Short Scale Telecaster?

dren68 · Post by **dren68** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:54 pm

Has anyone ever made a 24" scale Telecaster? I know there are 24.75" scale versions, but I was just wondering if it's ever been done and if it would be worth looking into.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:17 pm

I think GFS or Rondo do/did 24" versions,,,some with scaled down body and others just the neck.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:32 pm

yeah the 24" furian from rondo is the way to go.

http://www.rondomusic.com/furian342ts.html

dren68 · Post by **dren68** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:25 pm

Cool, thanks! I always forget about Rondo guitars. I think I may have seen that a while back and forgot about it. They also have a shortscale sort of Swinger type guitar with P90s and Jaguar trem in case it hasn't been mentioned before. http://www.rondomusic.com/liquid34short.HTML

Fine Swine · Post by **Fine Swine** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:44 am

That tele is... intriguing... Anyone tried one? How do they sound?

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:40 am

I've never tried one of the shortscale models but I've tried their other stuff and their other guitars are ace. They need a few upgrades. If I was buying one, I'd plan to buy new pickups, pots, and a switch. Even a decent set of GFS pups will help out a lot. All of it is stuff you can do yourself with zero prior experience, so no need to pay a store to do any work.

The necks are chunky, the frets are big, and the neck is flat. So, if you like thin necks with a curved radius, it probably won't be your favorite neck and the heel isn't a standard size, so to put a new neck on them you have to use a giant shim.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:18 am

My shortscale strat from rondo took a jagmaster conversion neck perfectly. And I like the feel of the neck it came with, but it had a slight twist to it that I did not catch right away. None of this may be applicable to the tele model.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:30 am

cur wrote:My shortscale strat from rondo took a jagmaster conversion neck perfectly.

The physics of that ought to be abominable. There's no way that intonated, is there?

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:46 am

nah, both of those are conversion necks, so they're designed for a 25.5" scale.

either way, the necks don't measure the same, if you got it to work, it was because the neck pocket was cut incorrectly. SX necks/bodies should not work with Fender parts.

frettedlefty · Post by **frettedlefty** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:10 am

SKC Willie wrote:I've never tried one of the shortscale models but I've tried their other stuff and their other guitars are ace. They need a few upgrades. If I was buying one, I'd plan to buy new pickups, pots, and a switch.

Pretty much what I was going to say. New pups and you're golden with this brand. But I'm not someone who gigs regularly.

To be honest I'd just opt for a fender though.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:16 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:
cur wrote:My shortscale strat from rondo took a jagmaster conversion neck perfectly.
The physics of that ought to be abominable. There's no way that intonated, is there?

It was a 24" scale to start with. Their short scale strat is the same neck as a jagmaster oe cv duo sonic.
From my experience and from what I understand is these are not their regular bodies with the bridge moved. They, the shortscale models, are totally scaled down bodies and a whole different setup for the neck pocket. Honeyiscool had a cv duo sonic neck that fit his sst 57 short scale strat same as mine.

MMPicker · Post by **MMPicker** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:26 am

"â€¢Width of the neck at the nut: 1 1/2" "

Not good, for me anyway.

Fine Swine · Post by **Fine Swine** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:01 am

Chunky neck, huh? Ouch...

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:50 pm

The neck is "chunky" but small, at least on my 24" strat from them. I actually quite like that neck.

I'd go for the 24" furian in a heartbeat if I didn't have 3 other projects waiting to be finished ahead of it.

duosonic · Post by **duosonic** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:09 am

I modded a tele down to 22.75. It still had enough tele twang in there. 24" scale would make a great tele as well. Go for it.

spellcaster · Post by **spellcaster** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:08 pm

duosonic wrote:I modded a tele down to 22.75. It still had enough tele twang in there. 24" scale would make a great tele as well. Go for it.

I've built a 22.7" scale Tele, using a 65 Musicmaster neck, and it sounds like a Tele. This is it, along with my 25.5" scale bass.

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:46 pm

spellcaster wrote: I've built a 22.7" scale Tele, using a 65 Musicmaster neck, and it sounds like a Tele. This is it, along with my 25.5" scale bass.
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Those are both ridiculous and amazing. Bravo!

Cymbaline · Post by **Cymbaline** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:47 pm

Holy shit, a shortscale telecaster clone for a mere $90?? Whats the catch?

cur · Post by **cur** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:08 pm

Cymbaline wrote:Holy shit, a shortscale telecaster clone for a mere $90?? Whats the catch?

I have 3 rondo guitars, each needed some tweaking to make nice. They have a great return policy too so if you get one that has a problem they will send you a different one.

crumpler · Post by **crumpler** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:47 am

seriously considering ordering up one of thesa biatches...
http://www.rondomusic.com/product3371.html