Pulled the trigger on an amazing Korina Strat

[XxpapertigerxX]

This was a major impulse buy, but I think it's one I won't be regretting  :D

[Frank]

This thread makes me want to buy a strat.

[FernandoDuarte]

Beauty! What pickup configuration?

[XxpapertigerxX]

I'm going with 2 p90s. I know it's not traditional, but I already have SSS and HSS Strats and I was looking to add one with p90s. I'm thinking Nantucket neck, Supermassive bridge.

[FernandoDuarte]

Think will be awesome! Specially if you get with cream covers... Black covers would be to dark looking guitar I *think*

[XxpapertigerxX]

Yeah I'm not so sure yet about the covers. I'm going to wait until I can see it in person to decide I think

[XxpapertigerxX]

This thread makes me want to buy a strat.

You can never have too many Strats

[Philly Q]

Nice!  :D   They have some beautiful korina bodies on the Warmoth site, I love the ones with orange patterns like this one.

Only thing which puts me off is the dilemma of finding a neck to match!

[XxpapertigerxX]

Yeah now I'm going to obsess over that for the next few days and not actually have time to play guitar.

I'm thinking ebony over wenge, in fact there's a particularly nice one in the showcase for not too much money. The only thing is that it has mother of pearl inlays. If I were to get inlays, it would be those, but I think that with a body as nice as this one, the fretboard should be clean. What do you think, ebony over wenge with no inlays?

Oh and here's the showcase neck:

[DoomBuggi]

Yeah now I'm going to obsess over that for the next few days and not actually have time to play guitar.

I'm thinking ebony over wenge, in fact there's a particularly nice one in the showcase for not too much money. The only thing is that it has mother of pearl inlays. If I were to get inlays, it would be those, but I think that with a body as nice as this one, the fretboard should be clean. What do you think, ebony over wenge with no inlays?

Oh and here's the showcase neck:

What ever you decide, go with no inlays.  It just looks a lot smother in my opinion.
That is a really nice piece there.  You might want to ask Tim about pickups for the Limba.  It is similar to mahogany, that it is really bass filled.  I needed a high mid profile to pull it out of its density. 

 Still, that is a killer piece.

I would love to see pictures of it assembled. 

Warmoth is going to make a Tele for me.

[juansolo]

A Strat with P90's (BKP91's to be precise) you say...

[MrBump]

That's a nice piece of wood - I've been looking at Warmoth recently, and the Korinas are the bodies that attract me the most.

[WezV]

when you get it have a look for the little bug holes that have caused the orange streaks.

they are not a problem at all, but that is what causes the orange

[Mr. Air]

That looks like a really nice piece of wood and I'm sure it's going to be one heck of a guitar with two p90s.

[Philly Q]

Yeah now I'm going to obsess over that for the next few days and not actually have time to play guitar.

I'm thinking ebony over wenge, in fact there's a particularly nice one in the showcase for not too much money. The only thing is that it has mother of pearl inlays. If I were to get inlays, it would be those, but I think that with a body as nice as this one, the fretboard should be clean. What do you think, ebony over wenge with no inlays?

See, now here's the problem!  :lol:

If it was me, I'd want a korina neck - ideally with some more orange streaks on the headstock - to match the look of the body.  Ebony yes (I think....), but not keen on the wenge, I think it's too dark next to the body.  I see where you're coming from with the white pearl dots, I don't think they match the golden tones of the korina.

Combining different woods is so tricky - if the different colour combinations clash or are just a bit off, I really can't live with it!  :roll:  :lol: