Hey guys, other than the tuners being on the more difficult side to reach, is there a reason a righty Fender or Fender-style neck wouldn't work on a lefty body? I had heard, years ago, that truss rods are designed with string tension related to orientation, but if memory serves, that was specifically related to acoustic guitars. Just curious, if I see a maple neck I like, I wouldn't mind throwing it on my Jazz for kicks, but don't know if the strings being upside down would warp the neck or anything. Thanks!
Wow! Brand new truss rod myth. Who thinks of this stuff? Think about it. A typical truss rod is a piece of round steel bar, threaded on one end and anchored in the neck at the other end. It is buried in the middle of the neck cannot favor either side*. If there are two rods they are adjusted individually but work together. The relief on bass and treble sides can be customized to a certain extent. Fender style left handed necks fit right handed bodies and vice versa. The nut should be removed and replaced with a new one that is cut for reversed stringing. Unless, of course, you want to play upside down like Jimmy Haslip. *If the neck has an asymmetrical profile an argument can be made that the neck will react differently on one side than the other.
waste of good lefty parts that a real lefty might need. ... unless youre a lefty, then go right ahead