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Pro construction necks represent our premium neck offering. They feature a number of advancements including our double
truss rod design, compound radius fingerboard, convenient truss rod adjustment and the widest range of custom options to
be found anywhere. The sustain of these necks is excellent, with an even and balanced tonal range sure to please your ears.
In terms of quality, convenience and long term serviceability there is no finer neck on the market.
Here is an overview of the design elements that set these necks apart from all others:
TRUSS ROD DESIGN:
The truss rod used in PRO necks is our double expanding truss rod. Not to be confused with what some others call a double
rod, the Warmoth design is double in that there are two lengths of rod in the neck that act together to move the neck.
(We do not offer a truss rod that is adjustable in two directions, such rods are not necessary in properly designed and
constructed necks.) The Pro rod is not anchored at either end, it is free floating within
the neck and all the compression forces are exerted on the metal rod, not the neck. Only the backward motion of the rod is
transmitted into the neck to counteract the pull of the guitar strings. The seasonal adjustments needed by most vintage
rod necks are minimized with the Pro design.
SIDE ADJUSTING TRUSS ROD:
To make truss rod set-up and adjustment more convenient, Pro construction necks feature the Gotoh side adjustment mechanism.
Inserted between the usual truss rod adjustment nut at the heel and the truss rod, this ingenious device uses inclines and
wedges to adjust the rod tension. Initial set-up is still accomplished at the traditional butt end but future small adjustments
are then conveniently done on the side of the neck.
COMPOUND RADIUS PLAYING SURFACE:
Over twenty years ago Warmoth pioneered the concept of a conical playing surface. The idea was to keep the lower registers of
the fingerboard with a rounder feel, more comfortable for chording and rhythm playing but at the same time to flatten the high
registers for easier string bending. The compound radius accomplishes this with a continuously flattening radius beginning with
a 10 inch radius at the string nut to a 16 inch radius at the 22nd fret. This compound radius isn't something that feels readily
apparent to the playing hand in any noticeable way other than the fact that it is very comfortable to play on. With a professional
set-up, these necks play exceptionally well.
22 FRETS:
While this feature isn't much thought about these days, it wasn't that many years ago when all Fender necks featured only 21 frets.
Warmoth was in the forefront with these original conversion necks…offering a replacement neck requiring no body modifications but
yet offering an additional 22nd fret.
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