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K200b/c guitar project [message #9275]

Sun, 02 March 2008 01:37

dminer
Messages: 2
Registered: March 2008

Junior Member

Hello, my first post here....today I got a kustom k200 guitar body at an antique dealer...it has been stripped and it had a non kustom no-name neck kinda half bolted on to it...the body is intact with the original pups, pots, bridge, tailpiece, knobs ect....any ideas as to what I should do with this project...I know there's no neck available but is there a neck that will fit this body? What was the scale length on the Kustom guitars? Is there a demand for the parts? I'm kind of thinking of turning it into a bass....from the pictures that I've seen the Kustom bass body looks like it's the same as the guitar body and I thought that maybe I could add a Danelectro shortscale bass neck to it...Any help or advice is appreciated Thanks, David

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Re: K200b/c guitar project [message #9278 is a reply to message #9275]

Mon, 03 March 2008 06:59

stevem
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Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

Senior Member

I am not sure of the exact scale lenght, but I know that they where long scale, not a 3/4 a scale axe.
The whole guitar is very Mosrite due to the fact thats the guy who desinged it, so I would think that the neck size would be very much a copy of a Mosrite neck!Good luck tryin to find just a neck!!! as it probibly in the end would be cheaper to have a Luther make one up for that body.
As far as what neck might fit, god only knows!May be you could post the neck pocket size?
If you want to make a good bass guitar at a price that will tickle your wallet, log on to the Carvin site, then let me know if you want to sell that body and set up you have there?

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Re: K200b/c guitar project [message #9280 is a reply to message #9278]

Mon, 03 March 2008 15:00

dminer
Messages: 2
Registered: March 2008

Junior Member

Steven...thanks for your reply and info...I was thinking of keeping the body and parting out the hardware...or maybe re-finishing the body and adding a neck...the pocket size is approximately...2 1/4" wide x 2 3/8" long with a depth of 5/8"
thanks dm

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Re: K200b/c guitar project [message #9282 is a reply to message #9275]

Tue, 04 March 2008 06:16

stevem
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Registered: June 2004
Location: NY

Senior Member

I would keep the whole thing, then go to the Warmoth guitar site and check the dimentions they list their for necks.
You could probibly find one with a close head stock to what the guitar originaly had, and then with a coping saw cut the warmoth head stock to match.
You will also see that you have a massive choise of neck and finger board woods to choose from!

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Re: K200b/c guitar project [message #16429 is a reply to message #9275]

Fri, 18 November 2011 08:08

iquester
Messages: 3
Registered: November 2011
Location: Wichita, KS USA

Junior Member

Is your body for sale?

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Re: K200b/c guitar project [message #16430 is a reply to message #9275]

Fri, 18 November 2011 10:20

pleat
Messages: 1453
Registered: June 2004
Location: Belding, Mi

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There was a guy in Chanute, KS that had a neck for sale for 75.00 at our convention in 2009. I'd place an add in the local Chanute paper. The body is missing half the pickguard. Looks like it may have had the screw holes filled in and refinished. The guitars used a 24 3/4" scale neck and the bass used a 30" scale length neck. Bolting a short scale bass neck, you would have to move the bridge back towards the tail piece, change out the tail piece for a shorter one, maybe move at least the neck pickup towards the tailpiece. I think you'd have more time, effort and cash than the project would be worth. You'd be better off selling it as it is, rather than chop it up to make a bass. By the way, the guitars and basses were built under the direction of the local metal shop teacher. Not anyone from Mosrite. Kustom had several Mosrite, Ric's, Gibson and Fenders that were all in pieces during the development of what we know as the kustom guitars.
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