Recent content by aarontunes

LOL. Ya, my general disdain for Tele's usually has that effect. It's something I've learned to live with.

I'm not much of a Tele fan to begin with, but I figured I would try a modern-style Tele bridge on this build and see how I liked it. My conclusion: of all the Tele bridges I've tried I like the Van Dyke Harms the best, by far. It's a really well-built, really well-thought-out design. I tried...

Indeed. It's my favorite hardtail bridge of all time. AND - I did a similar bridge switcharoo on my Dinkycaster. It originally had a Vintage Tele bridge rout. All it took to convert to the Hipshot was drilling new mounting holes. I didn't even have to fill in the old ones because the new...

Drilling for them is easy enough, but I think it can be difficult to get them perfectly parallel with each other when you have multiple. Also, keep in mind that seasoned vets aren't the intended target here. The idea is to make it easier for beginners who might otherwise not be into DIY.

Warmoth is considering including pre-drilled mounting holes for various things. For example, you will soon see them showing up on Strat Top Jacks. Another idea we're batting around is including humbucker ring mounting holes on our humbucker routs. The main benefit is that it would make getting...

For me, the high-water mark for 'trons with gain is Malcolm. I believe his signature Gretsch has a Powertron. However I am pretty sure his actual guitar still had the original Gretsch Filter'Tron. But to my ears, a Classic Plus is the ticket to Malcolmville.

Classic in the neck is for sure the right way to go. The bridge just depends on what you are after. If you play with gain as I do I would not recommend a Classic. Powertron is a better move there for sure IMO. Less highs, more beef, and much better with gain. However, I found it a little too...

I reckon you are some kind of mind reader. Here is the guitar I built for all those upcoming vids (complete with cool truss rod cover by @supertruper1988!). It's a Mooncaster with an Hombre neck.

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!

Powertron gets a little too close to PAF for what I like. I have a whole mess of videos coming up in the next couple months that compare various TV Jones pickups. My favorite of the bunch: Classic Plus.

Yep. Warmoth has paid a high R&D cost on the products we offer. I could show you lots of necks with truss rods poking through like a compound fracture, finishes that did not adhere as they were supposed to, lam tops that cracked over the forearm contour, etc, etc, etc. By the time they reach...

That said, we should genuinely thank @Bdam123 for posting his experience and findings here.....for myriad reasons. A tip of the hat to you; you paid the "school fee" on our behalf. I'm now inspired to make a new video for the Warmoth YouTube channel: the top-10 worst screw ups I've ever made...

Gah! Sorry reshaping your neck didn't go as planned. That sucks. I can only imagine the sinking feeling of suddenly seeing that hole open up. I have no idea what your correspondence history might have been up to now, but I know for sure that I wouldn't give you any direct advice, dimensions...

Sadly, we may never know. :(

Well darn. I'm just a few years behind you, and on roughly the same trajectory. Up to about 2020 I was running half-marathons regularly, hiking fairly strenuous hikes without much though, etc. Over the last 6-7 years my knees have had enough. I still run regularly, but not the distances I was...