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pbenn · April 21st, 2012, 12:25 PM

I think I've just found 1965: "Beach Ball" was on TCM the other night. Quite a cast, actually. The Supremes stuff looked sung to backing tracks with a movie band miming, but the Walker Brothers' "Jerk" looked live.

But I digress. In the shot, John Walker was playing a Strat with a blonde Tele neck, and there was just one tiny shot where you could see the curved empty space in the pocket.

There's other examples, perhaps people could chime in.

http://www.thevideobeat.com/monster-...ball-1965.html

Jakeboy · April 22nd, 2012, 01:29 PM

Joe Perry played a Stratorat in the late 70s that was a lefty Strat body flipped with a tele neck on it.

fezz parka · April 22nd, 2012, 01:33 PM

Not a Strat, but a Tele with a JM neck:

Geo · May 5th, 2012, 08:38 PM

The original guitarist with Steppenwolf played a Strat with Tele neck when I
saw them live in '68.

bcarter_1 · May 5th, 2012, 10:15 PM

bcarter_1 · May 5th, 2012, 10:17 PM

macatt · May 9th, 2012, 04:07 AM

This is my #1 player.
"85 MIJ body with a "67 Tele neck.

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Jakedog · May 9th, 2012, 10:04 AM

One of my favorite local players here, and a dear friend, has a '62 Strat with a '68 Tele neck. It's been that way since '68.

I used to play WAY back in the day with a guy who had a Tele, with a Coronado neck on it. THAT was weird, but felt and sounded great.

sabby · August 12th, 2012, 04:54 PM

brookdalebill · August 12th, 2012, 05:05 PM

Ian Moore's beat up black Strat has a Tele neck.
Don't know the particulars, but it's sounds and plays great.

A.B.Negative · August 12th, 2012, 05:34 PM

I vaguely remember seeing a photo of Tommy Bolin with a sunburst Strat which had a Tele (or maybe Broadcaster) neck.

A.B.Negative · August 12th, 2012, 05:37 PM

I found this but it isn't the sunburst I remember. But then again it was in Kerrang! 30 years ago...

A.B.Negative · August 12th, 2012, 05:50 PM

... And I've just remembered the Cheapocaster project I started months ago which has a Squier Tele neck and the cheapest decent Strat body I could find. Must get that finished!

mike shaw · August 12th, 2012, 06:46 PM

Are any modifications to the neck or pocket required to mate a Tele neck to a Strat body?

fezz parka · August 12th, 2012, 06:50 PM

It'll bolt right up. There will be a gap at the butt end, but the mounting holes will match up fine.

mike shaw · August 12th, 2012, 07:23 PM

Thanks, sounds like a project a-brewin' !

NastyMojo · August 12th, 2012, 07:28 PM

just looks wrong...

fatboymjt · August 12th, 2012, 08:59 PM

...i dont know...i think the tele neck on strat...looks more correct....than the strat neck on a tele...

boris bubbanov · August 13th, 2012, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike shaw

Are any modifications to the neck or pocket required to mate a Tele neck to a Strat body?

I say you gotta round the butt of the Tele neck to get a nice fit.

Otherwise you get a Butcherbird kinda look I don't like.

April 21st, 2012, 12:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
pbenn Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 57 Posts: 1,003	Tele neck on a Strat; history of I think I've just found 1965: "Beach Ball" was on TCM the other night. Quite a cast, actually. The Supremes stuff looked sung to backing tracks with a movie band miming, but the Walker Brothers' "Jerk" looked live. But I digress. In the shot, John Walker was playing a Strat with a blonde Tele neck, and there was just one tiny shot where you could see the curved empty space in the pocket. There's other examples, perhaps people could chime in. http://www.thevideobeat.com/monster-...ball-1965.html

May 5th, 2012, 08:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 63 Posts: 3,536 33 Photos	The original guitarist with Steppenwolf played a Strat with Tele neck when I saw them live in '68. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

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bcarter_1 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 972	__________________ _____________________________________________ Brian

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macatt Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: silverdale wa Age: 64 Posts: 247	This is my #1 player. "85 MIJ body with a "67 Tele neck. S Mac

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April 22nd, 2012, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jakeboy Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sedalia, MO Posts: 257	Joe Perry played a Stratorat in the late 70s that was a lefty Strat body flipped with a tele neck on it.

April 22nd, 2012, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
fezz parka Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a movie... Posts: 12,466	Not a Strat, but a Tele with a JM neck:

May 9th, 2012, 10:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jakedog Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cleveland,OH But my heart's still in TX Posts: 9,628	One of my favorite local players here, and a dear friend, has a '62 Strat with a '68 Tele neck. It's been that way since '68. I used to play WAY back in the day with a guy who had a Tele, with a Coronado neck on it. THAT was weird, but felt and sounded great. __________________ It's not a mini-van, it's a manly van, and it's awesome.

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August 12th, 2012, 05:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
brookdalebill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 55 Posts: 4,364	Ian Moore's beat up black Strat has a Tele neck. Don't know the particulars, but it's sounds and plays great.

August 12th, 2012, 05:34 PM	#11 (permalink)
A.B.Negative Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 46 Posts: 2,668	I vaguely remember seeing a photo of Tommy Bolin with a sunburst Strat which had a Tele (or maybe Broadcaster) neck. __________________ "I'm playing all the right notes—but not necessarily in the right order."

August 12th, 2012, 05:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
A.B.Negative Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 46 Posts: 2,668	I found this but it isn't the sunburst I remember. But then again it was in Kerrang! 30 years ago... __________________ "I'm playing all the right notes—but not necessarily in the right order."

August 12th, 2012, 05:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
A.B.Negative Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 46 Posts: 2,668	... And I've just remembered the Cheapocaster project I started months ago which has a Squier Tele neck and the cheapest decent Strat body I could find. Must get that finished! __________________ "I'm playing all the right notes—but not necessarily in the right order."

August 12th, 2012, 06:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
mike shaw Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 834	Are any modifications to the neck or pocket required to mate a Tele neck to a Strat body?

August 12th, 2012, 06:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
fezz parka Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In a movie... Posts: 12,466	It'll bolt right up. There will be a gap at the butt end, but the mounting holes will match up fine.

August 12th, 2012, 07:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
mike shaw Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 834	Thanks, sounds like a project a-brewin' !

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NastyMojo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Louisville,Tn Posts: 1,180	just looks wrong... __________________ "To this day I don't have a guitar idol. I have people who are my favorites". -Randy Rhoads

August 12th, 2012, 08:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
fatboymjt Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Posts: 519	...i dont know...i think the tele neck on strat...looks more correct....than the strat neck on a tele...

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