Stratocaster Neck on a Telecaster? Installation and Overview!

Today we install a Strat neck on a Telecaster! Let’s go over how to do it and then review how it looks and feels.
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[@airinbone]

Different radius, different string spacing, different neck profile. Yes you are not used to the Tele neck. No problem now. Great for you and thanks for the video.

[@modscientist9793]

Hey man! Just dropped in a strat neck in my tele..worked like a charm! Thanks for the video.

[@BigJakeMusic]

Happy to hear it worked out for you! Thank you for watching, and I’m glad it was helpful.

[@357armen]

Very interesting video. A few points just FYI - I believe the hole that you reference in the neck pocket is put there when they are doing finish work on the neck before they install to the body. It allows the luthier to move the neck around and work on it and especially when applying coatings. - I think those larger headstocks are actually during the Cbs days. - do not be afraid to shim the neck. It's nice to have a very snug neck pocket improve everything from the stability to the sustain of the guitar. You definitely want a solid neck

[@BigJakeMusic]

Thank you very much! I appreciate your feedback. :)

[@andmondson8260]

The best thing to do is plug the existing mount holes and then you can align and re drill the mount holes to get custom alignment. Well done on this 👍🏻

[@BigJakeMusic]

Thank you!

[@MarkK01]

That spare whole is for there dowel jig for a router.

[@tubularbill]

Great work!

[@markclark7885]

Clapton’s Blind Faith tele

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

Years ago on ebay: I bought a telecaster body e-guitar on an strat maple neck, which was I think the 70s version. There are some nick and nags but for 150€ it was a cheap price and I was happy with that, cos the new neck and the true tele tone really hooked me up. Even if the guitar got some issues how it was build. I didn't owned a tele from 2014 to 2016, cos my harley benton tele died so I gave the wood to a friend of mine and borrowed a lot of guitars and gave them back and my fakish fender tele what so ever is my personal holy grail, beside of a Fender Jaguar, which I didn't own :(

[@BigJakeMusic]

Thank you for sharing your story! It’s what makes this hobby so fun. We all have different experiences and changing collections. :)

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

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[@ANIMLFIRE]

I did this to my sunburst tele and it changed the way it played, I think everyone that loves teles should try this with at least one telecaster

[@BigJakeMusic]

I totally agree. It makes it feel very unique!

[@bobh4185]

Hey man! I have the exact same Tele and did the EXACT same thing. Weird thing is, I had to sand about 1/32" off the rounded part of the heel on the Strat neck so that I could get the Strat neck on the tele body. I'd love to send you a photo of it!

[@BigJakeMusic]

Definitely send me a photo! My email is on my “About” page on my channel. I’d love to see what you’ve done!

[@13thRaven]

Awesome. I have a 60s vibe custom shop tele, and am researching this exact mod, and would like to put a 60s strat maple neck on it. Im in love with claptons blind faith guitar

[@keithclark486]

When you take the screws outta the neck Use your dominant hand ' when you put them back in use your less dominant hand. That's what the guy at the music store told me after I tried to return a guitar I'd just bought after I stripped the screws out swapping necks around.

[@BigJakeMusic]

That is an AMAZING tip! Seriously. Thank you! I cracked the paint on the neck pocket of one of my guitars once and learned my lesson the hard way. I think I’ll take this advice from now on!

[@N7CAL]

Love it man, real, raw and straight forward

[@BigJakeMusic]

Thank you very much. I try not to embellish too much. It might seem lazy to some people, but I like to make videos where I do the work on-camera. If I make a mistake I explain it instead of pretending I’m perfect. I appreciate your feedback very much :)

[@theguitarprofessionals8584]

Great Channel Great Content!!!!!!!!!!! you ever hear of graphtech nuts and string trees?

[@BigJakeMusic]

Yes I have, they are fantastic products!

[@CorbenEdward]

Nothing wrong with wider holes in the body, as long as its down tight, but I wouldn't wanna play that tele neck either way haha! Nice vid!

