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    LP body thickness

    Are Warmoth LP cuts strat thickness, or are the fairly comparable to Gibson factory specs? Curious about starting an LP build, but wanted to find out about body size... Thanks, y'all
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    My first Warmoth-project

    Dude, that's a great build, and I'm jealous. I saw it as I was preparing my build, which was designed to evoke the very same MKI. http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=2025.0 You did a fantastic job replicating the guitar detail for detail.  I chose to go with a Strat body for...
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    holding tune

    I'll talk to my tech about it when i go in for the follow up visit/set up weather's been wacky, and forced heating in the NYC apartment isn't helping i'm sure... maybe it's environmental. either way, i'll update the board as soon as i know. maybe i'm just overly sensitive, and hate having to...
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    holding tune

    i don't know if it's just the weather or the humidity or what, but i seem to have a hard time maintaining tune on my beaut. now, i know it's not the tuners... could it be i'm bending too aggressively or should i take a look at the nut? if it's the nut, what exactly causes the guitar to lose...
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    MKFAN - Schaller 475 Bridge ?

    The rollers are part of the bridge, and do not fall off, however if a string breaks or when you change strings you will have to retweak the spacing since they do freely spin without the tension of the string holding it in place.
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    Cherry Burst Strat

    ah, but i thought the backwards flushing toilet thing was a myth...
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

    Mark Knopfler still does use his traditional strats (alder or ash)... that said, the MK1 that pensa made for him was designed to essentially function as a combination strat and Les Paul in one... to what ever degree one can achieve that. His pure strat tones (on the new album/What it Is/Sultans)...
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

    Thanks m4rk0.... actually as i was planning the build your VIP with gold hardware helped me choose the tobacco burst (was going to be cherry burst previously).
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

    I thought about mounting rings for the SCs but i decided it would have been almost too finished a look... that's the same reason I left off the cover for the humbucker. I think the guitar has so much going on with the figuring and the finish and the gold hardware and the binding, that a few...
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    Bridge question

    Maybe it's structural? Once that cavity has been put in, you're essentially leaving not a great deal of wood at the face of the guitar to which you can attach a hard tail. The string tension may warp the body if there's not enough wood to anchor the bridge into? and since changing bridge...
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

    I am hoping to cover the truss rod, but the piece warmoth sent was, quite frankly, a bit inelegant. I can't use a gibson style cover since the screw holes don't work with the position of the truss rod in the neck i have. any suggestions for an elegant single drill, or very narrow three screw...
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

    i have a real weakness for bound necks. i think they really help finish the aesthetic elements of a guitar, be it acoustic or electric. i know it's not really a vintage strat look, but i dig it, and i think it works on this project. Obviously, binding is popular on Gibson instruments... hmmmm...
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

    Here are some pics of my new beauty. Mahogany Hollow Body/AAA Quilt Maple Top Rear routed Tobacco burst/Trans Brown finish Cream Binding Schaller 475 fixed bridge (GREAT bridge) Electrosocket side jack (really secure-good choice) Single Volume/Single Tone 5-way Switch Duncan Alnico II Trembucker...
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    Better pics of my new strat (MANY)

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    My Warmoth Pensa/Knopfler Strat

    not even close. and it plays like a dream (still breaking her in) and the chambered mahogany body is light as you'd want. perfect for hours on the shoulder! the luthier who did the assembly for me is a genius, and a great guy who does fantastic works and always leads you in the right direction...
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