Keith Holland Guitars Adding a 22nd Fret to a Guitar Neck

Keith Holland show the transformation of a neck from 21-22 frets.
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[@silvermica]

I've got to get this done on my new Hello Kitty guitar!

[@rajjyotisikdar4808]

its the doooo

[@silvermica]

@@rajjyotisikdar4808 - good to know

[@johnathanschaaf8731]

So glad I found this! This is exactly the mod I'm considering doing to a parts built 21 fret Jazzmaster style guitar. At the time I bought the neck, I didn't realize how much I'd miss that 22nd fret. Anyway, thanks for posting this (I realize I'm commenting years after you posted it). lol.

[@9unslin9er]

G&L Legacys and Fallouts both have 22 frets and no fretboard overhang. The neck heel is just longer and effectively produces more mass at the neck/body joint. There is absolutely no reason this should not be the standard on modern bolt-neck guitars. 21 frets is completely unacceptable in the 21st century.

[@LTJR.]

Way back when crazy glue was first out I used it to simply glue on a fret that was pre-bent to hug around the back. Just taper file down the ends so strings don't get hooked underneath when you hit the strings hard. A couple people through the years have said 'but that's not correct it's not intonated', my reply has always been "when I'm up there it's all screaching pterodactyls, and stuka's screaming in the night.

[@ravenbom]

Normal tuning, the 22nd fret works with SO MANY keys that you'll find most songs are in. And bending a 21 fret guitar up to the D will push it to a different pickup and won't sound as good in the studio or live as it does at home. It's my biggest complaint about the Noventa line Fender has right now. (I like the Noventa line, I think I want a neck swap on my Jazzmaster though)

[@ashscott6068]

I did the same to a 21 fret neck just like that one, but without the inlaid piece. There is plenty of room to just cut another fret slot! If you get it in the right place, it will be right on the corner, and you'll lose a tiny bit of width, but, on the treble side it's no problem, cus it's still under the string, and if you bend the high E, you're only ever gonna bend it upwards. On the bass side it's no problem cus...well you already have that note on 4 of the other 5 strings. It looks a bit odd if you get up close, but the fret is really not missing much off the ends at all. It works perfectly. I was worried more about breaking a piece off the bottom of the fretboard, cus there's not much wood left there, so I held my breath when I pressed the ffret in, but...yup...worked perfectly. Now I can play that ONE song I needed a 22n fret for :D

[@0000song0000]

you should have recorded it :)

Excellent job! Really nice video 🤘🏻

[@briw4647]

you can also make a 24 fret neck this way. i had a strat body with 2 humbuckers, i moved the top humbucker down, added a piece of rosewood fretboard and cut new fretlslots. now i have a 24 fret strat

[@paolo-1283]

Vercy cool, do you mind sharing the pics or video of it?

[@briw4647]

@@paolo-1283 head over to warmouth guitars, have a look at their 24 fret strat necks, it looks exactly like that

[@vvavie4858]

Wow. You did all that for a guitar that costs less than the repair/modifications that you did on it. Congrats.

[@Stewartchampion]

I just thought about this looking at my guitar....thought id look for a video to see if someone had added a fret ...this is cool ...nide one

[@gabrieloalgo]

OG MVP bro... You can´t fake experience. Gonna try this someday with my cheap Washburn WE-10 lml

[@adakhochalai]

Do a 22-24 on a single coil strat

[@srdjanmilad]

Good job!

[@J1Z06]

have you ever done a Malmsteen model with a scalloped fingerboard? I am really surprised more people don't do this. I hate 21 fret necks.

[@juruminha1158]

@whatthe yes

[@faronfonze9316]

@whatthe he used super light strings too so he could bend he used 8s

[@uptownphotography]

Great idea and nice workmanship... Phil Jersey Shore Area

[@andymartin813]

How did you cut into the last fret

[@79lpcustom]

This is absolutely cool, but can't imagine that the labor wouldnt cost nearly as much as getting a new 22 fret neck. i guess if someone is REALLY attached to the existing neck it would be worth doing

[@truthinesssss]

Thanks man, this is very helpful. I’m going to do this to my thoroughly upgraded Affinity FrankenSquier. 😉

[@williamlosbrazos3877]

Really nice job. Perfect for an unreplacable neck that needs the upgrade. Thanks for the video.

