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.

[Bob_Ross]

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've heard of a few guitarists (and bassists) using a "strap button extender" gizmo that, as far as I can tell, is just a narrow metal ~3" long hollow cylinder with a really long screw through its center to re-locate the upper strap button farther out to the left. Perhaps you could find -- or jury-rig -- your own version to make a Tele hang more Strat-like on the strap?

[Jim Soloway]

I just checked the Warmoth site and their short scale (24.75") conversion neck comes in 22 frets only. But here's a gorgeous body that they have on their site right now and it's only 3.3 lbs. And if you really want 21 frets, Guitar Mill does offer that in a Strat conversion neck.

[DawgBone]

The solution is to wear the strap on your right shoulder like a mailbag.

[Rango Blindheart]

I just checked the Warmoth site and their short scale (24.75") conversion neck comes in 22 frets only. But here's a gorgeous body that they have on their site right now and it's only 3.3 lbs. And if you really want 21 frets, Guitar Mill does offer that in a Strat conversion neck.

Thanks Jim, I ended up with 21 frets quite by accident. I played a few Strats in Dawsons (UK) and this had a neck like a cricket bat and sounded wonderful. Instabuy. I then got it home and made the discovery about the truss rod adjuster and the missing fret! I've just watched your video of your Forshage Orion. Beautiful playing and a lovely sounding guitar. The Forshage website seems to be coming up with mostly 404 Not found at the moment. Does he ship to the UK do you know?

[Freddels]

Or you could just replace the neck pickup in your strat to one that is for a tele. I'm sure if there's nothing currently available, many of the pickups makers would wind one for you that would fit the strat pickup shape.

[Litterick]

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)

Talk to Gordon Smith. They make beautiful guitars in Northamptonshire, at surprisingly low prices. You can mix and match parts.

[Jim Soloway]

Thanks Jim, I ended up with 21 frets quite by accident. I played a few Strats in Dawsons (UK) and this had a neck like a cricket bat and sounded wonderful. Instabuy. I then got it home and made the discovery about the truss rod adjuster and the missing fret! I've just watched your video of your Forshage Orion. Beautiful playing and a lovely sounding guitar. The Forshage website seems to be coming up with mostly 404 Not found at the moment. Does he ship to the UK do you know?

No idea. I really like Chris Forshage but I read that he has been taking a while to fill orders so you should probably get some opinions from people whose dealing with him are more recent than mine.

[GuyBoden]

Talk to Gordon Smith. They make beautiful guitars in Northamptonshire, at surprisingly low prices. You can mix and match parts.

Gordon Smith No-Cut with Neck Pickup.
GS No-Cut - Gordon Smith Guitars


(Pity that Gordon Smith are not 'Made in Manchester' anymore)

[Rango Blindheart]

Yes it's a shame they moved. Didn't they used to make zero frets too? Now Ged Greene has retired a zero fret makes more sense!

[GuyBoden]

Yes it's a shame they moved. Didn't they used to make zero frets too? Now Ged Greene has retired a zero fret makes more sense!

I've only seen Gordon Smith's obligatory 'Brass Nut'.

Yes, looking back, Ged Green was a great luthier, but I still moaned about small details.............

[Rango Blindheart]

I've only seen Gordon Smith's obligatory 'Brass Nut'.

Yes, looking back, Ged Green was a great luthier, but I still moaned about small details.............

It is entirely possible I am misremembering.