Had my telemaster for a little while now and whilst I love how it looks and sounds, I'm just not getting the feel I want from it with my old squier affinity strat neck. Im used to gibsons with a thicker neck profile/narrower width (have a 2008 sg standard which feels perfect) and most importantly the shorter scale. I have small hands and the spacing between frets on a fender scale feels too much - between this and the thin/wide squier neck I'm getting bad hand cramps. Going back to a gibson just feels right so I thought why try and bother fighting the fender just to try and keep it "authentic"?
What are the options for me, is it just warmoth who make the conversion necks or is there a uk based supplier I could get one from for a better price? Also which neck profile would be closest to my 08 sg standard?
Starting to think I should have just got a bloody jaguar haha. Looking at prices of Warmoth, maybe that would be an easier option at this rate!
edit - I understand I'd lose a bit of "snappiness" going down to a shorter scale but could this be counteracted by switching to a maple 'board? Any other downsides?
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Seeing you post has just reminded me I never got back to your email about the song/changing the structure, completely slipped my mind! Sorry about that. I'll try and sort it soon.
I tune to D and use a capo at the 2nd fret on my tele. I use 11s as well and it works nicely for me.
No rush for the demo, it is yours after all ;-)
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You'd have to shift the bridge too though...
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Wasn't there a Squier Tele Thinline that had a Gibson scale? I seem to remember that there was one a few years ago, so if you like the Tele sound, maybe that's an option...
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You can buy them from Warmoth or Musikraft but I haven't seen many of them parted out.
Sorry, I should have said I was referring to the Jagmaster neck, which is standard Jag length I believe. A Cyclone neck would be a rare, rare thing, as you have said.
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The Squier Vista Jagmaster neck is definitely a 24" scale and not compatible with a Strat body.
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Not a cheap option with the pound so low though.
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