Recent content by wayfaerer

Earlier this month I submitted a 3-star review on Warmoth's site for one of their products. After a week or two passed, I checked and the review wasn't live yet. I started to wonder if Warmoth just filters out any non-positive reviews, and was rather disappointed at the thought. I decided to...

It's been quite a while. Finishing the guitar with dye and poly took significantly longer than expected due to some mistakes forcing me to start over... twice. A few weeks ago I started to experience some wrist pain—it's gone now, but I'm taking ergonomics much more seriously. So I decided on...

Last night I tuned down my regular Strat a half step, capoed the first fret, and gave it a shot. I could not tell much difference, if any. I even recorded a riff at both full and reduced scale lengths and could not tell a difference, tonally. I did this both amplified and not amplified...

I've seen (and liked) that video. It's what got me interested in the 7/8 style in the first place. Funny thing is I've never heard a guitar sound less like a Fender than the Tele in the video. :laughing7: I suspect that may be the pickups. I'm after a Strat style guitar with pickguard and 24...

Ultimately what I'm not sure about is whether using heavier strings can fully (tonally) compensate for the reduced scale length. I realize you could definitely match the string tension this way, but not sure if the tone would also "match". I.e., if you'd get that same bell-like snap. This is a...

Hi, first post. For those of you with the Fender style 7/8ths bodies and the 24.75 in 24 fret neck, have you noticed the shorter scale length impacting your tone at all? I'm really liking the 7/8 option but am concerned the shorter scale length would impact that bell like Fender tone. Not sure...