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I have an American Performer neck on my girlfriend's Lake Placid Blue Standard Strat body (I think it is circa 2009 or so) and the thing sounds amazing versus the standard sized headstock neck it had on prior. The American Performer necks have the big, massive headstocks. I also have a CV70s, which also sounds great (just dump the cardboard thin pot metal junk sustain block). The sustain block on the CV70s (aside from the sticky finish) is the biggest weakness of that guitar, but I digress.
Anyways, I am very tempted to pickup a few more American Performer necks, perhaps one with a rosewood fretboard for my tobacco burst Stratocaster, and one with a maple fretboard for Malmsteen/Blackmore inspired buttercream colored Stratocaster.
So, am I crazy? Anyone else have a similar experience where the main different is the size of the headstock and it made the guitar an absolute monster? My girlfriend's guitar is the best sounding one in the house, and it also has an 81, which is something I'm not fond of, but in this guitar, it is kick ass!
Anyways, I am very tempted to pickup a few more American Performer necks, perhaps one with a rosewood fretboard for my tobacco burst Stratocaster, and one with a maple fretboard for Malmsteen/Blackmore inspired buttercream colored Stratocaster.
So, am I crazy? Anyone else have a similar experience where the main different is the size of the headstock and it made the guitar an absolute monster? My girlfriend's guitar is the best sounding one in the house, and it also has an 81, which is something I'm not fond of, but in this guitar, it is kick ass!