Recent content by mycroftxxx

I tried a set in the Tele I put together a couple of years ago, and was not particularly happy; there was a distinct volume change between the D and G strings that is not there with the pickups I eventually ended up with - a Wilde L280TN in the neck and a Fender Ultra Noiseless in the bridge...

I thought about EMG pickups - the Retro Active Crossroads set, to be specific - for my upcoming super-blues-Strat build, but the reviews are a bit mixed, so right now I’m planning on a Zexcoil set (I still have time to change my mind though ;), but I probably won’t). However, I want to use the...

I don’t necessarily disagree with what I’ve quoted from your original post, but my situation (which seems to be similar to other posters in this thread) is that I don’t care about resale value; I’m looking for a guitar that is customized to what I want, to a much, much greater degree than I can...

Kicking off a new build today by ordering a fully finished carved top Soloist body (I’m not set up to do paint/dye/etc.); since that will take 4 months or so to get here, I have plenty of time to order the rest of the parts, including a Warmoth neck, but I wanted to get the body on order as soon...

Thanks all! The Regal is certainly an interesting possibility, and the replies to this thread were very helpful. But…after thinking about it some more, I think a super-Strat is more my speed and I’ll stick with my Epi Les Paul 1960 Tribute+ to scratch the LP itch. I’m currently leaning towards...

I’m slowly doing some initial thinking about a next build (my Warmoth Tele has been a great guitar and gets compliments every time I use it at a jam, so I’m hooked!). Might do a Strat-shaped object, but I already have two really good Strat-types (one a AmDlx Fender, the other a Suhr Standard...

An update on my summer Telecaster build (documented in the build forum), but I’m creating a thread here because I’m curious if anyone has had similar issues with the neck pickup route and I couldn’t find an existing thread: I’ve been auditioning new pickups because there are some things about...

As promised, a few pics of the finished product; not the greatest lighting but I think you can see some details:

Finished this morning, sounds great! I haven’t done any setup at all, just bolted on the neck, strung it up, tuned it, plugged it in, and started playing, but it plays terrific! A rough check on intonation is plenty acceptable, as is the action. I’ll likely do a full setup next weekend, but...

Body holes drilled, pickups mounted on neck ring and bridge, neck ring and bridge installed, strap buttons installed (Schaller Strap Locks, have them on all my guitars). Had to clean out the neck pickup wire chaise to the control cavity because it was too narrow for three pickup wires (the...

Haven’t had a lot of time to work on this, but have made some progress: I dry-fit the neck and did the basic measurements per Warmoth’s directions; looks good Installed the Hipshot open-back staggered locking tuning machines; the universal mounting plate system worked like a charm. I really...

And that’s a “Warmoth choose for me” quilt maple top :)

Delivered! First picture:

Agree about straight top jacks, but at least they can take a 90 degree plug, which the Strat jack can’t really handle. (I prefer using a 90 degree connector on my instrument cable at the guitar end.) I like the side jack; on my incoming Tele body, I went with the 7/8” side rout and will be...

My early-March order with a LamTop and dye finish just shipped, two days shy of 20 weeks, so your late March order should be getting close. I think there have been some other posters ordering finished custom bodies that have been about 20 weeks too, so that’s what I would estimate for the...