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I have a JTV 69S that came with the maple neck and rosewood fretboard. I like maple necks and first replaced the stock neck with a Fender USA '62 reissue maple neck I have had for years. It fit perfectly, without having to mess with re-intonation or string height. A friend sold me a beautiful old Boogie Body (I believe made by Warmoth) birdseye maple neck for $150. The neck is just stunning, so I swapped out the Boogie neck for '62 reissue and again, it fit the neck pocket beautifully. I needed to do a little messing with string height as the Boogie has as little different radius, but after some minor adjustments, it plays smoothly. One note of caution, the JTV 69 has a tapered neck heel (the external side of the neck pocket), so when swapping out necks, be sure to use the longer screws in the two holes on the thicker side of the taper and the shorter screws on the thinner side. If you reverse the screws, you may end up with the end of a screw poking out of the fretboard. Also, be careful not to overtighten the neck screws as they can break.