Recent content by EVH_5150

Hello! I purchased a neck and chose the Gotoh/Grover ream since I primarily use Gotoh (modern style) tuners. However after placing the order I was considering using a "Vintage" style tuner which has it's own specific ream of 11/32". Since the Gotoh/Grover option tapers to 11/32" on the...

Great advice!  At the moment I'm leaning towards building something similar to the Suhr Pete Thorn model with a soloist body (hence no pickguard) and his set of Thornbuckers in nickel finish.  I love the ocean turquoise body color they offer, so I'll see if Warmoth could get close to that. 

Yeah, good question....

Can someone direct me to the build post or share any details of the "5 Miles West" Tele?  I LOVE IT! ...but I tried searching for it here on the forum and can't find any results under those search terms other than what's been shared here.  Thanks!

Quick update.  I know it doesn't look like much progress, but the faraday cage is complete and everything is ready for final installation.  I plugged it in for a few minutes to verify the electronics work correctly...and they do.  I immediately noticed the difference in the string tension with...

Thank you very much!

I will definitely share my feedback here once it's all finished.  I can't wait to try those too!

Thank you!  I did a pretty decent amount of rubbing with a microfiber cloth after applying the wax.  It was pretty close to buffing territory, but all done by hand.

After doing a fit test with the neck I discovered with the overhang of the fretboard, you must install the pickguard with the neck off the body!  So, I removed the neck and started working on the copper shielding and also installed the Wilkinson bridge.  I'm contemplating leaving the back...

The Hipshot tuners turned out to be a bit of a debacle.  It's all sorted out now thanks to everyone's help here:  http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=29975.0 After bending the tabs on the UMP, the tuners finally sit flush against the headstock and are fully seated in position...

I wish they would answer their phones or reply to my emails.  I've tried both ways to get ahold of somebody...no one has returned a call or email.  :(

Thank you sir!  I agree, the figuring is beautiful especially on the fretboard.  More updates to follow soon!

For the neck finish, I started with 1000 grit paper followed by another light sanding with 1500 grit, then a light coat of Tru-Oil.  After it cured for 24 hours I moved up to 2000 grit and applied a second coat of Tru-Oil.  The grain and birdseye popped beautifully!  It was already becoming too...

I purchased the neck out of the Gallery section, and honestly I was surprised to find one with such great birdseye/quilting in the price category that it was listed.  I am soooo happy with it!  A few closeups of the raw neck:

This will be my first project utilizing a Warmoth neck.  I was excited about the idea of building something unique so I have chosen a 24 3/4" conversion scale neck for this project.  I play at my church, and even though it's a newly constructed building we have really nasty 60 cycle hum!  As I...