Green Strat build
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Well in my biased opinion, 920D is the issue there. I developed this opinion well before they got into hot water last year. The pickguard I tried from 920D was total crap. Looked horrible (the tortoise pattern was printed on) and the PU holes are cartoonishly oversized. But since it was so low cost, it was easier to throw it away then return.
All the said, this seems a bit puzzling that the guard fits the MIM and the MIM guard (well also aftermarket) doesn't as well. Have you checked that the bridge routing really is centered?
It wasn't a quality control fiasco...they were shrink-wrapping over $1.25 Mojotone Dijon (polyester) caps and reselling them as paper-in-oil caps for $28. I don't think 920D gets much repeat business, their business model is more about marketing blitzes and being the most prominent, slickest brand when people are looking for parts.
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My other pickguard I've been using for years lines up fine on the Warmoth, it just won't lay flat by the 5 switch because of the circuit board that's there. It fits the MIM body fine because there much more room in that spot. If I wanted to use that pickguard on the Warmoth I'd have to cut out the triangle shaped part that I circled in a this picture
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One of the problems is that you have too many knobs on that pickguard.
I love the color of that body.
I love the color of that body.
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I was being gentle for GoDrex’s sake, but yeah. I’m sure 920D is part of the problem. Slick looking wiring, but I’d never trust a seller that pulled that crap.Well in my biased opinion, 920D is the issue there. I developed this opinion well before they got into hot water last year. The pickguard I tried from 920D was total crap. Looked horrible (the tortoise pattern was printed on) and the PU holes are cartoonishly oversized. But since it was so low cost, it was easier to throw it away then return.
All the said, this seems a bit puzzling that the guard fits the MIM and the MIM guard (well also aftermarket) doesn't as well. Have you checked that the bridge routing really is centered?
It wasn't a quality control fiasco...they were shrink-wrapping over $1.25 Mojotone Dijon (polyester) caps and reselling them as paper-in-oil caps for $28. I don't think 920D gets much repeat business, their business model is more about marketing blitzes and being the most prominent, slickest brand when people are looking for parts.
The reason I mentioned loosening the pots is not to free up more room on the round side, but to maybe let the lug/wafer side spin a bit in case it was the part snagging. I’m talking maybe 15 degrees of rotation. Could be nothing.
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Ding ding ding we have a winner. I can't believe it, but the bead of solder on the side of the pot was enough to throw it off.
Now it's still not perfect. I've been sanding the edge down to get it to fully clear the bridge, but it was right in the ballpark.
Now I have decide if I want to go ahead with this, or wait for the cream/black/cream one I have coming.
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They both look good, but my preference is the pearloid.
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Wait until the cream one arrives before committing, I think it might look better, but even if it doesn't the holes may be positioned slightly differently. It would be a pain if you drilled for holes and then found they did not fit the new guard.
(Have I won a chicken dinner?)
(Have I won a chicken dinner?)
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I had the same thought and I'm holding off until I can compare.
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The gold ties the body
and neck together
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So just an update on my pickguard issues. Ordered the cream pickguard from WD and transferred all the stuff to it and attempted to install it and it fit even worse than the pearl one.
So... Ordered a CTS mini pot and installed that and now it's perfect. Not sure what's up exactly but the mini pot works fine and the guitar sounds great. It's always something with me and Warmoth.
So... Ordered a CTS mini pot and installed that and now it's perfect. Not sure what's up exactly but the mini pot works fine and the guitar sounds great. It's always something with me and Warmoth.
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I simultaneously hate and love this! That pickguard is sort of hideous, but would go really nicely with the body and the neck.
Glad it works. Honestly, there's absolutely nothing wrong with mini pots. They get a bad rap from crappy budget instruments that use crappy budget pots. But it's not the fact that they're "mini pots" that's the problem, it's the "crappy budget brand" that's the issue. I use Bourns mini pots by default on all my builds.So... Ordered a CTS mini pot and installed that and now it's perfect. Not sure what's up exactly but the mini pot works fine and the guitar sounds great. It's always something with me and Warmoth.
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Another weird thing about this guitar body is the trem route is different. I don't understand it.
You can see there's less space at the bottom. Because of that, the bridge physically can't move as far down. It's not a huge deal because I have a guitar with a Floyd for that, but it makes me wonder why I had such issues with the pickguard. I'm using the same kind of Callaham bridge.
You can see there's less space at the bottom. Because of that, the bridge physically can't move as far down. It's not a huge deal because I have a guitar with a Floyd for that, but it makes me wonder why I had such issues with the pickguard. I'm using the same kind of Callaham bridge.
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