1st guitar build

[heltershelton]

hi. im new to the forum.
this is the first guitar ive ever built and it came out perfect.
ive been playing strats forever but wanted a tele.
this has a warmoth swamp ash body finished in satin seafoam green.
the warmoth neck is quartersawn maple finished by my friend in amber nitro. it has the 10-16 radius, ss6115 frets, and the 59 roundback profile.
it has a gotoh bridge with titanium saddles and seymour duncan quarter pound pickups.
this thing sounds and plays great and i couldnt be happier.
i call it the heltercaster.

 

[rgand]

Welcome to the forum. That looks good. Congrats. This is a great forum to get or share information. Looking forward to seeing you around.

Caution: There's something addicting about building your own guitar(s).

 

[heltershelton]

thank you.
i had a different body at first, i think its the one in the pic. its one a buddy had given me, but it was too thin and the neck was too high off the body, so i couldnt set the action right. thats when i ordered the warmoth body. everything lined up perfectly.
here is an updated pic, taken the minute i got her rebuilt. it looks greener than it actually is because of the camera. the next pic is the real color.

 

[Fender.Fan]

I wondered if you’d show up here!

 

[heltershelton]

i should report you to a moderator. lol.
and do i have to keep doing the verification thing?
how long does that last?
i cant tell what those letters are most of the time. and what if i dont know the answers to those questions?

 

[Fender.Fan]

After like 10 or so posts they go away. I had to google one of the questions I didn’t know in the top of my head.