germanshredder
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Hello there,
I hope this is the right section to post.
I am thinking about building a Strat for 80s Hard Rock/Heavy Metal (Bon Jovi, Van Halen, stuff like that...) and have a few questions. I hope this post doesnt get to long.
So far my build looks like this: https://imgur.com/a/Mihrv
As far as my questions go:
1) http://www.warmoth.com/Gallery/GalleryItem.aspx?id=6128 | These two posts show black/yellow bursts to
http://www.warmoth.com/Gallery/GalleryItem.aspx?id=5806 | be quite brown, while my build seems to be
somewhat lighter. I assume that the representation is making it look brighter than the guitar actually is?
2) The pickups were only available in black in the configurator, although Seymour Duncan also offers them in
white. I would like them in white. Are white ones available through Warmoth?
3) The Jazz Neck pickup available is the SH-2b bridge version that seems to be somewhat hotter than the neck
one. Is there an option to get the 7.5k neck version?
4) I have heard mixed things about the semi-recessed Wilkinson Trem. While I dont necessarily want a Floyd
Rose, I would like to be able to get a Tremolo that can somewhat reach the EVH/Mick Mars Type action. How
much improvement does the semi-recessed offer over non-recessed ones?
5) With my current build, is there anything I would have to buy seperately (for example the pots)?
6) How does the pricing work?
I have 2 parts, neck and body, which cost a total of around 1250$
Because I have 2 parts, I would presumably have to pay shipping twice, which would add around 150$
19% VAT would add another 250$, 5% Import duty would add another 50$
The total cost would therefore be approximately 1700$, which converted to Euro would be around 1400€
Is that calculation correct?
7) How dark exactly is the roasted maple neck? Google shows quite a few different colours:
https://imgur.com/a/cz65m Ideally I would want a lighter colour like the 3rd image or this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L66imrkBwdE
Thats all I have at the moment. Thanks for your answers.
I hope this is the right section to post.
I am thinking about building a Strat for 80s Hard Rock/Heavy Metal (Bon Jovi, Van Halen, stuff like that...) and have a few questions. I hope this post doesnt get to long.
So far my build looks like this: https://imgur.com/a/Mihrv
As far as my questions go:
1) http://www.warmoth.com/Gallery/GalleryItem.aspx?id=6128 | These two posts show black/yellow bursts to
http://www.warmoth.com/Gallery/GalleryItem.aspx?id=5806 | be quite brown, while my build seems to be
somewhat lighter. I assume that the representation is making it look brighter than the guitar actually is?
2) The pickups were only available in black in the configurator, although Seymour Duncan also offers them in
white. I would like them in white. Are white ones available through Warmoth?
3) The Jazz Neck pickup available is the SH-2b bridge version that seems to be somewhat hotter than the neck
one. Is there an option to get the 7.5k neck version?
4) I have heard mixed things about the semi-recessed Wilkinson Trem. While I dont necessarily want a Floyd
Rose, I would like to be able to get a Tremolo that can somewhat reach the EVH/Mick Mars Type action. How
much improvement does the semi-recessed offer over non-recessed ones?
5) With my current build, is there anything I would have to buy seperately (for example the pots)?
6) How does the pricing work?
I have 2 parts, neck and body, which cost a total of around 1250$
Because I have 2 parts, I would presumably have to pay shipping twice, which would add around 150$
19% VAT would add another 250$, 5% Import duty would add another 50$
The total cost would therefore be approximately 1700$, which converted to Euro would be around 1400€
Is that calculation correct?
7) How dark exactly is the roasted maple neck? Google shows quite a few different colours:
https://imgur.com/a/cz65m Ideally I would want a lighter colour like the 3rd image or this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L66imrkBwdE
Thats all I have at the moment. Thanks for your answers.