70s-style Genuine Replacement Neck

Crafted at our Ensenada, Mexico manufacturing facility, this vintage-style 3-bolt Telecaster Thinline guitar neck features a comfortable "U"-shaped profile and 7.25"-radius maple fingerboard with 21 vintage-style frets. Although this neck features a 3-bolt design typical of '70s Teles, only the bottom two neck mounting pilot holes are available, giving you the flexibility to use this neck with many different guitar bodies.

The synthetic bone nut is pre-slotted with "pilot" string location grooves to make spacing a breeze when performing the final string slot filing, and a gloss urethane finish offers smooth playability.

This replacement neck is for a Fender or Squier® by Fender guitar.

Because Fender genuine replacement necks have not been mounted to guitar bodies, nut slots must be cut by qualified personnel. Other installation processes may be required, such as fret work, fitting the neck to the neck pocket, and other instrument setup procedures. Your local FMIC Authorized Service Center can install genuine replacement necks; find Authorized Service Center locations near you in the "Support" section of fender.com.

  • Style
    Vintage-Style
  • Neck Shape
    Vintage "U"
  • Tuner Mounting Config
    Vintage-Style 2-Screw
  • Other Features
    Each nut is pre-slotted with “pilot” string location grooves to make spacing a breeze when performing the final string slot filing. (Please note: Final string slot filing and nut shaping modification is required to ensure proper fit and performance.)
  • Where Used
    Classic Series
  • Fingerboard Material
    Maple
  • Neck Material
    Maple
  • Nut Material
    Synthetic Bone
  • Position Inlays
    Black Dot
  • Neck Finish
    Gloss Urethane
  • Truss Rod Nut
    Bullet Style
  • Truss Rod
    Bullet Style
  • Fingerboard Radius
    7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Scale Length
    25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Nut Width
    1.650" (42 mm)
  • Number of Frets
    21
  • Fret Size
    Vintage-Style
  • Headstock Thickness
    .540" (13.71 mm)
  • Neck Thickness
    1st Fret - .850" (21.59 mm), 12th Fret - .900" (22.86 mm)
  • Peg Hole Diameter
    .397" (10.08 mm)

Features

  • "U"-shaped neck profile
  • Maple fingerboard with 7.25" radius
  • 21 vintage-style frets
  • Pre-slotted synthetic bone nut
  • Gloss urethane finish
  • Bullet-style truss rod adjustment
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Genuine Fender Neck

Classic Series '72 Telecaster® "U" Neck, 3-Bolt Mount, 21 Vintage-Style Frets - Maple Fingerboard

Model #: 0997402921
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70s-style Genuine Replacement Neck

Crafted at our Ensenada, Mexico manufacturing facility, this vintage-style 3-bolt Telecaster Thinline guitar neck features a comfortable "U"-shaped profile and 7.25"-radius maple fingerboard with 21 vintage-style frets. Although this neck features a 3-bolt design typical of '70s Teles, only the bottom two neck mounting pilot holes are available, giving you the flexibility to use this neck with many different guitar bodies.

The synthetic bone nut is pre-slotted with "pilot" string location grooves to make spacing a breeze when performing the final string slot filing, and a gloss urethane finish offers smooth playability.

This replacement neck is for a Fender or Squier® by Fender guitar.

Because Fender genuine replacement necks have not been mounted to guitar bodies, nut slots must be cut by qualified personnel. Other installation processes may be required, such as fret work, fitting the neck to the neck pocket, and other instrument setup procedures. Your local FMIC Authorized Service Center can install genuine replacement necks; find Authorized Service Center locations near you in the "Support" section of fender.com.

  • Style
    Vintage-Style
  • Neck Shape
    Vintage "U"
  • Tuner Mounting Config
    Vintage-Style 2-Screw
  • Other Features
    Each nut is pre-slotted with “pilot” string location grooves to make spacing a breeze when performing the final string slot filing. (Please note: Final string slot filing and nut shaping modification is required to ensure proper fit and performance.)
  • Where Used
    Classic Series
  • Fingerboard Material
    Maple
  • Neck Material
    Maple
  • Nut Material
    Synthetic Bone
  • Position Inlays
    Black Dot
  • Neck Finish
    Gloss Urethane
  • Truss Rod Nut
    Bullet Style
  • Truss Rod
    Bullet Style
  • Fingerboard Radius
    7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Scale Length
    25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Nut Width
    1.650" (42 mm)
  • Number of Frets
    21
  • Fret Size
    Vintage-Style
  • Headstock Thickness
    .540" (13.71 mm)
  • Neck Thickness
    1st Fret - .850" (21.59 mm), 12th Fret - .900" (22.86 mm)
  • Peg Hole Diameter
    .397" (10.08 mm)

Features

  • "U"-shaped neck profile
  • Maple fingerboard with 7.25" radius
  • 21 vintage-style frets
  • Pre-slotted synthetic bone nut
  • Gloss urethane finish
  • Bullet-style truss rod adjustment
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Genuine Fender Neck

Classic Series '72 Telecaster® "U" Neck, 3-Bolt Mount, 21 Vintage-Style Frets - Maple Fingerboard