New video: Top 5 Secret Warmoth options

[aarontunes]

If I remember correctly, you used to be able to call and have any strat or CBS-style headstock cut down to a Warhead-style headstock. Is that still a thing?

I also very vaguely remember seeing a post about a Tele/Warhead hybrid headstock that was made a bunch of years ago, but I've searched and haven't been able to find the post. Was that a real thing, and, if so, is it an available, secret option?

Yes, it is very much still a thing! You can have any Strat replacement neck or P/J replacement neck cut down to the Warhead shape if you like.

Regarding, that second part....

 

[dudesweet157]

Yes, it is very much still a thing! You can have any Strat replacement neck or P/J replacement neck cut down to the Warhead shape if you like.

Regarding, that second part....

It might have been a custom headstock a forum member made as a sort of Warhead-esque tribute for their Tele build, or I might be completely crazy.

It had a more subdued curve to the bottom edge of the headstock, sort of like a Tele vs a Strat, but it still had the ditinctive hook at the end. In my opinion, it's more appropriate for a Tele-style build while still being instantly recognizable as a Warmoth headstock.

Here's a bad Paint edit of the current Warhead headstock that shows sort of what I'm talking about:

 

[aarontunes]

It might have been a custom headstock a forum member made as a sort of Warhead-esque tribute for their Tele build, or I might be completely crazy.

It had a more subdued curve to the bottom edge of the headstock, sort of like a Tele vs a Strat, but it still had the ditinctive hook at the end. In my opinion, it's more appropriate for a Tele-style build while still being instantly recognizable as a Warmoth headstock.

Here's a bad Paint edit of the current Warhead headstock that shows sort of what I'm talking about:


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Definitely not something I am aware of, but it could be some failed experiment from before my time.

Or you could be completely crazy.

 

[dudesweet157]

I have been know to be crazy before!

Still, though, I'd 100% order a smaller Warhead headstock for a Tele build. The standard Warhead is too big and doesn't balance well, in my opinion.

 

[ruscio]

IME, as soon as you put it in print people feel it's official, and when you have to say "no" they get upset. All that explaining has the potential to become a drain on customer service resources and time (to be honest, they are probably already hating me for this video) and ruins the customer experience.

The off-menu stuff will likely stay just that.

FYI, there are generally three reasons why off-menu stuff is off-menu:

1. They require materials that are not readily available, and thus can't be made a standard offering. An example of this would be crackle paintjobs. We're not going to buy a bunch of that stuff for one order. In other cases supplies have become so scarce that we are unsure we will ever get more of it....ever....so we mete it out very slowly. E.g. certain wood species like Koa.
2. They are too difficult to incorporate into the custom builders. E.g. headstock paint. Over 125 colors, combined with the conditional logic of the various neck back finishes AND all the options that would effect which colors would be available, like binding or fretboard wood. It's not possible/sustainable to program that and keep it working correctly.
3. They are dependent on our production resources at the time the request is made. E.g. if you request some kind of custom paint thing when the paint department is already slammed we will likely say no. Other times, yes.

Got it, thanks very much for the thoughtful explanation. Who knew that there were good reasons for something!

 

[Spud]

You see?

You see what happens?!?



BTW - NO, neon is NOT available.

What about neon with polka dots though, Is that available?

 

[mayfly]

and what about neon with racing stripes? Lightning bolts?