good idea?

[keabler]

so im new and i was lookin at warmoth.  i want to  get a new guitar this summer and i could build it from warmoth i was just wonding how their guitars are, do they play like a custom shop guitar
the other guitar i was thinken about was a jackso pc-1

 

[Nando Vallart]

Welcome to the forum!

Hey the people here are supposed to ENJOY Warmoth, don't you agree?
Nobody here will say "buy a Jackson", probably...  :icon_biggrin:

 

[jimh]

Welcome....

Just read some of the forum posts here.  There isn't any one who doesn't like their guitar.  No matter how 'plain' or 'fancy' you decide to go, the quality is great.

You could build something pretty much exactly the same as the PC-1 for a fraction of the cost.

 

[spauldingrules]

Buy a REAL Gibson.  A guitar won't sustain without a set neck.  And Gibson care about quality - their reputation is at stake!

 

[Nando Vallart]

Buy a REAL Gibson.  A guitar won't sustain without a set neck.  And Gibson care about quality - their reputation is at stake!

?

 

[whitebison66]

NonsenseTele, I believe that's sarcasm.

Or drugs.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

Or both.
Patrick

 

[keabler]

i have a gibson explorer pro and a jackson roads pro
i hate my gibson well maybe noth ate but it is nothing compared to my jackson
hahaha sustain what... not on my usa made gibson
my jackson roads pro is amazing real ebony, neck through redic sustain, orig floyd rose uhh its amazing

im looking for my new baby.  i kind of want a compounded 16 to 19 radius fretboard so i can reall get gnarly on it

 

[GoDrex]

I don't think they'll do a 16-19 radius. I've only seen the 10-16. Though you can get a straight radius of your choice from 9 to 16.

 

[spauldingrules]

Sarcasm to non Anglos who may not get the linguistic subtleties of the Midwest.  All the regulars know my distaste for modern Gibsons.

 

[tfarny]

I think Warmoth will only do up to 16" radius, but that's pretty flat anyhow. Somebody said a while back that the difference between 16" and 20" radius is so small you can't even see the difference.
Their regular compound 10-16 radius is great. Everyone from blues types (me) to shredders on here is happy with it, from what I know.
Make yourself a wicked carved top soloist - for less than $1500 (even $1000) you can probably get every feature you've ever wanted. Most of the guys on here don't buy any store guitars anymore. Look at the pictures in the "gallery" on the warmoth page and the "other guitar" posts for some ideas on what you can do.

 

[shanejw]

i've had terrible luck with gibson and great luck with jackson.  but i have to say that my warmoth is my favorite, and its also a fun experience to put everything together yourself.  you wont make a bad move going with warmoth.

 

[DiMitriR33]

yea the difference in the height of the arc is minimal. unless you do major thirds when you bend and have your strings extremely low it shouldn't affect your playing.
i think the deciding factor if you have to chose between a 10-16 compound and a strait 16 is just familiarity. if you like the jackson go strait 16.
another factor is the nut width and string spacing at the bridge, if you like a wide nut and narrow bridge like a gibson then the compound may have too much varience between the nut and the end of the neck(come to think of it that might be a further advantage when bending), but if you like a more fenderish setup, narrow nut and wide bridge then that is what the compound is designed for, or at least it will be an improvement.

 

[rightintheface]

i wouldn't call myself a "shredder" per se, however i do play some pretty shreddy licks and solos at times. i use the warmoth pro necks, and the radius is bitchin. feels heaps natural.

i'll roll with what just about everybody else here will say: once you build a warmoth, you will NEVER buy a guitar off the shelf again. i use to be a regular (daily) at my local guitar shop. the guys there hardly even remember my name now  :laughing11:

 

[DangerousR6]

Welcome to the forum!

Hey the people here are supposed to ENJOY Warmoth, don't you agree?
Nobody here will say "buy a Jackson", probably...  :icon_biggrin:

I would say buy Jackson......I have 5 of them and happen to love every one. :laughing7: But I also love my Warmoth too..... :icon_thumright:

 

[DangerousR6]

Sarcasm to non Anglos who may not get the linguistic subtleties of the Midwest.  All the regulars know my distaste for modern Gibsons.

And thier prices are outragiously stoooooooooooooooooopid... :icon_scratch:

 

[SrDeMaFp]

Sarcasm to non Anglos who may not get the linguistic subtleties of the Midwest.  All the regulars know my distaste for modern Gibsons.

And thier prices are outragiously stoooooooooooooooooopid... :icon_scratch:

Especially compared to the quality. Their QC dropped BIG TIME! I played every Gibson in the store I was at and NOT ONE was up to snuff...and I currently only own Korean and Chinese-made guitars...

 

[DangerousR6]

I only have two U.S.A. guitars any more since I sold my EVH sig EB.

Just my Gibson reissue Korina Explorer, and my Warmoth VW......