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Gooby

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NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« on: January 01, 2012, 12:41:37 PM »
This has been my first build from parts. I have a few Strats over the years and never quite liked the radius of the fretboard and what with the lacking stock Fender pickups always parted with the guitars.

Most of the parts are from Warmoth, which in my opinion give great value for such quality, even when taking into account import duty etc into the UK.

Pickups: Irish Tours in a prewired BK scratchplate
Body: Alder sealed with Tru Oil
Neck: Compound Radius Sealed with tru oil
Fingerboard: Pau Ferro 6100 frets
Tuners: Sperzel locking (The staggered heights of the tuners do away with the need for string trees)
Nut: Graphtech BLACK TUSQ XL (Ivoroid/cream would be more in keeping with the look but I went for function over form)
Bridge: Wilkinson

For my personal tastes it's the perfect Strat. DAM those pickups sound perfect and are so quiet, all five positions inspire something new.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2012, 12:45:32 PM by Gooby »
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2012, 12:53:01 PM »
Looks very nice. Simple and honoust, yet not unrefined.
The PUs not bein a clear white is something I am torn about though. On one hand that way the whole guitar looks homogenic, but I still wanne see it in real life to see if it realyl works for me. It seems to work nicely blending in with the rest a bit, making it very woody.

Well all in all: Gratz on having made your perfect start, that is pretty darn cool!
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2012, 01:03:34 PM »
That looks nice, the body makes it a bit a strat from the seventies. I personally like the cream pu's on a white plate. Hope it serves you well. I have IT's already a couple of years and still find them very good and versatile.
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2012, 01:05:46 PM »
That looks great, I do love the honest, non-nonsense of this one. If it were me, I'd have put a vintage bridge and Kluson tuners on it but that's just me. Awesome guitar.
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2012, 01:10:29 PM »
Thanks guys

The scratcplate is actually parchment white which doesn't come across in the pics but does make a nice difference. I went with the Wilkinson as I think it is a much better knife edge trem than the fender equivalent. The neck was a show case item, the spec otherwise would have been out of my range so I compromised on the dot inlay colour, with that in mind I think the cream parts work well with body and neck inlay position marker colours.

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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2012, 01:14:50 PM »
That's rather nice!
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2012, 01:17:29 PM »
I like that, quite a bit (although I would have gone for a vintage bridge!)

Irish Tours have interested me before and perhaps it is something I would consider if I ever got a strat again.
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2012, 01:26:52 PM »
You could argue the bridge is a tad to modern for the looks, but it's easy to replace. Maybe it works great, though. vintagebridge can be quite stable too. The vintagetrembridge on my strat is actually better then the ABM on my other strat.
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2012, 01:30:31 PM »
Very nice! the neck in particular looks gorgeous.

If I owned that I'd be bashing out the chords to "walk on hot coals" for days on end.
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2012, 02:59:49 PM »
That's a great guitar.  I have to agree on the warmoth parts - the ones I've had have always been great quality.  Love the compound radius necks too.

You've got me thinking about putting together a strat like that as well...
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2012, 03:01:51 PM »
Quote from: Chris on January 01, 2012, 02:59:49 PM
You've got me thinking about putting together a strat like that as well...

Me too! A dangerous game and one that I can't really afford at the moment!
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2012, 03:11:46 PM »
I can't afford it either really, but that hasn't stopped me in the past  :lol:
I might have to save up for a few months first.

I don't think I've ever played a guitar with a Tru Oil finish - I guess it just feels like bare-ish wood.  Does it help with the sound at all?  I've heard about thin finishes sounding better then thick poly finishes, but I don't know whether this is significant, or barely noticeable.  If true I guess an oiled finish like this would be better still...
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2012, 05:04:31 PM »
looks great, much better than that 4 grand tele.love the bridge too and of course i'm an irish tour owner/lover.
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2012, 07:07:36 PM »
VERY NICE build man !!! 8)
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Re: NGD - Bare Knuckle Warmoth Strat build
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2012, 07:24:54 PM »
I agree with all the favorable comments- looks workmanlike. Congrats.
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