matthew bryan Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hello all, I have a tele neck template. I want more frets on it .....with no fretboard overhang. I was wondering how many frets will fit (and not right up to the very edge....with around 1/4 to 1/8" of space left at the end of the neck) on the template if I use a gibson preslotted fretboard? I understand the scale length is different and that is ok....I have been wanting to try a shorter scale length anyway. Was going to use a stewmac preslotted fretboard. I know it does not have a nut slot but this is ok I want to use a floyd locking nut on this build. I really do not want 24 frets with this build but would like 22. The telel template give a good looking 21 fret neck. Was wanting the extra fret and wanted to see if I could get it comfortably with a shorter scale fretboard. Thanks for the info. Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 The 22nd fret on a 24.75" scale length fretboard is 17.805" from the nut. That should give you a start... I don't know off the top of my head whether or not everything else will lay out workably (pickups, bridge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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