Can you put a strat neck on a tele body?

[alfbell]

I just read that the SRV and Eric Johnson strat models have 12" radius necks. Just what I want for my Tele (flat fingerboard for easier bending, instead of a radius neck where the strings fret out). Is it possible to put a strat neck on a tele without having to reshape or mod it, or are they two different neck shapes where they join the body?

[61fury]

Of course you can, there will be two small pockets where the neck meets the body.
I just got lucky with my cheap project, the Strat neck seemed to be 1/16ths longer than the scale of 25.5 so I ground a 1/16th off the neck, the pockets are now gone. Initial measurements say it will be good. I'm a long way off from finding out for sure.
Do a google powered search as well.

[czook]

Strat necks fit on a Tele but Tele necks do not fit correctly on a Strat. Of course they can be modified but...

[Kinghat]

yes

[Fred_Garvin]

There are plenty of variations, but most 4 bolt fender 25 1/2" scale necks can be swapped with no modifications. I've had 2 strat & 1 tele necks on my Roland ready strat.

[melomanarock]

you can, but you will not be welcome in heaven anymore..

[caferacer]

strat neck will bolt on a tele body with no mod's
tele neck will not bolt on a strat body without cutting

[62 Jazzmaster]

Originally Posted by caferacer

strat neck will bolt on a tele body with no mod's
tele neck will not bolt on a strat body without cutting

It took a little modification, but the Tele-style neck fit my Partscaster just fine.
The 22nd fret overhang hides a lot of sins.

[DoodlySquat]

Originally Posted by melomanarock

you can, but you will not be welcome in heaven anymore..

Don't worry he's sure that all that glitters is gold, hence he will be buying his way to heaven.

[Crafty Fox]

Clapton had a Tele Deluxe (I think) with a Strat neck when he played Hyde Park, London with Blind Faith a loooooong time ago. I think the neck came from 'Brownie'? I think it looks OK, but I've never felt the need to swap them over on my Strat & Tele.

[hemingway]

i did it with a telemaster body (same deal) but had a strat pocket routed in the body. There's a little overhang for the 22nd fret, but I don't mind.

[limbe]

Originally Posted by Crafty Fox

Clapton had a Tele Deluxe (I think) with a Strat neck when he played Hyde Park, London with Blind Faith a loooooong time ago. I think the neck came from 'Brownie'? I think it looks OK, but I've never felt the need to swap them over on my Strat & Tele.

Yes,that was how it was!He didn´t like the Tele neck.That´s why he asked his tech to put Brownies neck on the Tele.I think this is the first time I see a post about this,where all the facts are correct!
I was in England at the time. (June 1969)

[parkwood]

I was lucky with this



That's another partsbincaster. Converted Bullet strat neck on a tele body. It came out pretty well. I've checked the scale lenght (654 mm from nut to center of mounting screws) and found out that neck has 3.5 mm extra lenght. So i just removed it from the rounded maple part of the heel, not touching the fretboard itself. It overhangs the body, so i could even left stock scratchplate. I sure had to fill the old holes in the heel and redrill. Intonation is fine, fit is... i would say ... perfectly tight)

[caferacer]

Originally Posted by 62 Jazzmaster

It took a little modification, but the Tele-style neck fit my Partscaster just fine.
The 22nd fret overhang hides a lot of sins.

did you square the neck pocket
or round the heel?

[62 Jazzmaster]

Originally Posted by caferacer

did you square the neck pocket
or round the heel?

round the heel
I traced the outline on the end of the neck and sanded/filed a channel where the neck contacts the body. There was enough room on the bridge that it intonated correctly.
The 22nd fretboard overhang plus a tight fit on the pickguard makes it invisible.