Does this guitar exist?

[BadgerDave]

The biggest issue is: can I get something that’s stock and ready to go or do I need to build it myself and have a tech finish the nut/frets for me. 

It depends on how particular you are about the setup.  

In my experience, Warmoth necks are certainly playable without nut or fret work, similar to what you'd get if you bought a non-Custom Shop Fender.  They can be perfectly dialed in with some attention to the nut slots and a fret polish.  I've received a few that needed to have a slightly high fret or two leveled, crowned and polished.

 

[velorush]

I bought my latest neck from this guy:

1950s Finishes | Reverb

He starts with a licensed AllParts neck, does a fret level / crown / nut and then finishes it out, all cheaper than I could have bought the raw neck and finished it out myself. I didn't want a relic and messaged him before I purchased.  He instructed me to note that in the purchase comments and the neck came to me with a fantastic satin finish, as new.  The neck plays wonderfully and I couldn't be more satisfied. 

 

[Jeff R]

I clicked the Reverb link for 1950s Finishes and checked out the ads ... if they are 100 percent accurate in regard to their product and services, neither me nor any reputable tech can even come close to that guy's pricing. Because he is literally giving his "countless hours" of labor away for free. Maybe he's a comfortable retiree and that's his hobby, hard to say.

Approximately half of the Carondelet guitars I make as pickup demo guitars and in custom fabs for clients also use those AP necks. Every neck I have sourced from AP for the last 10 years has been a Nagano MIJ Fujigen ghost build. They are of incredible quality and they are off the charts for value if you have a tech who can finish them out. 

If you specifically seek TAG, Suhr, Tyler, et al action and playability from a fret perspective, you either need a experienced fret tech or a skilled Plek operator to get the results you seek from ANY replacement neck. The FGN necks I use, the necks Grover Jackson and I collaborate on, EVERY Warmoth neck that crosses my bench ... not one neck from any supplier to date has hit my bench slap-on ready with superior results unless it crossed a pro fret bench first on its way to me.

 

[velorush]

I clicked the Reverb link for 1950s Finishes and checked out the ads ... if they are 100 percent accurate in regard to their product and services, neither me nor any reputable tech can even come close to that guy's pricing. Because he is literally giving his "countless hours" of labor away for free. Maybe he's a comfortable retiree and that's his hobby, hard to say.

That (labor for free) was what I thought when I ran across his listing, plus, he's so close to me (AL) I had the neck in no time.  I can't imagine it would pay to counterfeit an AllParts neck (with the "Licensed by Fender" logo branded on), but either way, the one I received (I've only bought one from him, but I'm contemplating another build...) was extremely well finished and of excellent quality (take that with a grain of salt as I'm not that experienced or even that bright).

 

[Ua D]

So, I could get almost everything I wanted out of a Suhr Modern T. The neck profiles offered on the custom spec sheet don’t include a fat neck like I like for the Modern T, but it does for a Classic T. I bet they could put the big neck on the Modern body but I’m sure I’d have to order it new and I don’t know if I’m ready to drop $4k on a guitar right now. 

Another option would be to pick up a used pro mod Charvel for well under $1k and then get a replacement neck to my specs to mount on it. That’s seeming to be a much more cost effective way to get exactly what I want….

And if you went the Charvel with a new neck path and later decided it wasn’t what you want, pop the original neck back kn and sell it.  Then sell the custom ordered neck separately.   Way less of a hit to the wallet.  

 

[Travis]

And if you went the Charvel with a new neck path and later decided it wasn’t what you want, pop the original neck back kn and sell it.  Then sell the custom ordered neck separately.   Way less of a hit to the wallet.  

That was kinda my train of thought…

 

[tbonesullivan]

Only other thing I can add / think of is that Kiesel guitars, formerly Carvin, does make a T-style rear routed bolt on that you can put jumbos on. It has an option for a "thinner" neck profile, but I don't know how big the standard is. Their guitars are always well built, they just aren't great at making good pickups, which is easily solved.

They do have a "thicker" neck profile offered for some instruments, though I don't see it on the "solo", however I doubt it's a different neck, so you might have to call and ask.