First Warmoth. Rosewood top Jazzmaster

[Camer138]

I love the way the body turned out. I was worried about the rosewood being too bright but its nice and dark and stripey.. I might not even need to oil finish it.. Undecided.

The vintage pearl pickguard however I am not too thrilled about.. It has almost a shade of pink to it and not quite beige enough.. Matched up a lot better in the builder, but maybe it will look better if I oil finish the guitar. :icon_scratch:

The neck is still on the way I guess.. Do these parts normally ship separately?  It will be roasted maple with a rosewood board

 

[TVs Ross]

That body looks killer! I see what you mean with the pickguard. I don't know why but it seems like I'm always unhappy with the first pickguard I get/have on any guitar I've had. Looking forward to seeing the end result of this one!

 

[Glimmer]

That is a beaut. I look forward to following your build. And live the guard a few days before making a decision. With a bit of distance and the neck to try with it, you may feel differently. (Personally, I love a pearloid pg.)

You say you're thinking about not finishing it...? (Or if you do, it'll be a tru oil finish?)

 

[BigSteve22]

VERY pretty! They really nailed the book match job on that one.

Yeah, I'm also surprised at the pinkish tint on the Vintage Pearl. After looking at the builder, I would have expected more beige too.

 

[Camer138]

It also may be the lighting in my house making it look pinkish.. I'll try and see what it looks like under direct light.

My tech will be doing a tung oil finish on the guitar.. but I might just have him do the back and sides because I really love the top the way it is. Besides, I have heard tung oiling rosewood can be quite tedious.

I do wish I got either the white pearl or just a plain black pick-guard.. but then I feel those would clash even more with my aged white pickup covers, sigh.

 

[Camer138]

Here is a pic in different lighting. Much happier now sorry for the bad quality pics though

 

[Glimmer]

Here is a pic in different lighting. Much happier now sorry for the bad quality pics though

There you go! 

 

[BigSteve22]

Here is a pic in different lighting. Much happier now

Looks much better.

 

[rambleon]

That Rosewood body looks really good. My body and neck shipped separately because I ordered them separately,but they also pack them in different ways to optimize protection. The neck comes in a special triangular tube.

 

[Camer138]

The neck arrived 3 days later. Should be built by Wednesday or so.. I'll have a ngd thread when it's done. The black MOP inlays on rosewood turned out great and the baked maple feels like heaven

 

[treyhaislip]

Awesome! Beautiful looking guitar! Looking forward to the updates!