Installing Novax® Nex
Congratulations
on selecting a Novax® neck to upgrade the performance
of your current instrument! Novax® Nex utilize patented
Fanned-Fret™ technology to improve playing comfort,
deliver clear, balanced tone and offer unparalleled
tuning accuracy.
Novax®
Nex are designed to easily retrofit standardized (Fender
and clones) guitar and bass models with no permanent
modification to the body. The range of adjustment of
the stock bridge system will accommodate the scale length
requirements of the Novax® neck.
You will need:
1. Appropriate tuners such as Gotoh SG series, Schaller
SM series or other high quality tuners.
2. A nut blank made of bone, graphite or other appropriate
material
Installation notes
Novax® Nex come finish ready so that you can apply
the finish of your choice. Fit the neck to the body
prior to finishing. Allow sufficient clearance to accommodate
your finish.
We recommend installation of the nut, tuners and neck-to-body
by a qualified repair technician.
The frets have been leveled, rounded and polished for
maximum playability.
The heel of the neck is rounded for a snug fit in most
bodies. The production specifications for various bodies
have changed a bit over years therefore the heel size
may be a bit tight. This is easily remedied by sanding
on the treble side of the heel using a sanding block
to retain flatness.
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Mark the
neck with a pencil on the treble side where it contacts the
body.
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With a sanding block, sand the treble side where it contacts
the body.
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The
truss rod comes rough adjusted to accommodate enough
string tension so that the nut slots can be approximately
cut. The truss rod can be fine adjusted for your string
preference after the nut height and action have been
set.
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Intonation
on Tele with .010 gauge strings and medium action. The intonation
on a Strat would look very similar.
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Intonation is
adjusted in the typical way, using the 12th fret harmonic sounding
against the string fretted at the 12th fret. A tuner is recommended.
Also we recommend checking this adjustment against the 19th fret
harmonic and fretted note. This will ensure the tuning accuracy.
The saddle for the high E and B string on the guitar (G on bass
instruments) may need a longer intonation screw to allow the saddle
to move forward farther on the bridge base plate. USA made Fender
instruments will use a 4-40 screw (included). Imports and clones
may use metric sizes. In some cases the spring may need to be removed
from the low E string saddle to allow it to move farther back.
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