Fender Baritone Stratocaster Neck, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets

I installed mine on a Squire Mustang body. I originally purchased a Warmoth neck. Although the Warmoth neck was of good quality, the longer scale length was uncomfortable, and I felt a strain on my carpel tunnel. This slightly shorter 27" (measured) Fender neck feels much more familiar. The Mustang has a different scale length than a Strat, meaning that the bridge will need moved. THIS WONT WORK ON A MUSTANG WITH A TREMOLO BRIDGE. The flat slab body on the Mustang makes it easy to relocate the hardtail bridge 3/4" down. Be careful with the factory bridge screws - they're soft and it's easy to round out the head (that's why I'm only using four of the five). There will be 2 exposed screw holes on the body, and the bridge just barely covers the ground wire after it's moved.. Once the bridge is relocated, a standard (non-baritone) Strat neck could be installed as well. The plastic nut needs lots of work before use. It's pre-slotted, but these are only a reference to where the strings should go. The slots aren't deep enough to hold the strings in place. The nut was a bit tough to remove, requiring a few firm taps with a block of wood. I'm not sure why they would glue in a nut that needs finish work. The nut is also very high. I happen to have a very expensive set of Stew-Mac nut files, but most would be better served getting it fitted by a professional. After I deepened the string slots, I laid a piece of sand paper over the fretboard (to maintain the curve) and slowly removed quite a bit of material off of the bottom of the nut. The nut work alone took me about an hour with the right tools. It's a disappointing amount of time spent for a cheap plastic nut. My neck came with a very nice finish, and looks great on the guitar. The frets aren't "leveled", but they're factory installed, and very useable out of the box. I wouldn't go to the trouble of leveling them, even if I had all the tools. It's a very nice neck. Playability is great. I achieved a very low action for a baritone. The neck is thicker than I was expecting, and it's somewhere between my normal Fender necks, and an acoustic neck. I wouldn't call it a boatneck, but it's definitely thicker than most electric guitars. Installing strings produced more relief than expected, especially given the thickness of the neck. Adjusting the truss rod cleaned everything up nicely. Overall, it was more work than anticipated, but the results were better than anticipated. I'm happy with my purchase. I tune between C standard and Drop A with Earnie Ball "Not Even Slinky' 12-56 strings. Relocating the bridge softens the attack of the bridge pickup, but the heavier strings hold their own. I love the fact that this unassuming little Mustang can make some pretty mean noise now.