Detail 01
Scalloped maple fingerboard
Your fingers contact the strings rather than the fingerboard wood, supporting lighter touch, string grip, bends, pull-offs, and tapping.
Product detailSKU #1500000407312
FenderAmerican Professional II Stratocaster Neck With Scalloped Maple Fingerboard Natural
Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Fender’s right-handed American Professional II Stratocaster replacement neck pairs a maple neck and walnut stripe with a scalloped maple fingerboard. The scalloping leaves the player touching the strings rather than the fingerboard wood, supporting a lighter touch, added grip, and techniques such as bends, pull-offs, and tapping. Its Deep C profile, 9.5-inch radius, 22 narrow-tall frets, and 25.5-inch scale define the playing platform. It is a genuine replacement component, not a ready-to-mount neck: nut-slot cutting and further fitting or setup work may be needed.
Strong match
Who this is for
- A right-handed Fender or Squier by Fender replacement-neck project requiring a scalloped maple fingerboard.
- Players who use bending, pull-offs, and tapping and want the lighter-touch feel described by the scalloped board.
- A Stratocaster build or repair prepared for qualified nut work, fitting, fretwork, and setup where needed.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- A project requiring a neck ready to mount without nut-slot cutting or possible fitting and setup procedures.
- Left-handed guitar projects.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Deep C profile
The neck uses Fender's Deep C shape.
Detail 03
9.5-inch radius; 22 narrow-tall frets
These are the specified fingerboard radius and fret format.
Detail 04
Satin urethane neck finish; gloss urethane headstock face
The neck and headstock face use different stated urethane finishes.
Detail 05
Bi-flex truss rod
The neck is specified with a bi-flex truss rod.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Nut slots must be cut by qualified personnel before installation.
- 02Plan for possible fretwork, neck-pocket fitting, and other instrument setup procedures.
- 03Confirm the project is a right-handed Fender or Squier by Fender guitar replacement-neck application.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is the nut ready to install?
No. The nut slots must be cut by qualified personnel.
02What does the scalloped fingerboard change?
It keeps your fingers off the fingerboard wood, allowing a lighter touch, greater string grip, and easier bends, pull-offs, and tapping.
03What are the neck profile and fretboard radius?
It has a Deep C profile and a 9.5-inch fingerboard radius.
04How many frets does it have?
It has 22 narrow-tall frets.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- SSS
8 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Fret Size
- Narrow-tall
- Nut Width
- 1.685
- Nut Width Material
- Bone; 1.685 inch
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Radius
- 9.5 inch
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Deep C
9 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Fingerboard Material
- Scalloped maple
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Body Style
- Deep C
- Body Shape
- Deep C
- Body Finish
- Satin urethane finish; Gloss urethane headstock face
- Inlays
- Black dot
- Neck Wood
- Maple with walnut stripe
- Neck Finish
- Satin urethane finish; Gloss urethane headstock face
1 detailsOther
- Truss Rod
- Bi-flex
