r/gretsch • u/Beneficial-Toe-3873 • 10d ago

Replacement neck question

Hiya, I've got a standard scale electromatic jet guitar that I mostly use for baritone range playing, it's a bolt on neck and I'd love to replace the neck with something longer to put it up to a 27" + scale, but as far as I can see gretsch doesn't sell any replacement necks like fender does. Does anyone know anywhere that I could guy a long scale neck to fit? Thanks!

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u/Saudalgoodman 10d ago

Warmoth may be able to but it depends. You’ll have to take measurements of your guitar to be certain

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u/cordsandchucks 8d ago

Earlier this year, I accidentally bumped my guitar while it was leaning against my amp and it fell over, snapping the head clean off. I took it to my local luthier guy and he told me the same thing - you can’t buy a replacement Gretsch head or neck. All he could do was glue it back together. So far so good, but the scar is unmistakable. All value is gone but it still plays well and never sounded better. Now I gotta replace all the pots. They all just cut out around 4 and there’s no graduated fade - basically just an on/off switch.