Isanguard
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Well...there goes some money, haha. I’ve been wanting a strat for a while I’ve always loved the look, especially the new Friedman Cali guitars with the relic finishes. Anyways, the round fretboard just wasn’t something I could ever get comfortable with for the style of music I play - somewhere between Psycroptic and Soreption. Very notey stuff without much in the way of leads. So, I’ll build my own death metal strat.
Body:
-one piece lightweight alder
-rear routed with two humbuckers
-EMG 57/66 in brushed black chrome
-one volume knob and a 3-way
-2tek bridge
-pearl white finish
Neck:
-modern strat (non tiltback)
-mahogany with blank rosewood board
-vintage satin nitro (darken the hog up a bit to match the rosewood sorta)
-1 3/4” nut width
-fatback profile
-straight 16” radius
-6100 stainless frets
-Schaller or hipshot locking tuners
-21 frets
I’ve realized over the years that I never play above the 20th fret really. Additionally, and this took over a decade for some reason, I realized I like a fat neck and actually play more fluidly on one. For quite a while I thought the Wizard necks were best for my style of music, until trying the PRS vintage profile, which is 23mm at the nut. Neck ergonomics are really everything for me as I sound the same, more or less, on every guitar. Also, acoustic volume is very important for some reason...I play at really low volume 100% of the time so I also figured out that my guitars that have a higher acoustic output just got played more. So, I think the alder body with the 2tek will really have a great acoustic tone to them.
Have to be honest, even though Warmoth has a great reputation, I was apprehensive about spending roughly $1600 in a “parts guitar.” But there just aren’t any guitars on the market with this kind of neck feel and look. They just don’t exist. If you want a fat neck, you’re getting s vintage guitar that’s just the way it is. Also, Warmoth guitars don’t have the best resale value unfortunately. But, I jumped in and I’m honestly feeling great about it.
Can’t do a mock-up unfortunately as I’ve never used photoshop.
Body:
-one piece lightweight alder
-rear routed with two humbuckers
-EMG 57/66 in brushed black chrome
-one volume knob and a 3-way
-2tek bridge
-pearl white finish
Neck:
-modern strat (non tiltback)
-mahogany with blank rosewood board
-vintage satin nitro (darken the hog up a bit to match the rosewood sorta)
-1 3/4” nut width
-fatback profile
-straight 16” radius
-6100 stainless frets
-Schaller or hipshot locking tuners
-21 frets
I’ve realized over the years that I never play above the 20th fret really. Additionally, and this took over a decade for some reason, I realized I like a fat neck and actually play more fluidly on one. For quite a while I thought the Wizard necks were best for my style of music, until trying the PRS vintage profile, which is 23mm at the nut. Neck ergonomics are really everything for me as I sound the same, more or less, on every guitar. Also, acoustic volume is very important for some reason...I play at really low volume 100% of the time so I also figured out that my guitars that have a higher acoustic output just got played more. So, I think the alder body with the 2tek will really have a great acoustic tone to them.
Have to be honest, even though Warmoth has a great reputation, I was apprehensive about spending roughly $1600 in a “parts guitar.” But there just aren’t any guitars on the market with this kind of neck feel and look. They just don’t exist. If you want a fat neck, you’re getting s vintage guitar that’s just the way it is. Also, Warmoth guitars don’t have the best resale value unfortunately. But, I jumped in and I’m honestly feeling great about it.
Can’t do a mock-up unfortunately as I’ve never used photoshop.