Hello, everyone.

[JCizzle]

I have been lurking on here for a few days now and I am impressed by the amount of info on here. Long story short: I've been playing for 18 years and I'm ashamed to say I had no idea about building my own guitar. However, I'm ready to take the plunge! I discovered this site a few days ago and I've been browsing the Warmoth site and have added a few bodies to my watch-list, so I plan on getting started soon.

Right off the bat, I'd like to build a soloist geared towards jazz/fusion, and down the road I'd like to build a super-strat of sorts, a LP, and a star. Living in Qatar, I'm very limited on finish options, so I will most likely have Warmoth do all of the finishing. My biggest challenge will be soldering and learning how to do it, it's been years.

Nice to meet you all and I apologize in advance for all my noob questions. Of course, I welcome any and all suggestions and feedback.

Cheers,
J.C.

Nice to meet ya!  You say you wanna build a Star?  I guess I'll use this as yet another excuse to post a pic of mine!  :toothy12:

Oh yeah!  :guitarplayer2: Now I know who to go to when I build mine!

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

I have been lurking on here for a few days now and I am impressed by the amount of info on here. Long story short: I've been playing for 18 years and I'm ashamed to say I had no idea about building my own guitar. However, I'm ready to take the plunge! I discovered this site a few days ago and I've been browsing the Warmoth site and have added a few bodies to my watch-list, so I plan on getting started soon.

Right off the bat, I'd like to build a soloist geared towards jazz/fusion, and down the road I'd like to build a super-strat of sorts, a LP, and a star. Living in Qatar, I'm very limited on finish options, so I will most likely have Warmoth do all of the finishing. My biggest challenge will be soldering and learning how to do it, it's been years.

Nice to meet you all and I apologize in advance for all my noob questions. Of course, I welcome any and all suggestions and feedback.

Cheers,
J.C.

Nice to meet ya!  You say you wanna build a Star?  I guess I'll use this as yet another excuse to post a pic of mine!  :toothy12:

Oh yeah!  :guitarplayer2: Now I know who to go to when I build mine!

Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it!

Glad you like it, I thought I was the only person here who liked the Star!

 

[ORCRiST]

Hey, I like stars!

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

Hey, I like stars!

AWESOME!  When ya gonna build one and what are ya gonna do for the paint finish?  :toothy10:

 

[Patrick from Davis]

I seem only to be able to see that Tele you have in the picture, <sigh>
Patrick

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

I seem only to be able to see that Tele you have in the picture, <sigh>
Patrick

Yeah, it's a Tele Plus, and even though I like it, it's very doubtful I'll buy another.  While it sounds and plays nicely, you can probably gather from the photo they ain't really my style.  Not only that, but the radical body shapes just seem to fit me better and feel better to me.

 

[Rickgrxbass]

I seem only to be able to see that Tele you have in the picture, <sigh>
Patrick

Yeah, it's a Tele Plus, and even though I like it, it's very doubtful I'll buy another.  While it sounds and plays nicely, you can probably gather from the photo they ain't really my style.  Not only that, but the radical body shapes just seem to fit me better and feel better to me.

It does look a little sad there, like it's waiting for the Sesame Street song "one of these things is not like the other"

 

[Cagey]

It does look a little sad there, like it's waiting for the Sesame Street song "one of these things is not like the other"

Hehe! So true! I had the same thought!

 

[JCizzle]

Hey, I like stars!

Nice avatar! I love Maiden, might even build me a pseudo-Maiden strat!

Yeah, I definitely want to build a star metal-machine, tuned down to D, total Dime tribute axe.  arty07:

I've already pulled the trigger on some parts for my first build, I suppose I should post in the "work in progress" thread...

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

Hey, I like stars!

Nice avatar! I love Maiden, might even build me a pseudo-Maiden strat!

Yeah, I definitely want to build a star metal-machine, tuned down to D, total Dime tribute axe.  arty07:

I've already pulled the trigger on some parts for my first build, I suppose I should post in the "work in progress" thread...

I'm debating on my next Star.  I dunno if I want to go straight to Jackson for a neck-through custom model, build another Warmoth, or possibly go with a Carvin V220.

For my next Star, I already have it planned out; alder body, maple/ebony neck, 24 medium-jumbo SS frets, 2 humbuckers and 1 single coil, Floyd Rose tremolo, "Dragon Burst" finish on body and headstock!  arty07:

 

[JCizzle]

Hey, I like stars!

Nice avatar! I love Maiden, might even build me a pseudo-Maiden strat!

Yeah, I definitely want to build a star metal-machine, tuned down to D, total Dime tribute axe.  arty07:

I've already pulled the trigger on some parts for my first build, I suppose I should post in the "work in progress" thread...

I'm debating on my next Star.  I dunno if I want to go straight to Jackson for a neck-through custom model, build another Warmoth, or possibly go with a Carvin V220.

For my next Star, I already have it planned out; alder body, maple/ebony neck, 24 medium-jumbo SS frets, 2 humbuckers and 1 single coil, Floyd Rose tremolo, "Dragon Burst" finish on body and headstock!  arty07:

Sounds pretty sick! Recessed, I take it?