Langcaster Guitar Necks with Ebony Fingerboard

Double action truss rod and 2 graphite reinforcement bars in the neck !

We designed a new head stock to celebrate 10 year of Langcaster guitars &pickups.
Only 30 will me made ever in Strat and Tele shape!
All are made with a Fixed bridge 2 or 3 pickups all with overdrive build in.
Some models can be made with the Langcaster FX delay/chorus build in.

This head stock is the latest design and now standard on most models.

 

On some models we designed this stunning head stock with hand carved traditional Maori pattern and real Nzl Jade or Paua inlay string trees.

The head stock Langcaster logo is embossed with real Paua shell and you have the option of Paua or chrome plated rod cover , all have a Graphite Nut!
Langcaster designed head stock and computer controlled made necks

The standard Strat head stock is flat.

The new Lancaster head stock is tilted back.

The neck shape is Modern Flat Oval 15" radius

The string trees on all guitars are hand made , chrome plated and in laied with Paua to match the cover

The Lancaster maple neck has several advantage over a stock Strat neck including a 2-way adjustable truss rod and 2 graphite reinforcement bars for added stability. The tilt back head stock eliminates the need for string trees close to the nut and provides crisper open notes.
The exclusive diamond finger board grinding process is accurate to one thousandth of an inch for supper low string action.
Medium jumbo frets are 0.95 wide and 0.48 tall.
Ebony finger board with 22 frets and 25 1/2"scale.

Langcaster contemporary style necks have a double action truss rod, which adjusts in 2 directions


When flexed in the neck, resulting pressures are shown above.

The blue arrows show the two rod ends exerting high downward forces while the middle pushes up uniformly.

Benefits of the double expanding truss rod

Extremely stable, no seasonal adjustments are necessary
Increased mass = longer sustain, cleaner and clearer notes