Fellows amateur luthiers... Would you try to do this?

[Gordon]

I don't have tools or skills, or even money to make it a real project, but it might give some ideas to people.

There are often some projects mixing a JM/Jag and a Tele... But the body is always or the former. I think it wouldn't look wrong at all the other way round. And as I had to wait for a friend who was late, I opened PhotoShop to pass time.



The pots would need to be a little closer than each other, and the pickguard could be better. But I had to work with Warmoth's body and PG, and I'm far from being a talented designer, it doesn't help. Also, as it's a Tele first, square neck pocket and Tele head.

Any wood worker crazy enough to give it a try? I'd definitely would love to see such a guitar...

[ohm-men]

It can be done.

Although, I would alter the pickguard a bit. Especialy at the upper horn. It would look better more rounden instead of the shark fin imo.

I've seen std tele's with added JM/Jag trems. Looked good.
I'm guessing playability would be great as well. As for the neck i would opt for a CBS headstock rather then a Tele headstock. If it were my guitar that is.
I've got currently a rather simelar project going on. Some old Eastern Europe 70ties made tele with a 24.75 Gibson-is neck and headstock. Neck profile is more that of a 60ties Fender.
I'm not gonna alter it  a lot. Guitar has a P-bass alike pickguard that looks good (although no rythem cuircuit) I'm planning on putting Jaguar Pu's in it. There is already a Floating alike trem on the guitar, It only needs a bridge (Will use a TOM, since the neck radius is rather flat and I always wanted to have a guitar with a TOM). And some paint.

[Gordon]

Although, I would alter the pickguard a bit. Especialy at the upper horn. It would look better more rounden instead of the shark fin imo.

Yep, that's what I thought too, but I had no time to do it correctly. But not like a Tele Custom, though.

[MrWizard44]

I've often thought of building a Tele/Jag hybrid...  I have yet to sit down and seriously draw it out, though.

[Hellion]

I like the concept but the guard is begging to be rounded in that horn.

[northern_dirt]

I like the concept but the guard is begging to be rounded in that horn.

Yessum.. I see the same

[Ryan]

It could be done. With a full shop, a template for both guitars, and so forth. Not that hard really. warmoth could probably even do one of these:

With a Jazzmaster pickups. . . which would be tres cool. The simplicity of the electronics of the Tele, with the mellow cool sound of the J-Master.

[Stereordinary]

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[Gordon]

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Great minds think alike! Glad I'm not totally crazy... And you pretty much nailed what I had in mind for the upper horn of the pickguard, kudos (for the drawing skills too!).

[spaceghost]

I like the concept but the guard is begging to be rounded in that horn.

Yessum.. I see the same

i agree, but think it would be cool with the upper JM horn. kind of a non-offset Jazzmaster.