[@Aristowi]

Awesome. How much does this work cost?

[@basiledaudet5774]

Exitebike

[@trainsanddominoes1]

Can you do the same thing to a 22 fret neck and make it have 24?

[@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan]

The Centrist Libertarian Metalhead If its a stratocaster you cant, the 24th fret would be on top of the pickup

[@adakhochalai]

@@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan on a single coil neck pickup it could

[@andymartin813]

@@ThePuertoricanBeastJonathan you could move the coil

[@obvioustroll3617]

Can you make 22 into 24 frets ?

[@93greenstrat]

Funny that after all these years, this is the only video on You Tube that shows in some detail how to do this. Most people would just get another neck.

[@bobbyodell8676]

I wonder if you can do this on a 1 piece maple neck.

[@emmet_guitarist]

I want try to do the same thing on a neck I have

[@jorgehuamanmusic]

Is it possible to do a more detailed video where you show how you cut the fretboard out?

[@vonicrimson3619]

Chad smith

[@McPherson123]

I was wondering if this was possible as I've long wanted several Fender guitars only equipped with 21 frets and the thought of going without 22 causes me stupid amounts of anxiety. I couldn't imagine replacing the neck on said models.

[@faronfonze9316]

Ay. Awesome! I wish I could do this to my tele lol but I think it would be worth it to just get a 22 fret from the fender store for me. If I could I would tho 👌

[@paolo-1283]

Hi Keith beautiful work man!, I'm going to follow this mod, can you share the dimension (height and width) of the added piece of maple including the length of the overhang as well as the bottom raidus? thanks!!!

[@chasing_dragons]

Can this be done to a Telecaster?

[@bobbyodell8676]

What does a job like this cost?

[@Eidosgod]

Can the same be done to 24 fret?

[@paolo-1283]

Yes i believe if you have carpentry skills, you can move the neck pickup backwards, first is you cover the original neck cavity with a piece of wood, flatten and sand them then add your 24 fret extension, then route the new neck pickup cavity, you have to find and buy or make a pickguard without neck cavities so you can measure and calculate the new neck cavity and route them.

[@famitory]

would this work for extending fretboards a lot more? say, 24 frets extended to 30?

[@SDRockman]

Why not just add the extra frets to make it 24? Why do companies not make all guitar and bass necks 24 frets for?

[@rudyardkipling4517]

Can you do this, I prefer Ibanez and Jackson, so in the style preferably Ibanez RG neck feel. but does not have to be name brand, all custom. I want 7 string 36 fret RG style neck can you do it?

[@GuzumarAFMSyaby]

I want to know you put that neck to guitarbody! How neck pickup position?

[@phillipfischer961]

would it be possible to add 2 more frets to a 22 fret guitar (I need 24 :) ?

[@soretuber847]

I'm doing it with my yamaha pacifica 012. The 24th fret is gonna be over the neck pickup so i gotta move it a little bit. I will post a slide show once it's done.

[@joshjosh9010]

Fender puts their neck pickups directly under the harmonic, where the 24th fret would be.

[@TheStudio49]

Hi do you sell a kit to do this conversion ?

[@Voltanaut]

Is it possible to add a 21st fret to a 20-fret bass?

[@pequenoreptiliano]

I was wondering that too. It's probably the same way, really. The pickup is very far from the neck in my case, so it wouldn't be a problem.

[@elbarto34ful]

distance between the 21st and 22nd fret

[@elbarto34ful]

@@creamwobbly thx man!!

[@AceLM92]

This isn't possible with rosewood is it?

[@andymartin813]

Can you add more frets?

[@johnmiller9219]

i would imagine this is a little easier on a rosewood board.

[@mastasheo]

So I know 24 frets would mess up with scale length and overlap the neck pickup. But what about 23??????

[@paolo-1283]

You can still do the 24 fret, you can move the neckpickup backwards, you just have to cover the original neck cavity with a piece of wood then route the new neck cavity, then find or make a new pickguard without pickup cavities, route them later once you measure and calculated the distances. There's a Joe Satriani inverview where he says It's better to leave no space between the 24 fret wood extension and the new pickup cavity so you'll have a super strat sound.

[@paolo-1283]

@@creamwobbly Lol

[@danielhartman5086]

What the fuck Fender it's 22 frets not 21. Get it straight.

[@johnmiller9219]

this is very disturbing