24 Frets Strat

[exaN]

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about starting a guitar project. The guitar would mainly be for rock shredding/whammy bar madness but also for blues/rock. I'd like a Strat body style but I also want a 24 frets neck, do you guys know if the higher frets would be easily reachable on a Strat body?

 

[rockskate4x]

they would not be reached very easily. You would be better off getting a soloist with the 24 fret extension. What pickups will you be using?

 

[exaN]

For the pickups I'm thinking maybe a Dimarzio Breed (bridge), and two Area 61 or 67 for middle and neck (the core wood would be alder).

 

[rockskate4x]

I was asking about the pickups because I was not sure if they could move the neck pickup to make room for the 24 fret extension if you had three pickups going together. I just double checked the body builder and it looks like they'll let you keep the middle pickup route even if the neck pickup route is moved.

Be sure to get the 24 fret reset mod and the contoured heel no matter what body you end up buying. Soloist is the closest body to the strat that has decent room to reach 24 frets. You would have to go without the look of a strat pickguard, because the soloists are rear routed.

 

[exaN]

Ok thanks for the info

I think I might go with 22 frets actually, I still got a PGM301 for the extensive stuff.

If I go with 22 frets, are they still easily reachable on a Strat body with contoured heel?

 

[JaySwear]

i think 22 is very easily reached on a strat. and definitely with a contoured heel.

 

[rockskate4x]

I can reach all 22 frets on a strat, but it is difficult for me to do fast playing without some sort of contour or a smaller heel. My first electric (I still have it) was an epiphone SG with virtually no heel so I'm probably just not completely used to unmodified bolt on heels for that reason, but what the heck... it works for a lot of people. Go play some 22 fret strats and see if it works ok for you.

 

[simple]

If a 24 3/4" scale will work for you, the high access on this kind body and neck is unreal....soon to be released...

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=222.0

 

[exaN]

If a 24 3/4" scale will work for you, the high access on this kind body and neck is unreal....soon to be released...

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=222.0

Wow Gregg I actually fell in love on first sight with that guitar. I think I'll wait until you guys release it . I suppose you can't have a pickguard on that kind of body right?

 

[simple]

If a 24 3/4" scale will work for you, the high access on this kind body and neck is unreal....soon to be released...

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=222.0

Wow Gregg I actually fell in love on first sight with that guitar. I think I'll wait until you guys release it . I suppose you can't have a pickguard on that kind of body right?

Actually yes, there is a top rout version that does use a pickguard coming.

 

[exaN]

If a 24 3/4" scale will work for you, the high access on this kind body and neck is unreal....soon to be released...

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=222.0

Wow Gregg I actually fell in love on first sight with that guitar. I think I'll wait until you guys release it . I suppose you can't have a pickguard on that kind of body right?

Actually yes, there is a top rout version that does use a pickguard coming.

Hmm then I'm looking forward to the release, thanks for the info! Although I'd like to know, does it alter the tone since there's less wood?

 

[Alfang]

Yeh I love that guitar too, I think it's a good cure for E.D. for us older guys.. :toothy11:

 

[tfarny]

Thanks for sharing Alf! 

 

[rockskate4x]

If a 24 3/4" scale will work for you, the high access on this kind body and neck is unreal....soon to be released...

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=222.0

Wow Gregg I actually fell in love on first sight with that guitar. I think I'll wait until you guys release it . I suppose you can't have a pickguard on that kind of body right?

Actually yes, there is a top rout version that does use a pickguard coming.

Hmm then I'm looking forward to the release, thanks for the info! Although I'd like to know, does it alter the tone since there's less wood?

Most people here will tell you that the type of wood effects the tone a lot more than the amount of wood, and that the type of pickups will effect the tone heckuva lot more than that. Sizes and shapes of guitar bodies don't determine very much about the tone at all, so I wouldn't worry about it. Just get wood that looks and feels good to you and through in the pickups that you like and it should be fine...