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anyone good at reshaping strat neck headstock to tele shape?

eightsevenzero
December 28th, 2010, 04:23 PM
i have a beautiful maple strat neck i want to get reshaped to tele for a build, anyone do that on the cheap?

thanks!

garymaddox
December 28th, 2010, 04:26 PM
Strat necks are different at the heal to a Tele neck. Teles are more square, Strats are rounded. I would use that neck on a strat or on a tele as it is.

jkingma
December 28th, 2010, 04:31 PM
Why not do it yourself?

A couple basic tools and some sandpaper, and Bob's your uncle.

eightsevenzero
December 28th, 2010, 04:41 PM
ive seen i few posts where people have done this, it is do-able, correct? i kinda need some direction if im gonna even attempt it!

eightsevenzero
December 28th, 2010, 04:49 PM
as far as the heel goes i just test fit it on a tele body i have and its a decent fit as is. if i have to reshape it a bit i can do that no problem but the headstock is what im more worried about.

Olav
December 28th, 2010, 05:10 PM
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/tele-home-depot/31181d1251939037-printable-guitar-template-pdf-fender-headstocks-pdf gives you just about every headstock Fender ever (?) produced (these are Ed Hawley's drawings?). Print the tele to 100%, cut out and fit it on the strat head. You'll soon see if it'll work and what's needed. It is doable, just depends on how much effort you are prepared to invest. Just to see if it could be done I did this; http://www.agileguitarforum.com/showthread.php?tid=1436

Jack Wells
December 28th, 2010, 07:06 PM
If you square up the Strat neck heel, your screw holes will no longer be aligned with the body holes. A Strat neck can be put directly on a Telecaster. The main problem is a standard pickguard will show gaps in the corners.

eightsevenzero
December 28th, 2010, 10:51 PM
yeah its not bad at all really, i dont know if its the neck i got but it fits very well.

Jeff_K
December 28th, 2010, 11:20 PM
I bought a great pine body from Marc Rutters (a forum member) and he gave me the option of routing the neck pocket for a Strat neck, so don't consider that to be a big obstacle.

Olav
December 29th, 2010, 02:49 AM
If you square up the Strat neck heel, your screw holes will no longer be aligned with the body holes. A Strat neck can be put directly on a Telecaster. The main problem is a standard pickguard will show gaps in the corners.

There's lots of aftermarket necks with 'tele' heel on them, some have a 'strat' head on them, but will fit a square pocket.
I don't know which OP has, 'real' strat or aftermarket.