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Hey folks! So I found this beautiful Hardtail Strat at Goodwill that I can't ID, but is a pretty pro looking build. I am guessing from the 80's as the EMG pickups are from the 80's.
IMG_0103 by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
I see no Turtle Stamp, so I didn't think it could be a Warmoth. But then i stumbled on a neck on Reverb that is listed as an 80's Warmoth, that also has no stamp and the construction is very similar to mine. https://reverb.com/item/46231253-warmoth-super-strat-neck-1980-s-natural Especially the heel. The trussrod hole looks the same and there is a 'centerline' scribed into the wood above/below the truss opening.
Screen Shot 2021-11-25 at 9.52.43 AM by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
Mine.
IMG_0094 by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
No stamping on the body either, but is a little narrower than my Fender Strats at about 8-5/8 at the waist, and I've read on here that the early Warmoth's were a little narrower too? But a trussrod access cut above the neck pickup rout? Did Warmoth do that? Oddly it is a little wider than the wiring channel below the routs.
IMG_0092 by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
Another thing worth mentioning is the rosewood comes pretty high above the nut and rides along the curve of the tuners.
IMG_0104 by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
I can't make out any of the writing except what is on the heel above the truss nut. (In the photo above.) "N 101 RN FR" Is that Warmoth code?
Mysterious Writing
IMG_0098 by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
Some of the writing appears to have transferred from pocket to heel.
IMG_0093 by da12c5acb43eb6d8a5cc7de0d28b865c, on Flickr
I still have doubts it is a Warmoth with no turtle, but I know some of you have been doing this since the paper catalog days, so am hoping you can shed some light on this mystery!

I see no Turtle Stamp, so I didn't think it could be a Warmoth. But then i stumbled on a neck on Reverb that is listed as an 80's Warmoth, that also has no stamp and the construction is very similar to mine. https://reverb.com/item/46231253-warmoth-super-strat-neck-1980-s-natural Especially the heel. The trussrod hole looks the same and there is a 'centerline' scribed into the wood above/below the truss opening.

Mine.

No stamping on the body either, but is a little narrower than my Fender Strats at about 8-5/8 at the waist, and I've read on here that the early Warmoth's were a little narrower too? But a trussrod access cut above the neck pickup rout? Did Warmoth do that? Oddly it is a little wider than the wiring channel below the routs.

Another thing worth mentioning is the rosewood comes pretty high above the nut and rides along the curve of the tuners.

I can't make out any of the writing except what is on the heel above the truss nut. (In the photo above.) "N 101 RN FR" Is that Warmoth code?
Mysterious Writing

Some of the writing appears to have transferred from pocket to heel.

I still have doubts it is a Warmoth with no turtle, but I know some of you have been doing this since the paper catalog days, so am hoping you can shed some light on this mystery!