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Hey Guys... I'm looking at buying my second guitar. Just started playing 11 months ago and I'm loving it. Now I'm ready to buy a good guitar. I just wanted to ask a few question to you guys since you all play Warmoth guitars.
1) Bolt-ons:
I'm a little concerned about guitars with bolt-on necks. I don't have any personal experience with bolt-ons but I've read opinions on other forums that bolt-ons don't give you as much sustain. What do you Warmoth owners have to say about this?
2) Chambered body
I'm interested in the LP style but I don't like the heavy weight of the Gibson LPs. Does the chambered body option on the carved top LP give much weight relief? Also, how does the chambered option affect the tone of the LP? Is there enough mass left to give that traditional LP sound?
3) Contoured heel
I saw where Warmoth has a contoured heel on their carved top LP. How significant is the contoured heel at providing better upper fret access that the original LP?
4) Head stock
I'd be getting the LP 24 3/4 conversion neck with angled headstock... matching the look of the original Gibson neck. I know that Gibson necks have problems with breakage due to the wood grain where the headstock angles back. I also heard that Warmoth doesn't have that problem because they glue the headstock to the neck and eliminate the breakage problems. Can someone verify this?
Thanks for any info you can provide. I'd normally ask the mfgr these questions but since I'm fairly new to guitar I'd rather hear from actual users of their equipment. Thanks again!
P.S. By the way, my current guitar is a Gibson SG Special. It's not a bad guitar, I really like the light weight but I hate the looks. I've always wanted a LP but I hated the heavy weight and the upper fret access. When I heard about Warmoth, I saw they had the chambered option and the contoured heel and now I'm taking a seriously closer look.
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Andy
1) Bolt-ons:
I'm a little concerned about guitars with bolt-on necks. I don't have any personal experience with bolt-ons but I've read opinions on other forums that bolt-ons don't give you as much sustain. What do you Warmoth owners have to say about this?
2) Chambered body
I'm interested in the LP style but I don't like the heavy weight of the Gibson LPs. Does the chambered body option on the carved top LP give much weight relief? Also, how does the chambered option affect the tone of the LP? Is there enough mass left to give that traditional LP sound?
3) Contoured heel
I saw where Warmoth has a contoured heel on their carved top LP. How significant is the contoured heel at providing better upper fret access that the original LP?
4) Head stock
I'd be getting the LP 24 3/4 conversion neck with angled headstock... matching the look of the original Gibson neck. I know that Gibson necks have problems with breakage due to the wood grain where the headstock angles back. I also heard that Warmoth doesn't have that problem because they glue the headstock to the neck and eliminate the breakage problems. Can someone verify this?
Thanks for any info you can provide. I'd normally ask the mfgr these questions but since I'm fairly new to guitar I'd rather hear from actual users of their equipment. Thanks again!
P.S. By the way, my current guitar is a Gibson SG Special. It's not a bad guitar, I really like the light weight but I hate the looks. I've always wanted a LP but I hated the heavy weight and the upper fret access. When I heard about Warmoth, I saw they had the chambered option and the contoured heel and now I'm taking a seriously closer look.
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Andy