through section is pre-cut, ready to install into a box of your choice, and can be installed either tight against the underside of the top of the box, or left "floatin...
3 string cigar box guitar neck - fretted and profiled
£90.75
2 piece cherrywood neck, with shaped headstock and through-body lamination pre-slotted Blackwood Tek fretboard, 25/ 1/2 inch scale, with pre-cut nut slot, all glued-up, trimmed, fretted and profiled. The neck-through section is pre-cut, ready to install into a box of your choice, and can be installed either tight against the underside of the to...
Neck blank - Cherry
Neck blank - Cherry
£13.75
Easy to work, stable and close grained, cherry is a great wood for making a cigar box guitar necks. It is a pleasure to work, as it cuts, carves, shapes and sands well. It also takes a finish beautifully - my favorite wood for necks. Available for 4 and 3 string guitars. 3 string - 36 x 22 x 900mm 4 string - 42 x 22 x 900mm
Neck blank - Poplar
Neck blank - Poplar
£7.50
Easy to work, Poplar is an ideal wood for beginners to try their hand at making a cigar box guitar neck. Cuts, shapes and sands easily. Also known as tulipwood or yellow poplar 36 x 24 x 900mm - ideal for 3 string guitars.
Neck blank - Sapele
Neck blank - Sapele
£15.00
Easy to work and strong, sapele is a great wood for making a cigar box guitar necks. It cuts, carves, shapes and sands well. It also takes a finish nicely. 36 x 22 x 900mm - ideal for 3 string guitars. 42 x 22 x 900mm - ideal for 4 string guitars.
Neck blank - Maple
Neck blank - Maple
£15.00
Strong and resilient, maple is a classic wood for making guitar necks. 36 x 22 x 900mm - ideal for 3 string guitars. 42 x 22 x 900 - for 4 string guitars 42 x 39 x 900 - oversized for 4 string. Thick enough to be used without a fretboard and can be used without having to glue on a backstrap reinforcement, to allow notching out for a pickup.
Laminated Neck Blank
Laminated Neck Blank
£22.50
If you are looking for something extra special for your cigar box guitar build, these laminated neck blanks are a great starting point. Multi-lamination ensures super strength and stability, and looks great too. These are oversize blanks so there is plenty of "meat" to shape a headstock, carve to profile and also leave a good thickness inside t...
Neck blank - Ash
Neck blank - Ash
£15.00
Strong and straight grained, ash is a great wood for making a cigar box guitar necks. 36 x 22 x 900mm - ideal for 3 string guitars. 42 x 22 x 900 - a nice chunky blank for 4 string guitars
Blackwood Tek Fretboards
Blackwood Tek Fretboards
£4.75
Blackwood Tek guitar fretboards, available in a variety of sizes and configurations. We recommended jumbo or super jumbo fretwire for these fretboards. Blackwood Tek is an innovative new "green" material designed as a replacement for ebony and rosewood. It is made from Pinus Radiata softwood (New Zealand Pine), and is treated by pressure and org...
Sapele Mahogany Fretboards
Sapele Mahogany Fretboards
£14.30
Sapele Mahogany fretboards available in a variety of scale lengths. We recommended medium or jumbo fretwire for these fretboards. All fretboards are 6mm thick, 38mm wide, suitable for 3 string guitars. Plain unslotted blank 24/ 3/4" scale, slotted with 24 frets plus zero fret position 25/ 1/2" scale, slotted with 24 frets plus zero fret positio...