Recent content by bob7point7

Here's a link to the wiring I've put into my strat and my three pickup tele. It's not exactly what you mentioned but it has 10 very useful sounds. http://unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=25276.0 As for the push pull pot with standard knob, if you get one with a longer bushing it will...

I don't have any good photos, but I installed a Ghost system in a Tele. I drilled a .080" hole just in front of each saddle (6 saddle bridge), then cut 6 little grooves in the top of the body that start under the bridge holes and go forward to the bridge pickup route. The wires come out of the...

In pretty sure the 24 fret 24.75" scale Warmoth neck will bolt to a Mustang body and intonate correctly. It might be a cool option that requires less effort. If you move the bridge back for a 25.5" neck you'll probably want to change the bridge pickup location and pickguard shape to make...

I recently decided it was time to revamp my Strat. It had SD Classic Stack Plus pickups in the neck and middle with a Little '59 in the bridge. The wiring consisted of a 5-way super switch that provided the traditional Strat sounds while splitting the pickups in positions 2 and 4, along with 3...

I would cut the body out of the mahogany, save the rest for a future project, and add a wenge neck.  :laughing7: Seriously though, I have a Taylor BTO with Honduran mahogany neck and African mahogany neck and sides and it sounds wonderful (I know acoustic and electric are totally different...

I have a showcase Tele that was routed for a Tele neck pickup then later for a humbucker. The corners of the Tele pickup rout were untouched when it was routed for the humbucker, so the humbucker route doesn't completely envelop the original but it's close. You could adapt the humbucker route...

I'm in the process of building one right now. I already have a Tele with a Firebird pickup in the neck so I figured why not 2 Firebird pickups? I did a quick mockup to locate where the holes need to be for the Ghost saddle wires and wired the bridge pickup straight to the jack. My initial...

Sorry, I sort of forgot about this post. I ended up machining a bridge out of aluminum. I still need to drill the holes for the ghost saddle wires and polish the the outer lip but here it is so far.

I don't think there are any other differences. I have an ES335 and was totally unimpressed with the stock Gibson bridge. Sharp edge, sloppy saddles, and offset string grooves. I replaced it with a Gotoh piece and the quality is great - much nicer than the Gibson bridge. I have a Tonepros bridge...

So I've been planning an overhaul of a Warmoth Tele for a while now. I ordered parts this week and immediately ran into issues. I got a bridge plate from Guitar Parts Global to fit a Duncan mini humbucker. It was supposed to work with 3 or 6 saddles (I am using Graphtech Ghost Strat/Tele...

This page has a wiring diagram that does what you describes using a 5 way 2 pole switch. http://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-tone-garage/guitar-wiring-explored-introducing-the-super-switch-part-1/ I always found neck+bridge to be much more useful than the middle pickup by itself so I get what...

I don't have any experience with a mandocello but it sounds like a very cool project. As far as LP controls in a strat body go, I don't think Warmoth does it but the rear route has enough space to allow for quite a bit of flexibility. You will probably want to put the pickup selector near the...

Hehehehehe, don't worry Alfang, I'm one of those guys. I'm trying to keep it under control though. I may even sell the rosewood neck I pull off this guitar just to resist the urge  to build a guitar around it (it's a standard thin which I'm not much of a fan of anyway).

Yeah, I figured the gap between the saddles to be .012" -probably not worth worrying about so option 2 looks like the winner. As far as drilling holes for wires, I have a Bridgeport and some cobalt bits at my disposal. I'm sure it will still be a pain but it should be doable. Stratamania, I see...

So I'm overhauling a Warmoth Tele and I'm having a bit of a dilemma.  I plan to install mini humbuckers and graphtech ghost saddles using a guitar parts global bridge plate (pic below).  My very cool wife surprised me by ordering a roasted maple Tele neck for Xmas but she unintentionally ordered...