Jagmaster conversion necks?

bobcat1979

Apologies if this has already been asked but...

I'm thinking about building a mustang project and in an effort to save money come up with this idea for the neck.

I could pick up a cheap second hand jagmaster and removing the neck and replacing it with a strat neck. Then modding the jagmaster into some sort of jazzmaster type thing with P-90's and jazzy switching.

Then taking the jagmaster neck and putting that on a self built mustang body.

Now i know that jagmasters have conversion necks but how will this affect the bridge placement on the mustang body? Will i still be able to set it at 24"/610mm and still get it to intone properly?

Sorry if this is a dumb question but i'm not too hot on conversion necks and suspect they use some soul stealing magic to work.

Cheers.

Robbmonster

I think a strat neck will fit and work on a Jagmaster, but I am not so sure a Jagmaster neck will work on a Mustang

harrison

the mustang body would have to be made with a bridge set up for a 25.5 neck, thats the way jagmasters are.

bobcat1979

harrison said: the mustang body would have to be made with a bridge set up for a 25.5 neck, thats the way jagmasters are.

Thats what i suspected, that the bodies were made 25.5 scale. No problem tho as the body is being made from scratch so i'll use a 25.5" scale and fit a gen 3 jagmaster neck.

It wont be "true" shortscale but this is all about getting as close to a mustang without paying mustang prices.

I'm trying to show a band i'm working with that they can get pretty close to having jag/jazz/stang and still stick to a razor thin budget!!!!

Thanks for the info.