Help on fitting aftermarket hardware

[nitroburner1000]

Hi guys, plain and simple.. would this hardware fit into any of pitbulls guitars, i would love a jaguar replica.

[stan]

it might all go on a JM, but it wouldn't be set up for all the switching options so you might have to get in some creative routing.

And yes a Jag kit would be awesome

[zeromick]

Also... the Jag is a short scale 24 in (610 mm), the bridge as it sits now on the pickguard will not be right for the full scale neck 25.5 in (648 mm) on the JM kit.... so no, you cant fit that onto any of the pitbull kits without extensive mods.

[Simon Barden]

You need to remember that a Jaguar had a shorter scale length (24") compared to the standard Fender scale (25.5"). So if you butt the scratchplate up against a standard Fender scale neck, the bridge won't be far enough away from the neck by about 1.5". If you put it so that the bridge was in the right place, then you'd have a 1.5" gap between it and the neck. The PitbBull JM-1 has a 25.5" scale neck and the body is routed out for a bridge located to match that scale length. Even if you got hold of a 24" scale neck, the bridge routing on a JM-1 would still be around 1/2" /13mm (my rough estimate) too far away from the neck.

You'd really need a proper Jaguar guitar kit unless you did a lot of filling and re-routing. Maybe Adam could source one.

[adam]

Yes, we have asked, but they don't have plans for a Jaguar style kit.

[Chuck]

Maybe order a JM kit with an unrouted body? You could also just go a scratch body build...

[wazkelly]

Where would you source a 24" neck as the odd short scale length seems to be the biggest issue?

[Simon Barden]

Major suppliers I know of are Warmoth (but then you are paying so much that you'd need a very good body to match and make the outlay justifiable), or Allparts. A web search will turn out more, but almost all are showing up in the US. You could keep watch on eBay (though most will still be from the US), though they are quite rare and still relatively expensive, especially with shipping included. I haven't seen one for less than £130/A$210.

[nitroburner1000]

Thanks everyone for your input, looks like that idea is down the tube.

[stan]

you could get an unrouted strat, and use the regular neck and go from there...

or get DB to make a neck and do a custom body...

do you have the hardware or is it just a pic?