MidnightMinstrel
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I have a few questions.
So I had to sell my guitar last year cause of Covid circumstances. I now have the means finally to get myself a new instrument.
I need a guitar now cause there might be some opportunities for me to gig and make some cash, but I also really want a Warmoth custom shorter scale roasted maple conversion neck with a wizard profile, compound radius and jumbo jumbo frets. I really really want one.
So I figured I would buy a strat or a tele whose body I like and play it for now then switch out the neck for a conversion neck later.
Warmoth says the conversion necks will fit any standard strat neck pocket. Actually this isn't true, the "will it fit my guitar" page explains that certain strat / tele models won't accept a conversion neck. Like the Nashville telecaster, which is what I was looking at.
Thing is, would a conversion neck look awkward on a regular sized strat body?
I'd actually prefer if I could find a 7/8 lightweight strat or tele body out there that the conversion neck would fit, is that possible?
Would a conversion neck fit a squire strat or tele? A thinline?
I guess my question is, what choices would I have for a lightweight or smaller strat/tele body that I could fit the conversion neck to once it arrives later? Any recommendations? I mean i've been considering picking up a lightweight squire or vintage style strat or tele on the cheap and maybe changing out the pickups as well as the neck later. Or is my best bet just to find a standard strat whose body/pickups/electronics/finish I like and just replacing the neck later, not risking purchasing a model that might not work out.
So I had to sell my guitar last year cause of Covid circumstances. I now have the means finally to get myself a new instrument.
I need a guitar now cause there might be some opportunities for me to gig and make some cash, but I also really want a Warmoth custom shorter scale roasted maple conversion neck with a wizard profile, compound radius and jumbo jumbo frets. I really really want one.
So I figured I would buy a strat or a tele whose body I like and play it for now then switch out the neck for a conversion neck later.
Warmoth says the conversion necks will fit any standard strat neck pocket. Actually this isn't true, the "will it fit my guitar" page explains that certain strat / tele models won't accept a conversion neck. Like the Nashville telecaster, which is what I was looking at.
Thing is, would a conversion neck look awkward on a regular sized strat body?
I'd actually prefer if I could find a 7/8 lightweight strat or tele body out there that the conversion neck would fit, is that possible?
Would a conversion neck fit a squire strat or tele? A thinline?
I guess my question is, what choices would I have for a lightweight or smaller strat/tele body that I could fit the conversion neck to once it arrives later? Any recommendations? I mean i've been considering picking up a lightweight squire or vintage style strat or tele on the cheap and maybe changing out the pickups as well as the neck later. Or is my best bet just to find a standard strat whose body/pickups/electronics/finish I like and just replacing the neck later, not risking purchasing a model that might not work out.