Okay folks, it is a little quiet at this site so one last post from me on this thread. It really is a testament to Warmoth neck and body quality, consistency and accuracy over the years.
Again, this Soloist hybrid features a 2009 neck installed on a 2023 body and neck fit is perfect. It sits there snug as a bug even without screws.
I bought the 2009 neck on sale in the showcase. Unfinished quartersawn maple with a Brazilian rosewood fretboard and 1 3/4" nut width. A opted for 6100 (super jumbo) Gold frets (Jescar Evo) and a Graphtech Tusq nut. A do have Planet Wave locking tuners that generally snip off the excess string in there.
Setup is as follows using my LMI digital string height gauge. Feeler gauges are okay for spark plugs (no moving parts when measured), but the ridiculous Stew Mac "string action gauge" which is basically an old school ruler, even less accurate than feeler gauges IMO. Stew Mac does sell an analog dial gauge for twice the price of the LMI, but it is way better than their ruler thing.
Per the LMI digital string gauge.
String height at 1st fret: (in mm) E-.021, A-.021, D-.021, G-.018, B-.012, e-.011
Relief at 7th fret: (in mm) .004 for all strings
String height at 12th fret: (in fractions) 1/64 for all strings.
This is maybe the less understood things about Warmoth. The setup potential is way better then virtually any big name out there IMO. The concept with a setup generally speaking is strings as low as possible without fret buzz and without fretting out when bending.
Compare PRS for example.
US factory specs PRS string height at 1st fret low E: 0.6 mm
My Warmoth string height at 1st fret low E: 0.021 mm
US factory specs PRS string relief at 8th fret: 0.2 mm
My Warmoth string relief at 7th fret: .004 mm
US factory specs PRS string height at 12th fret low E: 4/64"
My Warmoth string height at 12th fret low E: 1/64"
Not singling out PRS but they are a big name, super expensive brand despite not being able to line up the figured tops most of the time on their "private stock" bodies.