Any Thoughts on the Regal?

[mycroftxxx]

I’m slowly doing some initial thinking about a next build (my Warmoth Tele has been a great guitar and gets compliments every time I use it at a jam, so I’m hooked!). Might do a Strat-shaped object, but I already have two really good Strat-types (one a AmDlx Fender, the other a Suhr Standard Plus); Jaguar and Jazzmaster bodies don’t do a lot for me, and the same for the more “shredder” style bodies, the semi-hollows, V, Explorer, etc.,; so I started thinking about the Regal as a different sort of thing to consider.

Hence this post. How does a Regal with the bolt-on neck compare to a set neck Gibson or Heritage or Eastman, etc.? 25.5” scale length, or use a conversion neck to get the 24.75” scale? Go full-on LP with a bound neck? What else to consider?

I did some searching in this forum and didn’t really see these questions in this context, hence the new thread. Any and all thoughts appreciated!

 

[ragamuffin]

I haven't had a Regal, but I built my own singlecut body and used a conversion neck and I think it's pretty comparable in feel and tone to a Gibson etc. I also have one with a regular 25.5" neck and it's similar but more of it's own thing. If you want the Gibson kind of feel I'd definitely go with the conversion neck.