Stupid Strat Question- 24 fret neck?

Can you put a 24 fret neck on a strat body without having to relocate the bridge, or is the scale different??? A student of mine wishes to do so....

Can you put a 24 fret neck on a strat body without having to relocate the bridge, or is the scale different??? A student of mine wishes to do so....

Yes, but you'll have to relocate the neck pickup. And, the neck has to be designed for a Strat, with the last 3 frets on an overhang. There are a lot of the "Superstrats" that have 24 fret necks with the heel under the last frets; their neck pockets are cut farther into the body.

The bridge location and scale stay the same - additional frets just keep getting added as the fretboard grows towards the bridge. Problem is the pickup would have to be moved, and once you do that it won't sound like a Strat anymore.

Warmoth makes them: Link (http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=fretboard_extension)
It shows the overhang and how it would cover the neck pup.