Not quite a tele

[Rango Blindheart]

I have an American Original 50's Strat with a maple neck/board and it is a beautiful guitar but age and trying to improve at chord melody is taking its toll on my left wrist. The Strat body is perfect for me on a strap and seated. A tele sounds far nicer but the absence of an upper horn means it pulls the strap across the left of the neck making it uncomfortable. I have a long term injury and pain syndrome that doesn't help.

Does anyone make a tele in a Strat style body AND do a 24.75 inch scale neck? (Tele single could neck pickup preferred over a hum bucker)

[joe2758]

Warmoth makes something called a "conversion neck" worth looking into

[Rango Blindheart]

Yes I wondered about that but the 50's Strat has a 21 fret neck so I might need a body too. PRS SE. McCarty 594 is the only other option I can see. I'm running out of kidneys for the full fat version.

[Jthompson48]

Maybe you could order an Anderson like that?

Or find someone to build you a partscaster if you don't want to mess with it yourself. Big River out of St Louis was on my radar when I lived there... for the price point he must be assembling parts from somewhere, but what little I have heard has been positive. I have no first hand experience.

Seems like you want something like this in a 24.75 scale...?

Big River “Direwolf” Short Scale 24” | Big River Guitars

[Jim Soloway]

Yes I wondered about that but the 50's Strat has a 21 fret neck so I might need a body too. PRS SE. McCarty 594 is the only other option I can see. I'm running out of kidneys for the full fat version.

Warmoth also make sure hybrid body with a Strat shape but routed for Tele pickups, bridge and controls. You can specify the neck profile and I think you can even specify 21 frets.

[Rango Blindheart]

Maybe you could order an Anderson like that?

Or find someone to build you a partscaster if you don't want to mess with it yourself. Big River out of St Louis was on my radar when I lived there... for the price point he must be assembling parts from somewhere, but what little I have heard has been positive. I have no first hand experience.

Seems like you want something like this in a 24.75 scale...?

Big River “Direwolf” Short Scale 24” | Big River Guitars

I spotted this earlier and although it is a tele body shape it would be interesting how it balances on the knee without a strap. Absolutely beautiful but hideously expensive.https://www.peachguitars.com/knaggs-...honeyburst.htm

[Jthompson48]

I spotted this earlier and although it is a tele body shape it would be interesting how it balances on the knee without a strap. Absolutely beautiful but hideously expensive.Knaggs Influence Series | Chena A - Violin Honeyburst

That is beautiful and pricey!

If you're looking at comfort/ergonomics, what about an orion? I have 2 and they're the most comfortable guitars i have. This one is very well priced: The Marketplace for Musicians | Reverb.com

[coyote-1]

I spotted this earlier and although it is a tele body shape it would be interesting how it balances on the knee without a strap. Absolutely beautiful but hideously expensive.https://www.peachguitars.com/knaggs-...honeyburst.htm

Oddly, the Knaggs site does not say whether this is hollow or semihollow. One would imagine that, to entice you to spend that much, they would include a bit of narrative about the guitar.

But having heard it, I can’t say I’m overwhelmed. It’s certainly good sounding and looking, but not $6K+ worth.