Warmoth Showcase Ordering

[Philly Q]

Does the bloke delivering your stuff expect cash at hand or.. ?
I sound really stupid. :?

When I bought my Warmoth bodies UPS phoned me up from Birmingham airport (or Manchester airport, or wherever the depot was) and I paid the charges over the phone, then they delivered next day.

[WezV]

ah yeah, i forgot warmoth send stuff UPS... i think thats what they did for me as well

[Jonny]

Phone or Internet payment sounds good to me. Now to click the button to buy.. Oh should I.. hmm.. ARGH.

Philly, how much you going to sell your Tele for? Or have you changed your mind?

[Philly Q]

Philly, how much you going to sell your Tele for? Or have you changed your mind?

It's only a vague idea at the moment, I really haven't decided.  I'd want to recover most of what I bought it for (second-hand) I guess, but I don't want to talk numbers here "in public"! 

[Jonny]

I could really order it all RIGHT NOW. Which is making me sad.. :(

[Will]

I can help...
DON'T!
Waiting can't do any harm, I reckon in a few months that the GBP might be a bit better off in relation to USD(thats me trying to reason with bullcr@p). And you are then more able to see how your student budget plays out (more relevant :D)

[Jonny]

I can help...
DON'T!
Waiting can't do any harm, I reckon in a few months that the GBP might be a bit better off in relation to USD(thats me trying to reason with bullcr@p). And you are then more able to see how your student budget plays out (more relevant :D)

True. I was going to wait out till my second instalment of my loan then spend the first instalment, what's left of it, on a guitar :D

[Antag]

If you order something from the showcase without anything needing to be done to it, they will pack it & ship it same day, you will get it 3-7 days later.  They ship to the UK with UPS, who will accept payment of VAT & Import Duty (by cheque or card) on the doorstep (at least, they have for every one of my orders).

IIRC, import duty is 3.7%.  You add import duty to the cost of the item, then VAT to that amount
e.g. (527*1.037)*1.175= $642.14 = £370.32 (@0.5767 rate from msn currency converter)

If you place the order by phone, they will go get the item from the shelf, give you an "in hand" description & set it aside for you right then & there.  If you want something doing to it (fretwire fitted, finish applied, some extra routing etc) they will massively under-promise/over-deliver on times (e.g. quoted me 6 weeks for a neck finish, got it in 3).  I'm surprised at Phily's comment about the shipping - they calculated & told me the shipping cost while I was on the phone.

I cannot speak highly enough of Warmoth as a company to deal with.  The guitars have turned out pretty damn nice too... :)

[FELINEGUITARS]

I think Warmoth are a great company
My only gripe is that the necks always feel a bit on the big side - or at least the ones that people have brought in

[Jonny]

£370 is even better! And yeah Import Tax is around 3.7%

[PhilKing]

I've bought lots from Warmoth and if it is ready to go it is shipped straight away.  If you get an unfinished neck you have to put some finish on unless they say that it needs no finish (my Goncalo Alves, Wenge and Rosewood necks didn't need finishes, however I prefer to put a light oil finish on them anyway).   The custom shop always quotes 6 weeks but it is usually faster.  My last custom order was an all mahogany LP body with no neck pocket, no bridge/tailpiece holes and cream binding fitted.  It came in about 5 weeks and was great.  However, I do live in the USA!

[Jonny]

I've bought lots from Warmoth and if it is ready to go it is shipped straight away.  If you get an unfinished neck you have to put some finish on unless they say that it needs no finish (my Goncalo Alves, Wenge and Rosewood necks didn't need finishes, however I prefer to put a light oil finish on them anyway).   The custom shop always quotes 6 weeks but it is usually faster.  My last custom order was an all mahogany LP body with no neck pocket, no bridge/tailpiece holes and cream binding fitted.  It came in about 5 weeks and was great.  However, I do live in the USA!

Yeah, they say to put a finish on mahogany, maple and.. umm.. something else I forgot.

Plus if I do go ahead with this I need Jonathan's help with the electrics and some minor drilling I think. Hopefully he won't take my wallet.

[Philly Q]

I'm surprised at Phily's comment about the shipping - they calculated & told me the shipping cost while I was on the phone.

I ordered online - I'm not good with phones.

[Spitfire]

depends... parcel force want paying first.  If you miss the parcel they send you a bill the next day that needs paying before redelivery.  Most other companies pay the customs for you and send you a bill at the end of the month, sometimes unexpectedly!!

yea ive got fedex chasing  me for some, i think its cr@p that they deliver it, you sign for it, then they invoice you... they should charge you first or on delivery.  charging vat on delivery and their handeling charge.. its absolutly outragous!!!

[Simon D]

When my Warmoth parts were delievered, the UPS guy needed cash or a cheque on delivery. They don't take cards, which is a pain in the c--k, and had me hunting around for my (seldom-used) chequebook!

On a more general note, I found the staff at Warmoth to be very helpful, and the quality of their stuff to be top class. I'm planning another Warmoth build for the not too distant future.