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« on: December 23, 2007, 12:31:08 AM »
Has anyone done it.  How easy is it to put together?

I  want a new guitar and have the idea of a MM Axis style with a 24 3/4 conversion neck and decent tremelo system.

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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2007, 09:29:06 AM »
There are serveral around her who allready posted assembly of their warmoth guitar. Jonesey76 is planning a Warmoth strat assembly and he will probably show it off here when he comes around to it  8)

I think you will find plenty of details around the net and around here, try the search function.
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 01:54:32 PM »
Hi! The difficult of doing it is different from each people... You would have to do the holes of the strap holes, screws of the tuners and the usual:
Bolt on everything, install the bridge, tuners, make the eletronic...
In the last event, you can let it to a luthier or a friend with experience...

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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2007, 07:36:07 PM »
I did a Warmoth Soloist this summer. They make excellent quality stuff at very affordable prices, particularly with the current state of the dollar vs the pound. The options list is endless - you can have the thing routed for whatever pickup combo you want.

I cheated slightly in that I had the guitar assembled by the local luthier I take all my guitars to, which did raise the cost. However, I have no doubt I could have fitted the neck myself without a problem - I did a test fit, without screws, which is halfway there after all. Plus, all the essential for the bridge mounts will be drilled, so you could fit it yourself. I would strongly suggest getting it professionally set-up if do out it together yourself. It will also need time to bed-in, and will probably need a tweak once its been together about 2 months.

I don't know if you're after a Floyd Rose or not, but if you aren't, then I can heartily recommend getting a Wilkinson trem, and having Warmoth rout the body for a recessed Wilkinson - it'll give you a good two-and-a-half frets worth of upbend. Team with a set of locking tuners and you'll not miss a Floyd! I'd also recommend the countoured neck heel.

Be sure to read Warmoth's wood descriptions and figure out what you need carefully. The company's sales staff are very helpful, and guided me through some wood choices very efficiently.

After changing my mind about body style, woods and various other things over the course of about 8 month's of planning, I finally ordered a carved top Soloist, with a mahogany body back and a koa top, plus a birdseye maple Warmoth Pro neck, with a compound radius jet black ebony fretboard and stainless steel frets. It's loaded with a BKP Warpig set.

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I'm happy to help if I can.
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2007, 10:27:34 PM »
I built a SG using Warmoth parts so let me know if you have any Q's.

Luckily Simon built his before mine so I was able to pester him!

Here's a link to my thread.

http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9036&highlight=

If you are comfortable with drilling (?!) and wiring it up then assembly is a piece of piss. I got mine set up by Feline when assembled.

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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2007, 10:35:45 PM »
Simon, that is a beautiful guitar!  Cracking finish, and amazing looking wood.

I'm also tempted by a Warmoth, being bouyed up be my recent wiring triumph with my Nailbombs, and the construction of a BYOC 250+.  I saw a guy on here showing his recently completed SG, and that also looked awesome.

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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2007, 10:59:09 PM »
I've built several parts guitars in the distant past, but couldn't afford Warmoth stuff at the time.  Now I'm vaguely thinking about building a Tele (although I'd be perfectly happy with a ready-made one if it had the right specs).

Those of you who've used them, did you order direct from Warmoth, and did you go for unfinished or finished necks and bodies?

I'm just wondering roughly how much it ended up costing, just for the neck and body, including shipping charges, import duties etc.  Of course the prices are all there on their site, but they vary so much - you guys are "real-world" examples!
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2007, 11:24:02 PM »
I'm actually being lazy and using warmoth at the moment for a lefty charvelised strat i am building in the style of Jake E Lee.

Doing the finishing this end though.  I am only using warmoth to get me a headstart on the body and neck because i am quite busy and i would not want to use fenders headstock on a neck i made myself but it will suit the guitar better... This gets me round that issue.

it makes a lot of sense with the exchange rate the way it is and i will still be doing a lot of work on the body and neck to make sure they are up to my standard.

It also makes sense for this guitar because Jakes strat started as a 74 fender.  mine will start as close to that as i can get from warmoth

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« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2007, 02:41:46 PM »
Quote from: MrBump
Simon, that is a beautiful guitar!  Cracking finish, and amazing looking wood.
Mark.


Cheers for that Mark, much appreciated.  :)

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Those of you who've used them, did you order direct from Warmoth, and did you go for unfinished or finished necks and bodies?

I'm just wondering roughly how much it ended up costing, just for the neck and body, including shipping charges, import duties etc.  Of course the prices are all there on their site, but they vary so much - you guys are "real-world" examples!


I ordered direct from Warmoth, over the phone. The body and neck I bought were both finished - body clear gloss and neck (back/headstock) clear satin, which were the cheapest options. I didn't want to risk finishing it myself (because I didn't trust myself not to bodge it), and quotes I found to get it done in the UK topped £200, just for clear gloss - Warmoth did it for $170.
As far as cost is concerned, it obviously varies with what woods you order and what options boxes you tick. However, tax-wise, you can expect to pay VAT at 17.5%, and import duty, which is usually about 9%. So, the total for the body and neck from Warmoth for me was £458.85, which with tax and duty came out to £580. Shipping for a body and neck to mainland UK was £35. You will have to pay the UPS guy the VAT and duty on delivery - point to note on this: UPS don't take cards, so have a chequebook handy.

It is definitely possible to do it cheaper than I did - I chose one of the more expensive body options, a pricey fretboard wood and various other cost-boosting things like stainless steel frets - An alder body Tele with a maple neck and rosewood board, finished in a solid colour, could be very reasonable.
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« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2007, 04:49:11 PM »
I've been thinking about ordering parts for a SG jr type guitar. Always wanted something with P90s, this way I get to put it together myself, AND have a decent neck. I'll be going for a 25.5" scale, Fender stylee. Booya.
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« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2007, 02:01:13 PM »
I built a Strat-style guitar using all Warmoth parts.
I drilled the holes, installed everything, wired the electronics, strung it, set it up...
with no prior experience, it took a few days.  
It's really a great instrument, even if it was put together by my novice hands.
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« Reply #11 on: December 25, 2007, 03:45:17 PM »
I'm seriously considering ordering some Warmoth parts - Probably a quilt topped soloist with a thin neck.

It's insanely cheap - What quality would people say it's equivalent to? Your standard US Gibson? Or better than that?
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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2007, 06:23:03 PM »
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I'm seriously considering ordering some Warmoth parts - Probably a quilt topped soloist with a thin neck.

It's insanely cheap - What quality would people say it's equivalent to? Your standard US Gibson? Or better than that?


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« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2007, 08:16:15 PM »
not the worst I've ever seen.
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