Finished black korina Strat with pau ferro neck!

[RunFromThisCity]

I just want to say thank you to everyone who helped me out with the few questions I've posted on this board. I'm proud to say that my Warmoth Strat is finished and I absolutely love it.

Specifications:

Solid black korina body
Tobacco burst body, front and back
Pau ferro (Musikraft) neck
Gold hardware all around
Pickups: Neck: Duncan SSL-5, Middle: Duncan Five-Two, Bridge: Duncan Hot Rails

This thing sounds like a beast and it is extremely versatile. I wanted to make a guitar that I can take out and play at shows and not be worried about having stolen. I'm not wealthy by any means and with guitar prices going up the way they are I've been growing more anxious about showing off my two babies. This Strat fits a nice middle ground between my Rick 360 and my Gibson SG. In fact, when I'm using the rails it sounds almost exactly like my SG. While it doesn't have the darkness of my Rickenbacker (despite being jangly, 360's are very close sounding to Les Pauls, They just have a bit more "chime"), this guitar is probably going to be my go-to and main guitar. From now on, if I ever want to buy a new guitar, I'm going Warmoth!

It is probably one of the heaviest guitars I've played. I'm guessing it's close to 14-15 lbs. and it feels more like a solid Les Paul than anything. I like the extra weight as I'm a pretty tall and built guy. My other guitars feel too light and fragile to me in a way. The tone is absolutely amazing and full. I'm so happy with my pickup choices.

This forum has been so amazing and helpful and I would have never made my dream guitar possible without you guys. Thank you so much!

 

[MikeW]

Nice looking one too. Glad to hear it turned out well.

 

[musicispeace]

That is a great looking guitar. Excellent choice on the body wood. Ya, I also went the route of partscasters in part because they have no real resale value and are pretty identifiable. Plus you obviously get to customize. So of that 14-15 pounds how much do you figure is the neck? I am not ruling out the all pau ferro neck for a build. Also, what are your tonal impressions of it?

 

[RunFromThisCity]

Peace, I believe with the hardware on and all the neck makes up about 1/4 to 1/3 the weight. It has to be around 4-5 lbs. The body probably weighs more than I had previously stated as the package that it came in was around 14 lbs itself. Subtract a bit of cardboard that can't possibly be that much weight and it's a pretty heavy guitar.

I would say it's worth getting an all pau ferro neck. The thing sounds fantastic and it is probably the best feeling neck I've ever played. If you're interested I'll post a link to my Soundcloud with a recently recorded guitar demo. I don't like self promoting online, but if you really want to hear send me a PM.

 

[TroubledTreble]

Wow, extremely nice. I am somewhat biased. I also have a BK/PauFerro  build only in baritone mode.

Would you say there is a nice "growl" from the guitar? The neck may be a bit sticky when it sits for a while but that will go away. I don't know how smooth yours is but I did a micro polish and it feels absolutely amazing.

I'm excited for you. This is a great build!