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72 Warmoth partscaster 72 Tele Deluxe with Lollar Regals. I don't know exactly how it is wired currently, but it uses 1 Meg pots, and I love the sound at full volume and tone in each of the neck and bridge positions. It's wired so in the middle position I have individual control of each pickup...

Congratulations to Michaelc24! It's a gorgeous bass!

Don't get me wrong, it is all good fun, and I'm not a super competitive kind no if guy. I was more just surprised at the number of entries this month!!!

There are always nice guitars entered each month, but I feel like I chose a super hard month for my first GOM entry!!! Good luck all!

Voted. Very curious to see who wins this!

I have Lollar Regals in my first Warmoth build. Couldn't be happier! I had the stock Japanese humbuckers in my previous guitar and always quite liked them, but the Lollars blow them away for dynamics and individual string clarity.

I've gotta say, I love playing this guitar. The neck feels gorgeous! Nice and chunky, but not quite into baseball bat territory. The frets are great too, and whilst it's taking some getting used to, the 10"-16" compound radius is great for bending notes up the neck. I'm not a great player by any...

Thanks for the kind words! I've wanted a proper Tele Deluxe for ages. I have a Japanese lawsuit copy from the early 80's which I've loved, but the pickups were lacking a little, it's a Gibson scale length, and I wanted a trem. Originals with a trem are rare and expensive. This way I could pay...

So, it's finally assembled! It's a gorgeous guitar.  I'm incredibly pleased with it.  It's everything I hoped it would be, and even through a little Vox practice amp in the hotel, the Lollars are amazing pickups! Excuse the crappy hotel room phone camera pics, but it's the best I can do right now.

Body, scratch plate, trem cover, knobs, strap locks etc all arrived. I'm currently working as a touring audio engineer, so I've had a friend drop all the parts in to a local luthier. It is being assembled with 1Meg CTS pots and Atom Sprague caps to the vintage '72 Deluxe wiring schematic. I'll...

So, it's only been 16 months, but I've finally ordered the body, pick guard etc.  Gloss black, with black/white/black 3 ply guard and trem cover/back plate.  I'm really looking forward to getting this project finished!

Yeah, I must admit I'm not much looking forward to removing the finish from the frets.  I am considering just sending it to a luthier to do the final assembly, setup etc including tidying up the fret work...  Besides the finish on the frets though, it is a really nice neck.  Looks better in the...

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?Body=1&Shape=3&Path=CBS%20Strat&i=VMS8704#.VIeremf-lQs Style: CBS Stratocaster® Construction: Vintage Modern Construction Orientation: Right Handed Neck Wood: Flame Maple Fingerboard Wood: Flame Maple Nut Width: 1-11/16" Back Shape: 59 roundback...

Well, I found this in the showcase and pulled the trigger. Neck question answered... Next is a body...

Gotcha.  Because all the CBS Strat necks in the showcase are finished necks, they've all got frets fitted.  Having had a look at other models that have unfinished necks available, I see that you do get a choice of frets...  I think I'm just so used to my Morris, where the frets are so worn it's...