Is something wrong? (Tremolo Cavity/Cover)

[Miskatonic]

Here's a pic of the back of the explorer Warmoth created for me. I thought that there was supposed to be a small shelf around the top of the cavity so that the tremolo plate would sit flush with the body. However when looking at the guitar the only way I can see to mount the cover is to put it over the top of the whole cavity and raised above the body. I took the back off of my Ibanez RG1570 and it had the recessed shelf around it that I assumed would be on the Explorer. Just wanted to check and see if this isn't correct or if I'm missing something.

 

[drewfx]

Trem covers do indeed "stick up" and do not sit flush. Fenders are the same way.

This is certainly an issue to some, but not a mistake, per se...

 

[Dan025]

looks like they burned through with the buffer there but that may be accepted by there q/a but that's one id complain about because not everyone wants a trem cover. but no the lack of a recess is normal. that's the way fender does it and they don't have a recessed option. people have put it in the suggestion box but warmoth was resistant. yet they did the 720 mod which is a cosmetic mod that is more prone to causeing problems and more difficult to implement. go figure  :dontknow: . they might be more open to adding that now because it seems like they have a different programmer that is not so resistant to change. maybe put it in the suggestion box again.

 

[Miskatonic]

Glad to hear everything is ok, lol. I'm considering putting the guitar up on ebay and don't want any last minute surprises.  :glasses10:

Thanks!

 

[rapfohl09]

looks like they burned through with the buffer there but that may be accepted by there q/a but that's one id complain about because not everyone wants a trem cover. but no the lack of a recess is normal. that's the way fender does it and they don't have a recessed option. people have put it in the suggestion box but warmoth was resistant. yet they did the 720 mod which is a cosmetic mod that is more prone to causeing problems and more difficult to implement. go figure  :dontknow: . they might be more open to adding that now because it seems like they have a different programmer that is not so resistant to change. maybe put it in the suggestion box again.

I think that's reflected light, not burn through.

 

[Miskatonic]

Yeah the finish on the guitar is flawless, I think there was an overhead light right above the guitar when I took that picture.

 

[rapfohl09]

Regardless, it is suppose to be there. Warmoth doesn't rout for the countersunk shelf.