strat neck question

[lorez]

i have a Squirer Telecaster Classic Vibe Custom and love the neck on it. Now I'm considering getting a Strat and wondereed if there was any with a similar style neck either full fender or squirer?

[Belva]

Do some basic measurements. Find out the radius (pickguardian has radius gauges free) and check neck thickness and the nut and the 12th fret. You'll need a caliper for that one.
Once you know what you're dealing with it will be easier to find something similar.

[clay sails]

I remember trying to find a neck that felt as good as my CV tele. I think it was slightly thinner at the nut than most necks, which struck me as odd because I typically like fatter necks.

[mnhhngbfs]

If you can find a loaded strat body and just the neck from a CV tele you could make your own with the neck you really want. There would be a gap between the pickguard and neck though, as tele heels are squared off. You shouldn't have any intonation problems though. Plus you can say you built your own guitar (sort of)

[Belva]

IIRC the strat neck in a tele = no intonation concerns, but the tele in strat causes the neck to be too far out and can cause problems. But a bit of work with a wood rasp followed by sandpaper will sneak the neck up where it belongs.
One works, the other doesn't. Not 100% sure which is which.

[DaleH]

Have you tried out one of the CV strats just to see how the neck is?

[lorez]

thanks for the tips folks, I think I will make a couple of measurements and try and find a few stockists nearby where I can make some comparisons. thanks guys.

[lorez]

i played the 50s and 60s CV strats yesterday and the necks weren't the same. They felt slightly deeper and narrower. I did like the mapel necked 50s a lot though.