Statocaster neck on a JM

[MikeMaster]

Is is possible to put a Strat neck on a JM.  I saw a JM with a stamp of 13May66B.  I thought 13 was Statocaster in 66

[MikeMaster]

By reading the forum i think i answered my own question.  i saw a posting where someone put a Strat Squire neck on a JM

[mynameisjonas]

Is is possible to put a Strat neck on a JM.  I saw a JM with a stamp of 13May66B.  I thought 13 was Statocaster in 66

IIRC, in the big CBS headstock era strat necks and JM necks had the same code, since they were essentially the same necks (apart from the blocks and binding)

i'm sure fullerplast can give you more specific info on this.

[mjet]

The answer is definitely yes.

[i love sharin foo]

IIRC, in the big CBS headstock era strat necks and JM necks had the same code, since they were essentially the same necks (apart from the blocks and binding)

i'm sure fullerplast can give you more specific info on this.

I believe that the reason the bound/ block Jazzmaster necks have the Strat heel code is because they were originally made to fit to Strats. But the binding idea was scrapped and they went to Jazzmasters to avoid waste. This was the way I always understood it. I think Jim Shine may have originally said some of that. At any rate, both of my blocks/binding  '66 Jazzmasters have the 13.

Justin

[zhivago]

IIRC, in the big CBS headstock era strat necks and JM necks had the same code, since they were essentially the same necks (apart from the blocks and binding)

i'm sure fullerplast can give you more specific info on this.

I believe that the reason the bound/ block Jazzmaster necks have the Strat heel code is because they were originally made to fit to Strats. But the binding idea was scrapped and they went to Jazzmasters to avoid waste. This was the way I always understood it. I think Jim Shine may have originally said some of that. At any rate, both of my blocks/binding  '66 Jazzmasters have the 13.

Justin

yup, that's what Jim Shine has said in the past

my old Jazzmaster was 13OCT66B 

[MikeMaster]

Can a 13OCT66B have just binding without blocks.

[zhivago]

Can a 13OCT66B have just binding without blocks.

no, because it's late in '66...the change over from dots & binding to blocks & binding was round halfway through the year (if I'm not mistaken - feel free to correct me if I am wrong)

[MikeMaster]

I Saw one that had just binding with dots.

[zhivago]

I Saw one that had just binding with dots.

I'd love to see pics to add to my archive.

[MikeMaster]

This item sold last night on ebay but it is Item number: 180125739864 You will see the whole story.

[MikeMaster]

From Federjazzmaster.com

Fender announced in the 1966 catalog that the Stratocaster guitar was going to feature a bound neck. Fender scrapped the idea and now bound neck Stratocaster’s are very rare. However there is evidence that Fender may have made up a pre-production inventory of bound necks before making a change in plans. Because the necks are identical to a Jazzmaster in terms of scale and headstock shape, they appear to have been used up on Jazzmaster’s. These usually have January and February dates as well as the Stratocaster part code of 13.

[berlinbetty]

  here's one I thought was odd...August of 65 and no binding?  How late did they start?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1965-VINTAGE-FENDER ... dZViewItem

[zhivago]

This item sold last night on ebay but it is Item number: 180125739864 You will see the whole story.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %26fvi%3D1

it appears that the guitar has a 13FEB66B stamp, which put it in the early part of '66....when the dots & binding were available.

that's basicaly what I said above....early part of 66 = dots & binding, later part of 66 = blocks & binding.

[MikeMaster]

Ahh, i am just stupid.  I see what you mean.

What was your opinion of that guitar and what it sold for..  I was one of the last bidders.