Evertune Strat

[Cederick]

I've put everything together, but I wanna give this to a place in Stockholm where they have a PLEK machine before I try to get it setup myself, I wanna play this with as much enjoyment as possible...

One mistake I did was when I was ordering creme colored plastic parts... They shifted in color so knobs, pickup covers and the Super Distortion vary slightly in color.

I have yet to install the string trees too.

HOWEVER HERE'S A BIG LETDOWN!! The strings do not line up correctly... How come? And how serious is this? My other Warmoth guitar doesn't look like this, neither any other I have owned. This is making me worried!!! Will this cause a neck warp?! I have tried to tilt the neck a bit, but of course, from Warmoth standards the neck pocket and neck fit is quite perfect... But... May this be another issue from Warmoths inability to rout correctly for Evertune? 

 

[DavyDave53]

The neck is not on straight.

Cagey has different method, but this one has worked for me...

Slightly loosen the neck bolts under tension of the strings.  (About 1/2 a turn on all 4 bolts)

At this point the neck may align itself.  Or you can just man handle the neck into position.  If the neck refuses to move, loosen the bolts a quarter turn and repeat the process.

When the neck is mounted on straight, tighten the bolts.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

It could also be that the bridge is spaced for Gibson, or standard sized humbuckers, where as the spacing for strat pickups is generally wider.  I can't find the page that has the measurements, but that s what is sort of looks like to me.
Patrick

 

[SustainerPlayer]

The neck is not on straight.

Cagey has different method, but this one has worked for me...

Slightly loosen the neck bolts under tension of the strings.  (About 1/2 a turn on all 4 bolts)

At this point the neck may align itself.  Or you can just man handle the neck into position.  If the neck refuses to move, loosen the bolts a quarter turn and repeat the process.

When the neck is mounted on straight, tighten the bolts.

^^This^^

And make sure the cut-out in the pickguard is not "pushing" into the neck pocket.

 

[Cederick]

The neck is not on straight.

Cagey has different method, but this one has worked for me...

Slightly loosen the neck bolts under tension of the strings.  (About 1/2 a turn on all 4 bolts)

At this point the neck may align itself.  Or you can just man handle the neck into position.  If the neck refuses to move, loosen the bolts a quarter turn and repeat the process.

When the neck is mounted on straight, tighten the bolts.

I have already done that and I can't get it better no matter what I do  :sad1:

It could also be that the bridge is spaced for Gibson, or standard sized humbuckers, where as the spacing for strat pickups is generally wider.  I can't find the page that has the measurements, but that s what is sort of looks like to me.
Patrick

Well the bridge says "F Style" as in Fender Style  :icon_scratch: I have not looked up specs but I don't think I've seen anybody else have any issues with this

 

[Cederick]

I hate Warmoth right now  It feels like this build was a huge waste of time and money!!!! Bridge routing sucks and now the neck wont even align properly........  :sad1:

 

[SustainerPlayer]

And the pickguard?

 

[Cederick]

And the pickguard?

What about it? I had to cut out for the bridge fit if that's what your asking about, no biggie, I didn't it really ugly but that's my problem  :laughing11:

 

[SustainerPlayer]

And the pickguard?

What about it? I had to cut out for the bridge fit if that's what your asking about, no biggie, I didn't it really ugly but that's my problem  :laughing11:

No. Like I mentioned in the post above ...

Have you checked that the pickguard is not "pushing" on the neck - at the neck pocket? 

 

[Fat Pete]

Yep - if the pickguard is touching the neck at all it may be worth taking the guard off and re-trying the alignment method above.

Also, you asked how serious it is - that's for you to decide. I'm sure I've seen worse on production guitars but does it play ok? If the high e comes off the edge too easily you'll have to do something about it but I don't think it's likely to cause the neck to warp.

 

[Cederick]

Yep - if the pickguard is touching the neck at all it may be worth taking the guard off and re-trying the alignment method above.

Also, you asked how serious it is - that's for you to decide. I'm sure I've seen worse on production guitars but does it play ok? If the high e comes off the edge too easily you'll have to do something about it but I don't think it's likely to cause the neck to warp.

THANKS that's the answer I was looking for. I asked if this will cause a neck warp, but if it doesn't I'm totally fine with it. I have also seen guitars (really low budget gitutars) with worse neck alignment, and probably less quality neck wood, and still being intact and straight after 20 years.

But I don't care for those guitars, I wanna be sure my have an okay life length... And no, the string doesn't slip off any easier than my other guitar  :icon_biggrin:

And the pickguard?

What about it? I had to cut out for the bridge fit if that's what your asking about, no biggie, I didn't it really ugly but that's my problem  :laughing11:

No. Like I mentioned in the post above ...

Have you checked that the pickguard is not "pushing" on the neck - at the neck pocket? 

Ah, okay, sorry! No, there's even a little gap between the neck and pickguard  :icon_biggrin: all my fault. But it shoudln't be in the way of the neck at all. It's a very small gap tho, I have seen worse pickguard fits on production guitars, I guess I'm just picky about some stuff  :toothy12:

 

[dmraco]

Considering the issues you had with the bridge, could it be your bridge is not perfectly centered?  Will will cause your strings to be offset.  If you already tried shifting the neck, it is a bridge issue

 

[Cagey]

That's the same thought I had. Warmoth neck pocket fits are generally pretty damn accurate and tight; it's not like a Fender where you can reef the neck all over the place.

 

[Cederick]

Even if it's not perfectly centered my worries are all about the warp issue, not the playing, it's doesn't slip over very easy

 

[dmraco]

Even if it's not perfectly centered my worries are all about the warp issue, not the playing, it's doesn't slip over very easy

I do not think that would be an issue.  Considering the tension difference between a low E and hi E would cause warpage much more than a slight offset, but it does not.  I would not loose any sleep over your neck warping.

 

[Cederick]

Yeah, when I think about it you're right.

Anyway, thanks a million times for all help I get here at this site  and I don't hate Warmoth anymore... I'm even thinking about making another guitar build again...