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What do you reckon?

Got a reply from W that it's still 220  :)

Few people have said that Warmoth sands until 220 grit, but this info is years old and they might have changed. Anyone knows?

Thanks fellas!

It seems to make more sense to me to drill before, as I can save time touching up whilst sanding and oiling later. But from the pictures I've seen of others' projects, they seem to drill after. Is this to prevent dust and oil from building up inside the holes?

Ibu Oka? Still there, but it's mainly for tourists. Locals get their babi guling elsewhere. Ubud is the town I live in and can get really humid due to it being in the foothills.

Bali. 85-90% average year-round.

Like I said: tropics = likely gunk build up in the pores. Sticky gunk, no less. Hence my asking if it's wise to sand after grain filling and oiling to reclaim the bare wood feel. First-time finisher here  :binkybaby:

Your aptly relevant wisdom on milk, BBQ sauce and Icarus in a thread about grain filling a Wenge is mindblowingly enlightening.  :yourock:

I already have necks made of other woods that don't require finishes. Like I said, it's the Wenge's alleged tonal quality and stability that attract me  :)

I'm contemplating ordering another neck from Warmoth, this time with Wenge. Never had an experience with that wood, but its tonal description and alleged stability appeals to me. I've also heard how nice it feels unfinished but also incredibly porous, and since I live in the tropics, it means...

I'm combining a featherweight body with an overweight brass trem bridge. This combination in my other guitar surprisingly gave it a resonant yet punchy tone that I've never heard from any other Strat or Tele. Try it  :icon_thumright:

That’s good to know. It’s to set the bridge flat as I don’t use the trem, so all 5 springs would be loaded with the claw adjusted closest towards the neck i.e. maximum tension in the springs but no movement.

I’ve heard of its brittleness. My concern is mainly the threads holding the trem claw screws: with so much tension the springs pull, will this strip the wood?

Thanks Rick. This is a dumb question; but I assume the 1-3/4" string spacing is noticeably more spread out than their 1-11/16" yeah?