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projectMalamute wrote:I don't see why this would be an insurmountable problem. You would just need to get the neck joint to fit and put the bridge in the right place.That's the question, can the bridge be made to end up in the right place? And also, relative to that bridge location, will the pickups fit, and will they be located in sensible positions? Pickup locations aren't arbitrary, they're based on the scale length and being located under a certain harmonic and all that.So as long as the neck fits into the pocket, and bolts on correctly, and the bridge can be located properly, and the pickup locations don't end up sounding goofy, there's no reason it can't work.

projectMalamute wrote:Assuming you can get the neck in the pocket I still don't think it would be that big a deal. Those pickup locations will still be ballpark the same, and all them harmonics and shit move every time you fret a note. I don't think they are as sensitive to location as you are making them out to be. Things will be thinner back by the bridge, deeper by the neck. Not rocket science.As for the bridge, you just move the fucking thing. What's the big deal? Unless we are talking about a whammy bar or some shit. Never having felt the need to shred I've never owned a guitar with one of them things.Yeah, true that about the harmonics moving, but I think they might've made a point to line them up in a way where open strings sound purty. For my baritone (which is a 30" neck that has a body that used to be a 32" bass- but it's neck-through so it's slightly different) I just moved my pickups around while playing until I found locations where they sounded best. You can probably do the same.The thing about the bridge, how it could potentially be hard, would be if it needs to mount into the bridge pickup or off the end of the body or something. Pretty much needs to be half the scale length away from the 12th fret, and that's it. As long as that falls between the bridge pickup and the edge of the body, you're in good shape. Not rocket surgery or anything.Neck in the pocket with bolts lining up seems like the most likely potential source of trouble.

Yeah, jazzmasters are bigger, AFAIK.I ordered a baritione conversion neck from them, and it was not a great experience. A) it took twice as long as they said it would, which would have been ok, untillb) I called them and asked what strings the nut would be cut for, the guy on the phone said Oh, you know, a baritione set and I was like, OK, dude, because I have hows coming up, and I want to be sure this thing is ready to go when it finally gets here.And he was like, yeah, a medium baritone set adn I was like I'm planning on using 56-13, how about that? And eh was like Yeah, it should totally workIt arrived cut for I shit you not, 9s.

I have more fun mixing and matching parts...

All Parts necks really went downhill, so I ordered a Warmoth for the Telebastard. It took awhile, but the finish is great, and they catered to my every whim (big CBS headstock, Rosewood fretboard, scalloped past the 12th fret - no problem). The guy that took my order was very nice. Pricey, but top notch quality.

Somewhere I have drawings I made for silly guitar mods. One had a "ignition" key switch needed to pass signal.If it was a Warmoth, and it needed a keyIt would need a Warmoth key-r

My heavy-ass, all-rosewood Jazzmaster was built from Warmoth parts. I love the thing, though it's heavy-ass.

steve wrote:I seem to remember Brian Orchard getting his Jazzmaster made from Warmoth parts and that guitar is pretty great. I got a neck from them like 20 years ago and it was fine.That's all I got.Orch's Jazzmaster is a great guitar.Andy Cohen has an all-Warmoth Tele that is one of my favorite guitars ever. It just looks, feels, and sounds special.Andy also has Warmoth parts all over his Strat. I think only the body is original on that thing.Anyway, I can recommend them without reservation.

Redline wrote:Telebastard w/ Warmoth neckNice looking guitar. Salut!

Telebastard w/ Warmoth neck"I want rosewood board Strat neck with a post CBS headstock"- "Ok""Can you scallop it but just past the 12th fret?" - "No problem""Great! You are a nice man."The finish is superb, and the frets were properly dressed- no sharp points sticking out anywhere. Worth it.