Recent content by Doughboy

Hi guys, I haven't logged onto this forum in ages, but I've been building Warmoths regularly, with my total count being over 20 builds now. A member sent me an e-mail asking about an old post & more info of my contoured heels, so I decided to log back on & post some pics. The thing that has...

As good as this build looks, the luthier who put it together & set it up really screwed up. Badly cut nut, no relief on neck, not intonated properly, cheap Chinese jack used instead of the high end one I supplied, poor fret job etc.  :sad1: Off to another luthier to bring it back to life.

It's been a while since my last build, but this one turned out pretty nifty. :hello2: Chambered mahogany body w/ quilt maple top Mahogany neck w/ rosewood board & 6105 Dunlop frets Dimarzio Area Hot T Bridge PU Xotic Raw Vintage middle & neck PUs Rothstein Passive Midrange Control pot

I'm thinking of a chambered Ash Strat w/ a mahogany/rosewood neck for my next build. I haven't seen this combo anywhere & was wondering if anyone has tried this before.

My new favorite humbuckers & they sound amazing when split. I just ordered another set for my next build.

Flame Padouk on Mahogany Body Mahogany / Rosewood neck with SS frets Floyd Rose w/ Brass Block Dimarzio Transition PUs

I plugged directly into the amp. Same cord, no pedals, all dials the same. The guitar definitely doesn't sound the same with a poly coat than when totally unfinished.

For my next build, I want to have a mahogany body & neck that are unfinished, so the wood will breath, & hopefully produce a truer more organic tone.... I hope. I was thinking of using either tru oil, warwick wax or maybe tung oil. Does anyone have any tips of what the best method would be to...

I actually changed the pots over to 250s & it sounds much warmer. I think SS frets tend to make guitars a tad too high endy for me. They last forever & feel great, but nickel sounds warmer imo. Changing over to 250k pots helped a lot.

As long as a guitar looks good, the tone & play-ability is really not that important.  :icon_tongue:

Just finished this yesterday. Black Limba Body & neck Rosewood fretboard with SS frets Suhr SSH+, Dimarzio Area 57, Genesis Mr Browny pickups EMG EXG EQ system Floyd w/ brass block

I'm thinking of putting in some brass Floyd blocks & was wondering what experience people have had with them? Does it make a difference? Good bad, etc?

I have a few Warmoth Koa strats & would like to get some really nice Koa knobs to match the top. Does anyone know of a site that sells Koa or other exotic wood knobs?

I've been ordering for years & my card is charged as soon as I put in my order & then I receive my goods usually 5-8 weeks later.