24.75 Scale Strats

ebagjones

ebagjones

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Hello!

I’m in the market for a Gibson scale strat. Not looking to build my own or pop a Warmoth conversion neck on an existing one.

I know of three companies making them, the Anderson Shorty Classic S, and I believe both K-Line and Kirn offer it as an option. Anyone else building these?

Thanks!
 
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I know of some shorter scale Teles that Fender put out, too.
 
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Weren't some Japanese Fenders around Gibson scale?

I have a Godin that is Gibson scale on what is basically a Strat type of guitar. But it's from the '90s. Not sure if they still make them that way.
 
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I think some of those old stratish peavey guitars came in a Gibson scale. A colleague of mine has an old patriot that is 25." Scale. It has some strat attributes. It's a nice solid axe, nothing cheesy about it at all..
 
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i have a old mij squier contemporary strat that is 24.75" scale and its a great guitar, doesnt sound like a gibson at all though. the first strat linked has a 24" scale which is super short.

what are you trying to get out of the guitar? easier playing with strat tones or fatter tone or ?
 
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MIJ Fenders for sure. I also think some 2000s Squiers used conversion necks to get to 24” on a Strat scale body (I doubt many people could tell the difference between 24” and 24.75”)
 
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Silence Kid said:
MIJ Fenders for sure. I also think some 2000s Squiers used conversion necks to get to 24” on a Strat scale body (I doubt many people could tell the difference between 24” and 24.75”)
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really? do you feel the same about 25.5" and 24.75"? cause im sure even blindfolded i could tell the difference
 
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jeremy said:
really? do you feel the same about 25.5" and 24.75"? cause im sure even blindfolded i could tell the difference
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If you want a shock, play a Daisy Rock guitar with a 24.75" scale, next to a VM Squier Mustang with a 24" scale. The VM Mustang has a particularly fat neck, the Daisy Rock is thinned down for children to play. I had these two guitars at the same time when I was deep into flipping things, and I would have *sworn* the Daisy Rock had a 22" scale because it felt tiny all around - until I measured (yeah some Daisy Rocks are 22" or so, but this one was Gibson scale.) On the other hand, the VM did not feel tiny at all - point being, there are other things that influenced my perception before the fractional scale difference.

I've had at least half a dozen 24" scale Mustangs/Jaguars over time. I usually had at least one Gibson/24.75" guitar at the same time as each of them. It was sure noticeable to go to a Strat from either a 24" or 24.75" neck - but I found either the 24" or 24.75" necks only felt 'smaller' in relation to each other based on things like the neck's profile, size of the frets, etc. The scale difference was the least noticeable difference between those necks, and sometimes I could swear the 24" felt 'longer.'

I guess what I'm saying to OP is - don't discount a 24" neck immediately, it might offer the feel he wants. That said I have no idea if this is true of the 24" conversion necks used on Squier Jagmasters etc. - but if you want to try a 'bigger' feeling 24" neck you can give one of the VM Squiers a spin, or find a late-70s Bronco or Mustang neck. MIJ necks seem to be modeled on mid-60s Mustang/Jaguar necks which are not dainty, but do have a slimmer profile (the Affinity Mustang necks do feel quite tiny, though.)
 
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How stratty do you want the strat to be? Godin has made a variety of Canadian wood/USA built bolt on maple neck solid body guitars with 24.75" necks. Most of them can be had very cheap. The SD, the Exit 22, the Radiator, the LG, etc. they're different body shapes and some are more/less stratty. They're very well made little guitars, and if you want a bolt on neck with a Gibson scale in various pickup configurations they're certainly worth checking out.
 
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jeremy said:
i have a old mij squier contemporary strat that is 24.75" scale and its a great guitar, doesnt sound like a gibson at all though. the first strat linked has a 24" scale which is super short.

what are you trying to get out of the guitar? easier playing with strat tones or fatter tone or ?
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Hello! I prefer the reach and relaxed tension of the shorter scale. I know lighter strings can equal less tension but they don’t feel the same to me as a short scale. Also, I’m not much of a traditionalist and am perfectly willing to accept a little added warmth and a little less snap.
 
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GuitarStv said:
How stratty do you want the strat to be?
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Pretty stratty - definitely a single coil plus trem guitar. Wouldn’t mind a slightly reduced body mass like I’ve seen some makers use but otherwise looking for pretty close to the real thing.
 
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GuitarStv said:
How stratty do you want the strat to be? Godin has made a variety of Canadian wood/USA built bolt on maple neck solid body guitars with 24.75" necks. Most of them can be had very cheap. The SD, the Exit 22, the Radiator, the LG, etc. they're different body shapes and some are more/less stratty. They're very well made little guitars, and if you want a bolt on neck with a Gibson scale in various pickup configurations they're certainly worth checking out.
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Definitely Godin. I bought a (used) Exit 22 last Christmas, I swapped the pickups and it became my #1 (Gibson Les Paul #2 and Fender Strat #3). I really like the 24.75" scale length but the entire guitar is so easy to play. I also have a Peavey Vandenberg with a 24.75" scale (nice guitar and definitely not meh).
 
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