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Post subject: Changing the neck on a Telecaster?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:32 pm
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Can the neck of a Strat or Tele be exchanged in some way with that from a Jaguar (24 inch) direct from Fender or in some other fashion? My hands/fingers are somewhat on the short side. Prefer the Tele overall than Jag.
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Post subject: Re: Changing the neck on a Telecaster?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:34 am
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String2012 wrote:
Can the neck of a Strat or Tele be exchanged in some way with that from a Jaguar (24 inch) direct from Fender or in some other fashion? My hands/fingers are somewhat on the short side. Prefer the Tele overall than Jag.
Thanks much!


I don't think that there is any way to get a Fender 24" scale Jaguar neck to intonate properly on a regular Fender Tele body - when you bolt the neck on the bridge will be in the wrong place to intonate as a 24" scale. You would need a custom body that puts the bridge and pickups in the right spot for a 24" scale neck - and at that point you might as well have a complete custom guitar built for you with the 24" scale.

I do know that Warmoth and some other parts companies make necks called "conversion necks" that, by having some of the fingerboard "overhang" the neck pocket (like the 22nd fret on a modern USA Fender neck) will convert the guitar to 24 3/4" scale. However, I believe that will be about as short a scale as you can put on a standard Tele body.


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Post subject: Re: Changing the neck on a Telecaster?
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 5:38 am
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My fender ja90 thinline tele has the 24 3/4 scale as standard.


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Post subject: Re: Changing the neck on a Telecaster?
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 1:35 pm
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Thanks for input!

I opted for the Fender Jag HH Special edition with the 24 Stretch and 7.25 rnd. Awesome neck and overall extremely pleased with the guitar!

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