Alder strat in tobacco burst. Thankyou Warmoth.

[JohnnyHardtail]

I received a new Warmoth neck and body and I really had to post some pics.  I mainly want to say thankyou to the Warmoth guys.  They delivered the quality I paid for and probably a bit more on top of that.  I'm impressed about how well finished and precisely dimensioned the neck is, the great fret installation, amazing quality woods and everything else.  Special thanks to the legend (initials S.C) who painted the nicest tobacco burst paint finish that I've ever seen!

:yourock:

Body: Alder, Tobacco Burst, Gloss, Am Std hardtail, Contour heel, HSH routed.

Pickguard: 3-ply Parchment, HSS pickups, 5-way switch. (I drill my own control pot locations)

Neck: Stratocaster, Vintage/Modern Construction, 25-1/2", Roasted Maple, Pau Ferro(Unique Choice), Nut 1-11/16",
Standard Thin, SS6100, Schaller (25/64"), Straight 12" radius, Cream Face Dots, White Side Dots, White TUSQ XL Nut, No Finish

 

[War_in_D]

Sweet looking guitar there!  I love me some Pau Ferro..  :icon_thumright:

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Beautiful!

 

[rgand]

Nice, really nice. Tobacco burst and a neck that goes perfectly with it.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Thanks for the positive comments.    I'm happy with the way the woods matched out of the box - they are both a bit smoky  :icon_biggrin:,  I used necks with raw Pau Ferro fretboards before and its become my favourite.  However roast maple is new to me.

My plan is to put a few light coats of Tung oil on the roasted maple areas to prevent it from absorbing dirt and finger oils.  It will be interesting to see how the color of the roasted maple changes.

 

[Strat Avenger]

I like it. 
  :rock-on:

 

[JPOL007]

WOW...what a beautiful finish. That is going to be sweet when you're finished.

 

[LoxFL]

Is that a roasted maple neck with no finish?

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

Is that a roasted maple neck with no finish?

Yep, the pics in post #1 are roasted maple with no finish.    See below for the latest pics.

 

[JohnnyHardtail]

In the last week I was able to put 3 coats of Tung oil on the maple parts of the neck.  24 hours drying time between coats, and light sanding with extra fine paper such as 1,500 or 2,000 grit.  The colour has gone a bit darker, and IMO it got more tobacco yellow colour as well.

The pics below show the colour after application of Tung oil!

The 3rd pic shows the unique choice Pau Ferro fretboard from the neck builder, just as a reference.