Jackson Neck/ Squire Body

[Dr loomis]

Does anybody know if a Jackson 25.5 scale 24 fret neck will work on a squire strat body, that had a 25.5 scale neck with only 21 frets?

[jacksonaxes]

NO.

[JACKSONFREAK]

No it won t work as is. You need to take some of the wood out between the neck pocket and the neck pickup.
Gil

[DonP]

Does anybody know if a Jackson 25.5 scale 24 fret neck will work on a squire strat body, that had a 25.5 scale neck with only 21 frets?

As it is, Jackson necks only work with Jackson bodies. First, the neck pocket on most guitars is 2 3/16" (Fender standard) C/J pockets are 2 1/4". Also, C/J never went the "overhang" way of adding a 22nd fret like Fender, so a Jackson 22 fret neck won't work on a Fender USA 22 fret body.

Now I have an Aria body that has a 2 1/4" neck pocket that fits a DK1, but the body to neck holes are in a different location on imports, so you'd have to drill. I'm not drilling a J/C neck.

[MartinBarre]

I'd rather do a Jackson body with a Squier neck, to get the strat head.
Would that be workable? I'm guessing no chance or everyone would be doing it. Some of those cheapo Squier necks play great.

[tcwil8]

This could work if you went with a 22 fret Jackson/Charvel body. You would have some gaps at the neck pocket however.