I need a body for this neck, suggestions?

[PFDarkside]

It’s a fatback Warhead roasted flame maple neck with 6105, Warmoth radius and R4 Floyd rose nut.

I need a body for it, and I’ve love to hear few suggestions from everyone.

My top choice now is a Tele replacement, HH rear route, tummy/forearm/neck contours, recessed Floyd in Goblin Flake. Direct mount covered pickups that match all the hardware (chrome but *maybe* gold)

Obviously a Soloist or Strat would also be a great pick, and I’m really curious what colors you’d choose.

Help me out!

 

[NedRyerson]

Color: green of some variety, with gold hardware.

 

[PFDarkside]

Color: green of some variety, with gold hardware.

We seem to think alike!

 

[stratamania]

Perhaps Candy Apple Red or if you want gold hardware, Pearl White.

 

[NedRyerson]

Color: green of some variety, with gold hardware.

Yeah, given how golden brown that neck is, a cooler color would make a big contrast visual pop. Even a bright royal blue would be a marvelous contrast to that neck.

 

[Hodgo]

Holo flake VIP with pearloid binding?

 

[PFDarkside]

Wow. Not that’s something!

 

[vernschrock]

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Holo flake VIP with pearloid binding?

That’s a highly specific recommendation! I love it. There’s no room for haggling or anything.

 

[Scab Pickens]

My top choice now is a Tele replacement, HH rear route, tummy/forearm/neck contours, recessed Floyd in Goblin Flake. Direct mount covered pickups that match all the hardware (chrome but *maybe* gold)

Good God, that's a beautiful neck!

I'm having a hard time with the direct mount and metal covered pickups. I would go with some low-profile matching color rings ...

https://warmoth.com/hbrm1

The Goblin Flake with gold would be awesome. But I think pretty much anything would look good with that neck.

Turquoise flake with chrome could be pretty sweet ...

 

[NedRyerson]

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Holo flake VIP with pearloid binding?

This is very much appealing to my Obnoxious Guitar Aesthetic gene.

 

[PFDarkside]

Good God, that's a beautiful neck!

I'm having a hard time with the direct mount and metal covered pickups. I would go with some low-profile matching color rings ...

https://warmoth.com/hbrm1

The Goblin Flake with gold would be awesome. But I think pretty much anything would look good with that neck.

Turquoise flake with chrome could be pretty sweet ...

You know, I thought candy turquoise or turquoise flake could look fantastic as well. If there was a candy “lime”, (like goblin flake but candy, it would probably be my choice).

 

[rockandroller]

Well that's just crazy nice - I'm thinking one of those feature of the month claro walnut bodies...

 

[MoreSpaceEcho]

You asked for opinions so here's my likely unpopular ones:

1. Floyd on a tele is aesthetically unacceptable, get a soloist body.

2. Super fancy neck on a super fancy body is too much fancy, do a chill finish/wood for the body. Turquoise with chrome h/w would look nice. Black with gold h/w. Red with black h/w.

 

[PFDarkside]

Well that's just crazy nice - I'm thinking one of those feature of the month claro walnut bodies...

That could be nice…

 

[PFDarkside]

You asked for opinions so here's my likely unpopular ones:

1. Floyd on a tele is aesthetically unacceptable, get a soloist body.

2. Super fancy neck on a super fancy body is too much fancy, do a chill finish/wood for the body. Turquoise with chrome h/w would look nice. Black with gold h/w. Red with black h/w.

I’ve wanted to do a Bright Red Soloist with black hardware for a while. I wonder if this is the neck to make it happen?

On topic one I have to disagree. For example, I love this guitar: