Recent content by NotImpressedBro

@justsomeguy1 Of course! I had tape there to hold my wires in place when it was wired with Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials.  A strip of tape just keeps it organized and prevents my wires from getting in the way when I seat the pickguard down.  When I took those pickups out, the tape ripped...

I’m a couple days late for this, but I recommend getting yourself a cheap headlamp for these jobs. A little trick I learned in my boot shining days.

@DieterDeux thanks, I will next time I change strings. It’s comments like that I posted this for. I’ve been making them play nice for years, but the builder details are still new to me.

I discovered this forum this week, and it's something I have needed for a while.  There is a wealth of knowledge that is so valuable.  I apologize for the volume of my recent posts - I am merely trying to use this forum to further my knowledge and improve my guitars. I've been rocking this...

I landed on this pickup combo after first trying Fender 57-62 vintage single coils.  Then moving to Fender Custom Shop Texas Specials.  The 57-62 pickups have their character but I needed more output as I play into a '76 Fender Twin Reverb and it's so clean that it begs for more output.  The...

After about 12 yrs of acoustic guitar playing, I decided to go try electric for the first time since my High School Garage Band days.  The past decade had been a high-pace US Army lifestyle, with little time for dedication to the stringed instruments.  Alas, along came a new baby, and with it a...

@Stratamania, you're making a whole lot of sense.  I absolutely will clean this thread up by moving most of this and putting these posts in a more fitting place.

Edit: Thread Moved to A Work in Progress section to https://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=33024.0

@Cagey. This grasshopper was already taped up before even reading this. Breaking out the razor. Kawabunga it is. FWI Bridge is in and she’s pretty. Went with black. The contrast is really something.

And here I was thinking someone was going to post a link to a nice polishing thread that I could dig into.  Warmoth definitely applied satin nitro right over my SS 6150s and there'll be no getting around this job.  I usually mask my fretboard and hit it with 0000 steel wool before buffing with...

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Exactly, a router would be pretty nuts for 1mm, and I wasn’t about to take one to my baby. I love the neck, and I took a lot of advice that can be found on here. I drilled out holes with a little extra space for the pins on my fender locking tuners and they dropped right in. Zero fuss, no...

This body and neck are almost exactly in line with my dream build.  Awesome Idea, I'll be following this for sure!

Thanks so much for the response!  My package just arrived, the wife just let me know.  I just have to bear through the rest of the day at the office before getting home to it.  I know when I seat it, I should have 3mm from the body to the underside of the fretboard overhang.  I can post what I...

I was hoping someone would come out with a really good how-to on this.  I've done some research on MY situation. My neck pocket is only 15.mm in depth. According to Warmoth's own specs, I'm going to be a mm high with my neck which arrives TODAY.  It's on the delivery truck as I type here, can't...