Warmoth Prices

[Jonny]

Is it just me or have that shot up? I calculated a custom body & neck for $1200.00, and it was barely anything fancy. Choosing something similar from the Showcase got me like half the price.

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[FernandoDuarte]

Is it just me or have that shot up? I calculated a custom body & neck for $1200.00, and it was barely anything fancy. Choosing something similar from the Showcase got me like half the price.

:?

Depends on what you're going to order and which item on showcase it is... If it's on "Screaming Deals", means that it's on Showcase for a long while and it's one "sale" with price reduced...

What are you planning? I can help you with prices etc... I have seen the tables so many times that I almost know they all :lol:

[Lew]

Mark Jenny body + usacg neck cost $875 including shipping.

Both are finished and the neck has the upgrades of 1/4 sawn, SSfrets and graphite rods.

[Philly Q]

On the Warmoth site, if you configure an unfinished body or neck with standard woods, the price seems to come out the same as the Showcase.

But the things which really seem to add to the cost are:

Finishes
"Unique choice" tops or fingerboards
Neck shapes like SRV, Clapton, Wolfgang and '59 Roundback

In the Showcase they don't really pass those costs on - finished bodies are never $185 more than unfinished ones, and an SRV neck will usually be the same price as a standard shape.

[FernandoDuarte]

Yes, I agree with Philly, but I can't remember seen a body or neck just added to showcase costing half of what it would cost new, not counting if it had a mistake or was listed for a loooooong while...
What are you looking for Jonny?

[Philly Q]

I've been on the lookout for a nice Tele neck, but when I configure one it costs at least $100 more than the same thing would normally cost in the Showcase. 

So I'll just have to wait, they say patience is a virtue....

[Sifu Ben]

Curse you Lew! USACG have some cool new options since I last visited, now I'm GASsing for a couple of Teles :(

[Lew]

:D

Slight derail about the options - I'm a bit concerned the graphite rods will make it neck heavy. But, even if it does it'll be a small price to pay. After having the Vigier I don't like the idea of a single trussrod guitar without in the very least graphite reinforcement. It's really made me aware of how much my other necks have moved.

The new Fender Wolfgangs do the graphite rods too and I think Wez has mentioned using it to support a neck too, could be wrong though.

[FernandoDuarte]

Slight derail about the options - I'm a bit concerned the graphite rods will make it neck heavy.

Never got one of these rods in hand, but I doubt it'll make such difference... I don't see things like a little more weight will turn sudenlly a guitar in neck heavy... think it's something way more "gross" than "tight" difference...

[gwEm]

it depends on the blend of graphite, but it can be quite lightweight.

[Philly Q]

I thought graphite reinforcing rods were pretty lightweight?  Could be wrong though.

They seem to be a lot more common in basses than guitars - American Fender basses have them for sure.  

I know the trussrod in the Warmoth Pro necks is heavier than the one in the Vintage Modern/Total Vintage necks.  Only a couple of ounces or so, but enough to make a difference on something like a Thinline.

[Twinfan]

I know the trussrod in the Warmoth Pro necks is heavier than the one in the Vintage Modern/Total Vintage necks.  Only a couple of ounces or so, but enough to make a difference on something like a Thinline.

I wonder where you got that info from  ;)

[Philly Q]

I know the trussrod in the Warmoth Pro necks is heavier than the one in the Vintage Modern/Total Vintage necks.  Only a couple of ounces or so, but enough to make a difference on something like a Thinline.

I wonder where you got that info from  ;)

 :lol: I know you changed the neck on yours!  But it was already something I'd been thinking about, having personal experience of a neck-heavy Thinline. 

I think I'd go Vintage Modern in preference to Warmoth Pro anyway, I prefer the headstock-end trussrod adjustment and with maple boards I'd rather have a one-piece neck than a separate fingerboard.

[Lew]

When I was reading about the necks I read alot of complaints that the Warmoth 2-way truss sounds like poop too (?).

[WezV]

i dont buy that most people can hear the difference between rods.  sure, the 2 way one have two rods welded together so they are just a bit less than double the weight of a vintage one and it will make a difference... but to say it sounds bad is just vinatge mojo talking

graphite bars used for this are quite lightweight and the natural variation in wood can cause just as much difference