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HI

I just wanted to ask your opinion of an idea I have for my old Strat...

I have a Japanese Strat based on vintage specs (7,5quot; neck radius) which I do not like after buying an Edwards Les Paul clone with a 12quot; fretboard radius and a 24.5quot; scale.

My idea is to buy a replacement neck from Warmoth with a 12quot; fretboard radius and also converting to a 24.5quot; scale length. I really love the playablility of my Edwards neck but also miss the stratty tones so my idea is to get a neck for the Strat that has the same radius and scale lenght as the Les Paul but from standard Strat neck materials (maple rosewood fingerboard).

My question to you guys is have you ever tried or heard a short scaled Strat and could you describe or try to describe what a shorter scale would do to the Strat tone. If it would result in mellowing out the Strat tone a little but still retaining the brightness then I would be a happy man!

Thanks a lot

Petur

I play a warmoth strat with their 24 3/4 conversion neck. I heart playing it.

Describing it's tone would be irrelevant, because my gtr has too weird of a gtr/setup.

i played a short-scaled fender mij strat. the 24.75 maple neck came stock. its sure easier to play. also, the tone was somewhat more mellow with less snap than a 25.5 scale strat.

there's no for better or worse. its just what you are looking for. changing the scale of a strat to 24.75 does not make it sound or play like a lp and it sure won't sound or play like what a strat should.