Hello.
I was looking at getting a 1 7/8" neck. Since I am only a beginner, I was concerned about whether a neck would fit anything I have access to or could reasonably afford to procure. Its not like I can go around unbolting necks to see if a warmoth will fit and buy a used guitar if it does
Anyway, I was leaning towards a more expensive purchase - meaning the whole guitar rather than just the neck. I decided at this stage I should try a few other options before plopping that sort of money down, and really thought some more experience might help me get the "nice" guitar that I want rather than find out later I got something I did not want.
With that in mind I purchased a Rondo strat, 1 11/16" nut with maple/rosewood neck and ash body. Only ran $150, so not too bad. For a cheap guitar, its not too shabby. I won't go into details, but it is nice enough I can play fine, not worry about what happens to it, but probably would not use it to record with.
Moving on, I took a chance and ordered a Big Lou 1 7/8" wide neck. I haven't seen any real reviews on the product, but lots of people asking. I paid $300 for it. It is nice. I do like the wide neck, makes a really noticeable difference to me an my big hands. I do not regret that purchase at all. I am currently working on a video review for it.
However, I cannot shake the feeling that I want a really nice guitar, with what I want and how I want. With that in mind, I know I will be recieving some funds later this year, so I am now looking again at building a warmoth. Having played that much more, and put some time into two different guitars (and those prior) I feel I am more able to determine what I want. None of that is really important at this point.
What is important is I understand my options. For example, a body in the gallery seems to be a good deal compared to choosing something myself that may be nearly identical. But, I find the options a bit confusing. When they show a X-X-H configuration, does that mean you are limited to that? Or can you have them route what you want, like H-S-H for example? Are the ones with a finish already done? Can you modify the color? If you can't, do they route them after they are finished? Is there any concern for damage to the finish then?
Further, if I am building my own, say a soloist, with mabye alder body and some laminate top, when it comes to the binding option, where is that used exactly? On my acoustic it is very obvious where the binding is. How does binding work on different bodies and different compositions of woods?
I apologize this is a bit long. I wanted to lay down some relevant facts that might give an indication of what I am coming from and where I want to go.
Thanks.
I was looking at getting a 1 7/8" neck. Since I am only a beginner, I was concerned about whether a neck would fit anything I have access to or could reasonably afford to procure. Its not like I can go around unbolting necks to see if a warmoth will fit and buy a used guitar if it does
Anyway, I was leaning towards a more expensive purchase - meaning the whole guitar rather than just the neck. I decided at this stage I should try a few other options before plopping that sort of money down, and really thought some more experience might help me get the "nice" guitar that I want rather than find out later I got something I did not want.
With that in mind I purchased a Rondo strat, 1 11/16" nut with maple/rosewood neck and ash body. Only ran $150, so not too bad. For a cheap guitar, its not too shabby. I won't go into details, but it is nice enough I can play fine, not worry about what happens to it, but probably would not use it to record with.
Moving on, I took a chance and ordered a Big Lou 1 7/8" wide neck. I haven't seen any real reviews on the product, but lots of people asking. I paid $300 for it. It is nice. I do like the wide neck, makes a really noticeable difference to me an my big hands. I do not regret that purchase at all. I am currently working on a video review for it.
However, I cannot shake the feeling that I want a really nice guitar, with what I want and how I want. With that in mind, I know I will be recieving some funds later this year, so I am now looking again at building a warmoth. Having played that much more, and put some time into two different guitars (and those prior) I feel I am more able to determine what I want. None of that is really important at this point.
What is important is I understand my options. For example, a body in the gallery seems to be a good deal compared to choosing something myself that may be nearly identical. But, I find the options a bit confusing. When they show a X-X-H configuration, does that mean you are limited to that? Or can you have them route what you want, like H-S-H for example? Are the ones with a finish already done? Can you modify the color? If you can't, do they route them after they are finished? Is there any concern for damage to the finish then?
Further, if I am building my own, say a soloist, with mabye alder body and some laminate top, when it comes to the binding option, where is that used exactly? On my acoustic it is very obvious where the binding is. How does binding work on different bodies and different compositions of woods?
I apologize this is a bit long. I wanted to lay down some relevant facts that might give an indication of what I am coming from and where I want to go.
Thanks.
