I have a Tribute ASAT Special with a rosewood fretboard. I really prefer maple boards though. I have a chance to get a neck with a maple board that came off an ASAT Classic. I just want to make sure there is no problem putting a neck from a Classic on a Special. It doesnt seem like there should be but I thought it best to ask first.
At least with the Tribute models, I dont see a lot of Specials with a maple board. What I really want is a Special semi hollow with a maple neck but that may need to wait until I can afford a USA and get everything exactly like I want it. Financially, that is light years away right now though.
Neck Swap
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Re: Neck Swap
See this post: Replacing the neck on a Legacy Tribute?darylb wrote:I have a Tribute ASAT Special with a rosewood fretboard. I really prefer maple boards though. I have a chance to get a neck with a maple board that came off an ASAT Classic. I just want to make sure there is no problem putting a neck from a Classic on a Special. It doesnt seem like there should be but I thought it best to ask first.
At least with the Tribute models, I dont see a lot of Specials with a maple board. What I really want is a Special semi hollow with a maple neck but that may need to wait until I can afford a USA and get everything exactly like I want it. Financially, that is light years away right now though.
Also, there are a number of eBay sellers who regularly part out Tributes and you should be able to find a Tribute Maple neck on
eBay.
Hope this helps.
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Re: Neck Swap
The neck I found is on ebay and it comes from a Tribute but it says ASAT Classic. Mine is a Tribute but it is a Special. That has to work right?
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Re: Neck Swap
G&L does not offer a maple neck for the Tribute ASAT Special, so you will have to use an ASAT Classic or ASAT BluesBoy neckdarylb wrote:The neck I found is on ebay and it comes from a Tribute but it says ASAT Classic. Mine is a Tribute but it is a Special. That has to work right?
as the replacement. Just to be safe, ask the seller for the country of origin of the neck you are considering. If your Classic is
a Made in Indonesia, then get a neck which says Made in Indonesia.
Hope this helps.
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Re: Neck Swap
It helps a lot. I checked and they were both made in Indonesia so we should be good. Thanks.