Recent content by Nuklball

I had these pickups in Suhr Ash body and loved the clarity through a Princeton amp. The SSH bridge is plenty hot for me, and actually I find I’m playing the middle position more on this than I would on a single coil set up. Thanks for the info on the humbucker routing position (had no idea) and...

Being a first timer I was hesitant about wiring the switch/pots/plate/jack/grounds/pickups so I split the difference and went with Lambertones for the switch/plate/pots/Jack. Initially Lambertones didn’t have a 500k config for humbuckers, so they called their builder 920D who built one and...

Thanks. I definitely have to thank Warmoth for the prep work done in the grain filling and sanding area. The body was practically out of the box ready to put the finish on it. I might have gone over it for 10 minutes with 600/800 and then went to work with the Poly. I imagine spraying it would...

The Suhr pickups are clear and articulate. I love the way they can get gritty with your pick attack or be super crisp with a gentle touch. The SSH pickup in the bridge (no splitting) has me a bit baffled. It almost sounds like a Tele, although I'm probably just expecting that. Overall I...

The pickups are great, I had an Ash Suhr Modern in the past that was probably the best sounding guitar I’ve played. Figured using those pickups with the Ash Tele would get me something similar.

The body was prepped by Warmoth. Their DIY paint ready option ships the body grain filled and sealed. Probably why putting it together was so fast, there was basically nothing I had to do to the body.

I think the best part is taking what you like from other guitars and mashing it up to create something just how you want it. I guess that's why they have called it a Partscaster for like 50 years. I'm catching on.

So in the end, not sure if I built a guitar or just bolted one together but there's something satisfying and fun about the whole process. I have the intonation, action and neck set up nicely and it just feels amazing. The Suhr pickups are outstanding and now I have a Telecaster (my favorite)...

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Warmoth explains that their bodies prepped with the DIY paint ready setup would take ~6-7 weeks. The neck was on the shelf, so added the 6105 frets and Graphtech nut. The whole kit shipped in 4 weeks and came as expected - neatly packaged and all parts accounted for. I had spent the last 4+...

Mockups. Originally I was thinking using the Gotoh tele humbucker bridge, but felt it was eating up the top with too much chrome. I decided on the Wiklinson tele half bridge with compensated saddles. Always liked the brass saddles. Then debated on pick guard or no pick guard. I decided with...

Howdy unofficial Warmoth forum. Wanted to share a couple pics and some notes from my first build. I read and re-read hundreds of posts from your forum, and wanted to say thank you for all the great advice and ideas. Materials, finishing, grounding, wiring, drill bits, tools, sanding...

The satin is gorgeous. I'm making my first go with a roasted swamp ash cap over swamp ash, grain sealed by Warmoth. I'm not a sprayer, so hopefully a wipe on satin poly will get me to something nice.

Classy ride, really nice job. Curious, what type of finish did you apply to the body?