7/8th P90 Plank of Possibility

[rockandroller]

So, I have a nice new 7/8 Warhead neck in hand, but still no body, as it's possibilities are currently indeterminate.

I asked Warmoth support if they could make me a 7/8 body blank (neck and pup routes, no outline) and they said they would look into it but I haven't heard anything back.

I already have a 7/8 Strat and 7/8 tele, looking to make this P90-loaded guitar something different.

Allegedly this neck might work on a mustang body? Been thinking about maybe a Z body blank... Or maybe a Diamondback?

Not a big fan of p90 routing work, no rings to cover any glitches... So been thinking of maybe ordering a 'standard' strat-heeled body and having warmoth route for neck and middle (no bridge) -since the bridge would have to mount 3/4 inch forward of normal location for strat scale.

Maybe this should be a mutant P90 Dinkycaster?

Here is the story so far:

 

[ragamuffin]

That's a nice neck!

 

[Hagwood]

Hey, it has my Supernova Inlays !! I like the idea of P90's Plank of Possibility. How about Dog Ears if you don't like the routing ?

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

The trouble with using a standard size body is the pickup routes are in the wrong place for the 24.75” scale. It’s not only the bridge route that needs to be relocated. It would be better to use a pickguard from a Mustang or 7/8 Strat that is custom routed for P90 pickups. Mustang pickguards for P90s are readily available.

I already did a project with a Warmoth 7/8 neck fitted to a Fender Mustang Player series body. In my case I used a Warmoth pickguard as well, so the screw locations on the body for pickguard and control plate needed to be re-drilled. The pickguard screw close to the fretboard overhang has to be relocated due to potential interference with the 7/8 neck. I can post pics later.

I wonder if there is a possibility of using a Mustang pickguard and control plate on a Dinkycaster body.

 

[stratamania]

since the bridge would have to mount 3/4 inch forward of normal location for strat scale.

That is not probably an accurate assumption.

A Strat neck is a 21 fret neck blank with an overhang for a 22nd fret for a 25.5" scale and the 7/8 is the same neck blank with a similar overhang but laid out for 24 frets for a 24 3/4" scale. They both fit into a Strat style neck pocket, but where is that along each respective scale length and neck type.

It is not simply a matter of deducting one figure from another, but also knowing where things are in relation to each other, which points are fixed and which need to vary.

If you print the below pdf out to full size, it should give you an idea with your neck and figuring out the total scale length where the bridge needs to be.

https://warmoth.com/media/skin/images/PDFs/pickguards/78thStrat.pdf

 

[rockandroller]

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It is not simply a matter of deducting one figure from another, but also knowing where things are in relation to each other, which points are fixed and which need to vary.
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Yes, absolutely!

I do know that the location of the bridge mount 'intonation point' is relative to "Half the scale length from wherever the center of the12th fret is".
But I am not sure about where the 'hypothetical 24th fret' is located relative to the end of a 'standard 25.5' Warmoth neck pocket, but I expect its an inch or so past it... and the butt end of the 7/8th neck is very close to its 24th fret.

BTW, I really don't subscribe to a "correct" pickup location... sure there are "traditional" ones, but to my ear 'alternative' locations do not destroy the sound of a guitar.

 

[Hodgo]

I asked Warmoth support if they could make me a 7/8 body blank (neck and pup routes, no outline) and they said they would look into it but I haven't heard anything back

Do tell us if they get back to you and say it’s possible. I very much want one such blank….

BTW, I really don't subscribe to a "correct" pickup location... sure there are "traditional" ones, but to my ear 'alternative' locations do not destroy the sound of a guitar.

I agree wholeheartedly, however I think if you want a guitar to sound like another guitar putting them in the same relative location is ideal. But the ES-175 is a great example of a totally great sound from it’s not quite neck not quite mid humbucker.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Moving the bridge pickup by 3mm in either direction is a noticable difference in both output and tone. IMO, it can almost destroy the tone if it's the wrong choice. Obviously it depends on what you are trying to achieve and what parts you use to do it.