Hey guys,
I don't have any experience in this, so all your suggestions are very appreciated.

I want to convert the fender blacktop jazzmaster (http://www.fender.com/fr-FR/products/bl ... dNo=014840) into a baritone guitar.
What type of neck will fit? I was suggested to buy a warmoth neck.
Do you have any other suggestions?
Is it a big deal or i can do it myself?
Thanks,
Jonathan

Welcome.

You MUST use the same length neck you currently have or your guitar will never intonate.

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Really?
Most people said it's possible with a longer scale. At least 27-28.
I need to know if it's the baritone conversion neck for strat, or for tele that i need..

Yes, really. Evidently, your mind is made up; good luck with your project.

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"You MUST use the same length neck you currently have or your guitar will never intonate."

That's not entirely correct. It's true that you can't use a standard baritone neck on a guitar intended for a shorter scale length. But Warmoth baritone conversion necks have the frets spaced so that when you install them on Fender-scale bodies, the 12th fret is halfway between the nut and bridge (saddles) so there's no problem with intonation.

You can't use a Warmoth baritone conversion neck on a regular baritone guitar because the frets are in the wrong place for a normal long-scale body.

Warmoth also makes short conversion necks -- those have Gibson's 24.75" scale but the frets are spaced so that they work on Fender-style bodies.

As far as I know Warmoth is the only manufacturer of baritone conversion necks.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/necks/warmoth_baritoneneck.aspx

As a collary, there are 25.5" Fender-scale necks that you can't use on Fender-style bodies. On some shedder-style 24-fret necks the heel extends all the way to the end of the fretboard (instead of having a fretboard extension for the extra 3 frets). If you bolt one of those on a Fender body the 12th fret will be closer to the nut than to the bridge so it won't intonate correctly.

the warmoth conversion necks are made to replace a standard neck and they DO intonate properly. that is how they are designed they lengthen the neck and offset the scale to work with a standard body. I am not sure what neck pocket you need but warmoth could tell you

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