Need your opinions on necks for my custom Jagmaster please

[tremoloman]

I'm at a crossroads on my Jagmaster project.
Which do you like better? The Tele or Strat neck?

Right now I'm leaning toward the Tele neck...

 

[duhvoodooman]

+1 on the Tele neck....

 

[jasongins]

I like the tele neck as well.

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

Is there any way to get a lefty tele neck with the tuners on the bottom?

It might be a pain to play, but it'd look groovy with the Jag body!

 

[M29]

Hello tremoloman,

Well...I went through this exact decision and I have to say that I like the Strats larger headstock on this body style. I think the proportions are better with the larger body. IMHO of course

M29

 

[Big K]

small size strat style neck gets my feeble vote...

 

[kerc]

I like huge Strat-style headstocks. :O

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

How about a reverse tele neck....I don't think that has ever been done and it would look really different and cool IMHO

 

[sunvalleylaw]

+1 Tele neck on that guitar. The Strat headstock fights with the curves on the Jagmaster. The tele headstock shape complements the body better. A nice look!

 

[SuperSwede]

Tele

 

[tremoloman]

You guys HAD to mention a reverse Tele neck! Dang!

I threw a mockup together real quick and I have to say I think it looks awesome! It matches the contours of the Jag body perfectly IMHO.

I have a concern... would tuning stability suffer going with this idea since there is less tension on the B and E strings than normal?

As always... thank you for your support!

 

[Tone2TheBone]

Tele....erm wait......reverse Tele. R

 

[Big_Rob]

Strat neck for the win

 

[tremoloman]

Thanks for the input everyone... I just bought a lefty maple neck from eBay. For those who voted for the Strat, I do own a Jazzmaster already which is similar in shape so that was one of the reasons the Tele won me over.

I gotta thank LagrangeCalvert for the idea of the reverse headstock. Thanks for the idea!

 

[Iago]

Strat neck all the way! better if its the large CBS one.

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

Just doing whats asked of me..... Make sure you post some really awesome pics up and write my name in big letters and inflate my EGO a little more....seriously kidding! and I just got it in my head to see if I would have gotten burned by other fretters for thinking it.... here....

www.myspace.com/evanisyourenemy

Check out my guitars....and if anyone wants explanations of anything (cause there isn't a thing stock on either guitars) I will be glad to let all the other fretters know.

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

now you need some black graph tech saddles and some black sperzel locking tuners and an LSR roller nut...but thats how I set up all the fenders that come to me.

 

[tremoloman]

My "standard" upgrades are Callaham tremolo blocks (bridges when applicable), Schaller/Gotoh locking tuners, and Trem/Tusq nuts. I LOVE LSR nuts but I don't have the skills to install one myself. LAst one I had installed cost $70 so I'll stick to the precut ones for now. If I had my way I'd have LSRs on all mine too!

now you need some black graph tech saddles and some black sperzel locking tuners and an LSR roller nut...but thats how I set up all the fenders that come to me.

 

[LagrangeCalvert]

did you check out my pics?...both my guitars have them done and I didn't do the one on my Epi...but I did the one on my Strat....70 dollars is a little gouging IMHO...Doug at DMARA guitars (who is a crazy good luth) only charged me 30 dollars for install....um...PM me and I will get with him saturday on seeing how much he would charge to do it.

I wont play a guitar now without a roller nut or graphite saddles (on a fender style guitar). If you combine those with some solid tuners its IMHO of 19 years of playing the most stable tuning guitar you can get...cept' for the Floyd Rose Speedloader.

I might be able to get you a deal if your interested.

 

[tremoloman]

Let me know... I'm interested!

did you check out my pics?...both my guitars have them done and I didn't do the one on my Epi...but I did the one on my Strat....70 dollars is a little gouging IMHO...Doug at DMARA guitars (who is a crazy good luth) only charged me 30 dollars for install....um...PM me and I will get with him saturday on seeing how much he would charge to do it.

I wont play a guitar now without a roller nut or graphite saddles (on a fender style guitar). If you combine those with some solid tuners its IMHO of 19 years of playing the most stable tuning guitar you can get...cept' for the Floyd Rose Speedloader.

I might be able to get you a deal if your interested.