[@Rich915]

Don’t know if you changed out the neck in this vid yet ? I believe Squire Body’s are a bit thinner than reg production Strats & Teles. That would explain why the neck screws are longer on the Mexican Strat. Btw: Warmouth makes a hybrid Pkgd that they’ll cut for a Strat neck going on a Tele body. Thus, covering up the gap that’s apparent. You can also put a 22 fret neck on there that’ll accomplish the same thing 😎

[@BigJakeMusic]

For decades, Squier bodies were much thinner than standard bodies. Recently, however, everything Affinity and up contains full size bodies! Bullet bodies are still thinner and lighter, though.

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

Cool man, thank you.

[@BigJakeMusic]

Of course! :)

[@2bikemikesguitartopics145]

Jake, my buddy Leo in Texas told me about you. Now, the reason you have the Gap after installing the Stratocaster neck is because the heel is rounded on a Stratocaster and squared off on a Telecaster. Also, the holes in the body of the guitar for the neck pocket should be slightly larger than the screws so that they do not bite in the body but snug the neck really tight to the body. Check out the things on my channel and I offer a lot of information on modding guitars

[@BigJakeMusic]

Thanks for the info! Leo and Dan are awesome.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Thanks for the video, I'm looking to do the same. BTW - when removing strings, why not just lift the string off the peg once loosened and remove in one piece? The curled ends will easily pull through a bridge or vibrato strings guides. Anyways...

[@BigJakeMusic]

I do it this way because of the way I wind them at the peg. I lock the string in place by folding it over itself, so it creates a hard angle that makes it difficult(at times) to pull through the bridge/string route. To each their own, I guess :)

The best way to check alignment would be a piece of string from bridge to bother E tuners.

[@jc_nilsson]

If the holes doesn't line up then what's next? New holes or should I modify the neck or the body? The neck is from a squier infinity strat and I don't know a lot about the telebody

[@mck1972]

I prefer the natural Tele tone to the Strat-Way smoother & sweeter. But the Tele neck is just too small for me. I would definitely use a Strat neck myself.

[@guitargeek9921]

Strelecaster !!

[@BigJakeMusic]

😂

[@TempoDrift1480]

I have that exact same guitar, and that's what bright me here is because the body is awsome but the neck sucks. Im currently in talks with a man in China about making me another one with block and binding and much more beefy.

[@BigJakeMusic]

Totally agreed! With a better neck, this guitar is absolutely amazing.

[@henryhester1897]

Like another guy who did the same neck mod, this guitar sounds more like a Strat than Tele

[@dannyrosario3003]

Seele?

[@TheUlesifah82]

I just did the same thing to the same exact guitar !! Lol, when the bullet came yesterday and I took the strings off the damn tuning pegs were even loose! The fretboard was terrible , the whole neck is basically garbage !! Good thing I had a Chinese eBay strat neck laying around that I threw on there and I’m in business!! Love the body and pickups of the bullet but yea that neck is a disaster !!

[@BigJakeMusic]

This neck is an atrocity! The Bullet Strat is the same way. I've had zero luck with any Indian Laurel board on any guitar under 250 dollars besides the Bullet Mustang--that one is AMAZING for some reason.

[@1980bwc]

Did your intonation change?

[@BigJakeMusic]

It did not because it’s the same scale length :)

[@FIVE_DOLLAR-DAVE]

If you measure from the nut to the 12th fret and from the 12th fret to the bridge, are they the same? I'm wondering this because of the gap

[@Parx.10]

My tele is like clapton's blind faith tele when i buy it

[@protonman8947]

The neck makes the guitar. The rest is bling.

[@BigJakeMusic]

I mostly agree with you, but I would certainly mention the bridge and the pickups. A bad bridge or bad pickups will render a good neck moot. But I agree with you on the rest!

[@JohnAdams-xc5yk]

A 22 fret strat neck will over lap you won't see the gaps

[@hilmananshor6124]

Kaga bakalan dosa tuh ?

[@BigJakeMusic]

Mungkin, tapi saya suka rasanya dan penampilannya!

[@eckiredlock]

Don't by Guitars you not can handle. Squiers are good Guitars with 2 h of work investment .

[@BigJakeMusic]

That’s definitely true. Any current Squier below an Affinity is going to require some work. It’s worth it though!