Recent content by cooltouch

My neck preferences couldn't be more different. Before I ordered my Warmoth baritone neck, I wrote to them, asking if they could make it with at least a 1-3/4" nut width, preferably 1-7/8". They wrote back, saying that the widest they can make it is 1-11/16", so that's what I ended up with. A...

I found this thread from doing a search on the terms 'baritone' and 'strings'. I learned a bit reading through the posts, and I thought I'd add my experiences. My baritone is a Tele with the Warmoth 24-fret bari neck. When I first put it together, I stringed it up with a set of Ernie Ball Not...

Welp, it's been a while again since I checked in here. Nice to see and read about some of the mods you guys have done. TFS, that Rutters  plate looks interesting. Dang, if I had my milling machine set up (I just moved and it's laying on its side in my new garage), I could carve one easily enough...

Well, it's been a while now, so I thought I'd post my most recent impressions on my new Bari Tele. First of all, the string trees came in yesterday so I installed them. I installed the one for the 1st and 2nd strings just inside the 4th string's tuner (by "inside" I mean closer to the nut) and...

Regarding the string tree situation, I googled the term and then clicked on Images. Seems like doubles are most popular (found one tele that had triples) and that the most common placement for them is slightly inboard of the 4th and 5th strings. This would give a good break angle, for sure, so...

Okay, I'm back with my promised follow-up. Thanks for the feedback regarding the lack of identifying markings on new Fenders. That didn't always used to be the case. Okay, so I got the tuners installed and the strings arrived yesterday. As I mentioned earlier, I decided to try the EB Not Even...

@rgand: No case for the Tele. I reckon I may have to buy a softshell case for a bass so's it will fit. That or a old Fender style bass case, if I want to go the hardshell route. Yes, after posting the above message, I went and ordered a set of the EB Not Even Slinky 12-56's. I'll post back in...

I ordered a custom Baritone conversion neck for a Telecaster in mid-October and it arrived a couple weeks ago, so right around 3 months, which is precisely the wait-time Warmoth quoted me. This wasn't an issue for me because I didn't finally get the guitar body I wanted set up and ready for the...

Hello everybody, this is my first post here. I hope to benefit from the experience of others here. I've just received my Warmoth Baritone Neck. This particular one is for a Telecaster and is already bolted up to the body. I've got tuners on order and so now I'm wondering what strings I should...