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Using the custom option at Guitarbuild would allow you to select a Strat pocket on a Cabronita Tele body of that's what you're after.
That's correct. the problem with a cabronita is there is not normally a plate to cover the corners of the neck pocket.
Things you can do:
Things you cannot do:
depending on finish choice you can always rework the neck pocket or heel to make either option work - fine on a solid finish, not so good on a natural one
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I haven’t seen any bodies for sale with only one pickup so that might mean it would need to be made in which case I could have a Strat style anyway.
Would anyone care to suggest a source for a singlie pickup body?
https://www.guitarbuild.co.uk/collections/guitar-bodies/products/tc-body-814591
custom builds here:
https://www.guitarbuild.co.uk/collections/all-custom-1/products/custom-order
actually, with a strat neck in a tele body route, the overhang on a 22 fret strat neck would hide most of the gap in the neck pocket. although without a guard you would still see it when looking really closely from the side
It would be visible from this view - not a biggie
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here is the handy guide from warmoth which mainly says what I did, but with handy diagrams
A Strat®-shape heel fits best in a Strat®-shaped pocket. It will also fit and intonate in a Tele®-shaped pocket, but will leave small gaps in the corners of the neck pocket. A 22 fret neck's fretboard overhang would cover the gap:
A Tele®-shape heel only fits in a Tele®-shaped pocket. It will not fit or intonate in a Strat® pocket without neck pocket modification:
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