Hi!
I'm starting my first Warmoth build.
Just got my parts all the way from Warmoth to Norway today.
The plan is to get a lightweight guitar that is a sort of hybrid between a tele and a 335.
The neck is a 12" radius Gibson scale conversion neck with flame maple and rosewood board. Because of my nickel allergies, I also got gold frets.
The body is a chambered tele body made from roasted swamp ash with an elbow contour. I also had it rear routed.
I'm going to put two humbuckers in it, so I got a Wilkinson half tele bridge.
The body turned out looking great with a black to clear burst satin finish over the roasted swamp ash.
It did, however, turn out to be even lighter than I had expected: only 1450 grams ( 3.2 lbs).
This makes me a bit worried about the guitar being very neck-heavy and having neck dive.
So, I'm going to change my plan of having locking tuners and go for Hipshot open-back non-locking tuners to save some weight, and hope I get it more or less balanced that way. The shorter Gibson scale length might also help.
There's also some extra room in the rear cavity for some lead weights if it's still neck-heavy.
I'm starting my first Warmoth build.
Just got my parts all the way from Warmoth to Norway today.
The plan is to get a lightweight guitar that is a sort of hybrid between a tele and a 335.
The neck is a 12" radius Gibson scale conversion neck with flame maple and rosewood board. Because of my nickel allergies, I also got gold frets.
The body is a chambered tele body made from roasted swamp ash with an elbow contour. I also had it rear routed.
I'm going to put two humbuckers in it, so I got a Wilkinson half tele bridge.
The body turned out looking great with a black to clear burst satin finish over the roasted swamp ash.
It did, however, turn out to be even lighter than I had expected: only 1450 grams ( 3.2 lbs).
This makes me a bit worried about the guitar being very neck-heavy and having neck dive.
So, I'm going to change my plan of having locking tuners and go for Hipshot open-back non-locking tuners to save some weight, and hope I get it more or less balanced that way. The shorter Gibson scale length might also help.
There's also some extra room in the rear cavity for some lead weights if it's still neck-heavy.
