Can I get just a neck for a 20th anniversary PRS CE22 ? If so, where?

February 7, 2023 9:48 PM

I was talked out of getting the bird inlays bc I’m A gIrL. I’m so sad. I love the guitar. I don’t wanna get a different one so thought maybe this would be a good solution since it’s a bolt on neck? I just want the standard neck/headstock for this guitar with the bird inlays. Can I do this? Could I find this? Where, if so?
posted by jitterbug perfume to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

If you can't find a replacement neck, you could look at having a luthier add the inlays to your existing neck - replacing broken inlays or installing custom inlays is a fairly common job.
posted by offog at 3:21 AM on February 8, 2023 [1 favorite]

PRS says they don't sell necks & bodies separately, but their Tech/Repair Center page does offer a "custom modifications" option, so I'd think it very likely that they could do something for you. (Maybe just adding the bird inlays? I think the PRS bolt on necks don't usually have the birds.) It seems like you'd have to send it back to them, and it probably wouldn't be cheap, but that seems the most legit route.

Or seconding offog that a local luthier could add inlays for you.

Stratosphere Parts dismantles guitars and sells the parts separately. (They also have Reverb. com & eBay stores.) IMO & IME, they're legit - if they list a part as a genuine Fender part, it's the real thing. Their selection of PRS necks is kinda slim at the moment, but their stock turns over pretty quick, so it might be worth keeping an eye on them or getting on their mailing list.
posted by soundguy99 at 5:56 AM on February 8, 2023 [2 favorites]

Do you have a local luthier you trust? This seems like the kind of thing that is best accomplished the old-fashioned way, by asking an expert who has professional connections and can actually examine your instrument and tell you the possibilities.
posted by potrzebie at 9:46 AM on February 8, 2023