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Is it possible to put a normal scale fender jazz neck on a short scale jaguar bass.


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Sadly no, the spacing of the frets is determined by the scale length, so the frets would be in the wrong position.

You could tune the open strings OK but it would all go a bit wrong when you started to fret.

For instance, the 1st fret E string would no longer be F

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[quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1496854507' post='3314331']
Sadly no, the spacing of the frets is determined by the scale length, so the frets would be in the wrong position.

You could tune the open strings OK but it would all go a bit wrong when you started to fret.

For instance, the 1st fret E string would no longer be F
[/quote] Thank you...guess I'll just have to get a new bass when i'm ready to play that way.

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The bridge (saddles) to 12th fret distance needs to be the same as the 12th fret to nut distance for the frets to be in the correct places. That would then involve moving the bridge on your Jag - which would then leave holes and need the bridge ground wire moving. Then your pickups are not in the same relative position... etc.

Buy another bass :)

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