Strats With 24 3/4 scale length?

[wire 247]

Has anybody played one or replaced their neck with a conversion neck. I have tendonitis problems from playing for a living, teaching lessons and studio work and playing in general. I had to switch to 24 3/4 on all my guitars ie hamers and les pauls but, I miss my strats. has anybody had a similar situation or played the smaller scale length on a strat.......

[tubetone74]

The Fender Stratosonic is a nice Strat feel w/ short scale & P-90's.

[cnardone]

Trisonic has two short scale chapins. I've played one (called Hank). It sounds slightly different, but it is definitely a strat. The bottom is not a big. I think it might be a little fuller in the body. It does have a big bridge pickup so the bridge / neck combo is crisp yet warm. It is pretty incredible sounding guitar. I can't wait to hear the new one.

cmn

[trisonic]

I ordered mine to help with incipient arthritis. My "reach" has declined a lot too - yes it does help.

The two Chapins are indeed very Strat like - one has more "quack" than the other but they were designed that way. The second one that Chris has not played is a Clapton Tribute (but does not use Fender electronics) with its Mahogany Body and Korina/Braz RW neck it can sound very SG like too.

The first one, "Hank" has handwound pick ups - the neck and middle were going for the "Wind Cries Mary/ "Telegraph Road" sound whilst the bridge is very powerful and when the tone control is backed off morphs into a P90 for a LPJnr type tone. It's a very successful build for Bill Chapin.

Best, Pete.

[wire 247]

Is Hank the model name, or is it the name you gave it.....

[trisonic]

Bills' guitars don't have serial numbers - one of his other clients named it after its' resemblence to Hank Marvin's first Strat.
The second is called Patrick - think about it.......

Best, Pete.

[Mike9]

The Warmoth short scale conversion necks are great. I have one on a custom Strat I built with two Quarter Pound Jazzmaster P-90s and it rocks!!!

[Sub City]

Have you tried dropping down a 1/2 step? I also have hand issues; this has really helped on Strat/Tele 25 1/2 scale necks. The other alternative is the shorter scale 24 3/4 found on many Gibsons.

[wire 247]

Any other opinions or experience with this.......

[edward]

Go lighter guage, maybe (ore two steps lighter, depending on what you're using now)? That may be your simplest solution to cope with the string pressure. Or do you want closer-spaced frets?

Edward