Anyone set up a guitar for stupid-low tunings?

[gunslinger_burrito]

It's a 30" scale using a Tele body with a Dano Longhorn Bass neck.
Looks rad, sounds rad, easy to DIY!



Pre Humbucker

You know if those necks will fit on a strat body? And I assume the two extra holes were just drilled....etc?

[MEC]

So, does a regular guitar nut fit on those Longhorn necks?

The Danelectro necks have screw on nuts the Longhorn neck comes with one preslotted for 4 string Bass.
You can flip that over and cut it for guitar or get a Danelectro Guitar Nut and it will screw right on to the Bass Neck.
You'll just need to widen the slots to fit the strings you are using.

You know if those necks will fit on a strat body?

You need the guitar to be a 25.5 scale 21 fret.
Teles work best because Teles and Danos both have a square neck end where a Strat is rounded.
You "might" need to widen the neck pocket a bit or shave down the neck to fit in the Tele pocket.
I chose to shave down the neck so if I decided to convert it back to a regular Tele, I could easily swap necks.
Also, you won't have to do any modification to the bridge saddles if you use a Tele 3 saddle bridge.
The Strat bridge could be a pain.

Using the Tele is more about ease than heavy modding.

And I assume the two extra holes were just drilled....etc?

Yup, the neck comes with 4 tuner holes but they are spaced perfect for you to just drill 2 more between them.

Here are the Neck, Nut and Strings you'll need.

You also need 2 more tuning knobs (PM me and I'll send you some matching ones) or you can just replace them all with a new set.

With a few basic tools you can have a Tele converted to a VI in a couple hours.

[gunslinger_burrito]

RAD! I'm working up some interesting ideas now! Thanks!

[Achtane]

Aw man, I didn't know there were pre-slotted Dano guitar nuts, neato.
Are the default tuners actually any good? I didn't even use them.

dooo ittttttttt

[Mudfuzz]

So, does a regular guitar nut fit on those Longhorn necks?

The Danelectro necks have screw on nuts the Longhorn neck comes with one preslotted for 4 string Bass.
You can flip that over and cut it for guitar or get a Danelectro Guitar Nut and it will screw right on to the Bass Neck.
You'll just need to widen the slots to fit the strings you are using.

You know if those necks will fit on a strat body?

You need the guitar to be a 25.5 scale 21 fret.
Teles work best because Teles and Danos both have a square neck end where a Strat is rounded.
You "might" need to widen the neck pocket a bit or shave down the neck to fit in the Tele pocket.
I chose to shave down the neck so if I decided to convert it back to a regular Tele, I could easily swap necks.
Also, you won't have to do any modification to the bridge saddles if you use a Tele 3 saddle bridge.
The Strat bridge could be a pain.

Using the Tele is more about ease than heavy modding.

And I assume the two extra holes were just drilled....etc?

Yup, the neck comes with 4 tuner holes but they are spaced perfect for you to just drill 2 more between them.

Here are the Neck, Nut and Strings you'll need.

You also need 2 more tuning knobs (PM me and I'll send you some matching ones) or you can just replace them all with a new set.

With a few basic tools you can have a Tele converted to a VI in a couple hours.

This is so
I am actually doing another with a Lucite Mockingbird body

[MEC]

This is so

Of course it is, I got the majority of that info from you.

[Chankgeez]

I am actually doing another with a Lucite Mockingbird body

Mudfuzz, you rule.

[Mudfuzz]

I am actually doing another with a Lucite Mockingbird body

Mudfuzz, you rule.

Well... I'd rule if I wasn't letting the fact I keep forgetting to buy something to make a nut out of for it hold the whole thing up... can't get the dano nuts no more..

[gunslinger_burrito]

This is so
I am actually doing another with a Lucite Mockingbird body

Ohhhhhhhhhh shit!!!!! Those necks will fit on BC Rich's?! My ONLY hangup with this idea is that I really wanted a more interesting body than a Tele.

[MEC]

I am actually doing another with a Lucite Mockingbird body

Mudfuzz, you rule.

Well... I'd rule if I wasn't letting the fact I keep forgetting to buy something to make a nut out of for it hold the whole thing up... can't get the dano nuts no more..

Danelectro Guitar Nut

[Mudfuzz]

[IEatCats]

While it's a bit off topic, I'm actually considering tuning the SG that I've been playing to Nashville, which is actually an octave up on every string but the high E. I figure it'd be interesting to mess around with, because a set of 12 string electric strings are only $10, and I can just swap them for standards if I don't like it.

On topic, if that bass that I have sitting around doesn't get traded, I might bastardize a couple junky instruments to make a Bass VI after reading all this.

[Mudfuzz]

This is so
I am actually doing another with a Lucite Mockingbird body

Ohhhhhhhhhh shit!!!!! Those necks will fit on BC Rich's?! My ONLY hangup with this idea is that I really wanted a more interesting body than a Tele.

The deal is with a dano 30" bass/baritone neck you can do this to any body made to work with a 25.5 scale 21 fret neck

[IEatCats]

Update: I did in fact start bastard building a bass VI because of this thread.

[Mudfuzz]

Update: I did in fact start bastard building a bass VI because of this thread.

You WILL post picts!