Meanwhile, at Warmoth...a new video about Conversion Necks

[aarontunes]

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Most of the content won't be news to anybody here, but it's still a bit of a milestone for us. We are planning to make videos a bigger part of our marketing strategy, so hopefully you will see a steady stream of these in the future.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

"Like" button pressed firmly. :hello2:
Thanks for posting this Aaron.

With the Baritones, the cleans absolutely love single coils.  It gives them so much ownership in the mix.

My Bari-Tele is one of my favorite guitars to play.

 

[stratamania]

Having videos like this are a great idea.  :icon_thumright:

 

[rgand]

Good, informative vid, very well done. Be sure to post links on all the social media sites you are registered on. I don't frequent them but a lot of people do and this is a good promotional tool. I know I'll forward links to people when they want to know more about Warmoth and the building process.

 

[swarfrat]

Nice but ... it says "as long as it's 25.5" scale length and the neck pocket conforms to the 2 3/16" pocket"  The web site makes it pretty clear, but the video could cause some confusion and heartache for those with different bridge-to-heel  distance.

 

[mayfly]

Nice video!  I really like the edited bit where you walk off screen with the guitar then "just quickly put on the baritone neck" and Ta Da!  It's on!! 

That make me smile 

 

[aarontunes]

Nice but ... it says "as long as it's 25.5" scale length and the neck pocket conforms to the 2 3/16" pocket"  The web site makes it pretty clear, but the video could cause some confusion and heartache for those with different bridge-to-heel  distance.

I'm not sure I follow you. What's the point of confusion, exactly?

Hopefully if anyone is confused by anything, my directing them to the website or to call us will get them moving in the right direction.

 

[aarontunes]

Nice video!  I really like the edited bit where you walk off screen with the guitar then "just quickly put on the baritone neck" and Ta Da!  It's on!! 

That make me smile 

LOL.

Here are some "behind the scenes" tidbits that are even funnier:

1. Check out the difference in lighting between the first half of the video and second. They were shot a week apart.

2. It's been 95 degrees here since May. I wear shorts and t-shirts to work these days. I brought that shirt and those pants to work every day for a week, so I would have them when we were ready to shoot the second half of the video.

3. I sometimes put my hair in a pony tail, and I keep hair bands around my wrist. I made sure to wear the exact some two hair bands on that second day. Details...man...DETAILS!!  :headbang:

4. I alternate between glasses and contact lenses. The day we shot the baritone part I forgot to bring in my contact lenses, so I took off my glasses and shot the whole thing blind. You can see me squint in a couple places if you pay attention.


Man...being a movie star it tough work! :icon_biggrin:

 

[swarfrat]

The possible confusion is that, as the website indicates, "Known Incompatibilities", there are 25.5" scale instruments with a fender sized pocket (or close enough to be non-obvious) that are not compatible with any of your necks, conversion necks included, because the bridge to heel spacing is different. 

 

[aarontunes]

The possible confusion is that, as the website indicates, "Known Incompatibilities", there are 25.5" scale instruments with a fender sized pocket (or close enough to be non-obvious) that are not compatible with any of your necks, conversion necks included, because the bridge to heel spacing is different.

Oh...oh..oh..oh.oh.....got ya. Good point. Ya, those rare Fender models like the HM Strat and the Starcaster that have 22 frets with no fretboard overhang are the rocks upon which many a bright-eyed guitar builder's ship has crashed. Technically those necks do not conform to Fender's "vintage/original" neck pocket specs, but as you say they are close enough to cause confusion. If we find it becomes an issue we can put a link over the video that directs people to the "known incompatibilities" section.

It's hard to include every thing that might come up in a 5 minute video. There are many other little tidbits of info that were left out of the video too, like the heel undercut/fretboard side overhang on the baritone conversion necks, the heel-adjusting truss rod, side adjust mechanism, etc. In the end we decided brevity, and trumpeting the ease of installation (that it's as easy to install as any other neck) were most important.

 

[swarfrat]

Yeah, about that undercut/overhang... I don't recall seeing anything about it on the web site. When I got my brand new baritone neck, I didn't even notice it, then my first thought was "someone sent me a gouged neck!"  I never figured out the purpose, but I did realize it was on purpose in a few minutes but I could see someone being upset about it.

 

[DocNrock]

Great video, thanks for posting it!

 

[Nando Vallart]

Awesome that you are going that way!
That was an idea I had some time ago, can't remember why it didn't happened before.
I think it will help a lot the new customers