Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:30 am
Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:22 am
jackstraw wrote:Hi all - I've played a USA Fallout, and found the body to be super comfortable. It's pretty unique, not a lot out there like this in a 25.5" scale. The body shape reminds me a bit of Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar (http://jerrygarcia.com/guitars/#wolf).
I was considering getting a Tribute model and making a few changes.
1) The neck... I need a thicker neck and wider nut to play comfortably. I noticed that Musikraft offers G&L neck replacements. I e-mailed them to ask about a replacement neck for the Tribute Fallout, but I haven't heard back. I'll plan to call them, but I was wondering if anybody here has explored a replacement for a Tribute Fallout.
2) Add a bass control... I found the neck pickup especially to be very boomy, and I think installing PTB controls like a Legacy/S500 would be a great upgrade. There are several ways to do this, I'm wondering if anybody has photos of a Fallout without a pickguard so that I can see the factory routing.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Thu Jan 28, 2016 4:59 am
Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:40 am
jackstraw wrote:Thanks Craig. The routing photo on that thread is just what I needed.
Thanks also for collecting the existing neck replacement info. I looked through that thread before posting, and I really didn't find the info that I'm looking for. Musikraft replied to me saying they are unfamiliar with this model (Tribute Fallout), but suggest that I check out the heel width, shape, # of frets and scale length.
At this point, I know that the Tribute Fallouts have 22 frets and 25.5" scale length. But, if anyone knows or can help me figure out the heel width and shape I would really appreciate the info. Thanks!
Sat Jan 30, 2016 4:23 am
Craig wrote:You may have missed this post: new neck. I had just added it to the Compilation thread, right before I posted my first reply.