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One option I use on one of my Warmoth strats is a master volume, master tone and blender pot set-up. The blender pot blends in the neck pickup with the bridge pickup - fully in one direction it's the bridge pickup on its own, fully in the other it's both the neck and bridge pickup on together...

Don't know about the humbuckers but I've got a set of vintage tele pickups and they're great - I actually prefer them to the very expensive (relatively) Fralin pickups I have in my other tele. Go figure...

I'm looking to build my 4th Warmoth soon (so far, one strat, a tele and a thinline) and I was thinking of a bastard child of a Fender and a Gibson. I want to have a bound neck with block inlays, but have a question - why doesn't Warmoth offer real rather than synthetic pearl for their block...

Yes, I've done this twice now. My first Warmoth build was a Mary Kaye finish blond swamp ash Tele and I followed the ReRanch 101, what seemed to be considered best practice finishing with nitro. The result was really good, deep shine etc. but it took a long time and lots of effort (which was...

Oops, missed out the period (full stop) after the first 'non-locking' - it makes sense if you imagine it's there. Last time I try to post something with a wailing five-year-old on my knee!

Hey, I've just looked up the weight of Gotoh vintage locking tuners against Gotoh vintage non-locking Locking tuners are 160.121 gms, non-locking are 161.028 gms.  :icon_scratch:

Thanks for all your replies - I'm going for a very light weight Thinline - I hadn't really considered the extra weight. I do stretch my strings but still have problems... oh well

Hi there, I'm about to start my third Warmoth, this time a Thinline. Any thoughts as to the advantages of using locking tuners over normal ones. Standard tele bridge, no trem. I keep on bending the top two strings out of tune on my current tele. I'm happy to pay the extra if I'll gain more...

i might be too late to help, but try Steve at Manchester Guitar Tech - he does all colours of nitro (I've used his tinted lacquer on a neck ) and is a great guy to deal with.

Thanks for your suggestions! Rags sound fine, but I have to say I'm tempted to have a go at the balloon method...

Hi there, I'm about to start painting a Thinline body in nitro - I've done some solid bodies before and had great results. Does anyone have any advice to give or experience in masking the body chamber so I don't get overspray through the f-hole? Many thanks!

Thanks for your comments - just bought it and a q-sawn maple neck (total vintage) - can't wait to get going on it!

Thanks for that - good point about the ½ a pound!

Hi there. I'm just considering my next build - already built a Tele and a Strat, now I'm looking to build a Thinline. I'm looking for a really light (stupidly light) body - what is the lightest Thinline body anyone's come across? There's one in the Showcase at the moment at 2 lbs 10 oz in alder...

Yes, I know that feeling. Good thing is I'm in no hurry with my potential LP build as I've only just wired up my new strat...