u.9
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I'm in hell... saving up for my next Warmoth build. I know you know these blues! This will be my third Warmoth... I converted my W padauk strat into a baritone a few years ago due to tone issues and extended range curiosity. I've since figured out the issues and want to move that baritone neck to a new body and reunite the previous strat body with its 25.5" rosewood/ebony neck. Just waiting for my bank account to also restore its rainy day buffer
My intention for this baritone will be somewhere between progressive rock/metal and ambient/experimental... articulate and assertive but also capable of exploring 20,000 leagues under the sea and luring sailors to the rocks I've been reading that swamp ash is a great core for baritones but the context often seems to be prog metal/djent which is much higher gain than I'm aiming for (I prefer low-output/organic pickups). Also, swamp in trans turquoise is visually brighter than I want, and RSA is too dark. So I'm going with roasted alder after seeing pics of it with black korina (ideally, I'd run with all BK but not convinced of its tonal suitability). Based on descriptions of alder, this should work for me since the pickups seem like they'll be plenty articulate/bright. *Would love to know anyone else's experience with alder as a baritone wood*
Specs so far will be:
Here's my super-crappy mockup/preview that's helping me save up coin and tormenting me for a couple/few more weeks...
My intention for this baritone will be somewhere between progressive rock/metal and ambient/experimental... articulate and assertive but also capable of exploring 20,000 leagues under the sea and luring sailors to the rocks I've been reading that swamp ash is a great core for baritones but the context often seems to be prog metal/djent which is much higher gain than I'm aiming for (I prefer low-output/organic pickups). Also, swamp in trans turquoise is visually brighter than I want, and RSA is too dark. So I'm going with roasted alder after seeing pics of it with black korina (ideally, I'd run with all BK but not convinced of its tonal suitability). Based on descriptions of alder, this should work for me since the pickups seem like they'll be plenty articulate/bright. *Would love to know anyone else's experience with alder as a baritone wood*
Specs so far will be:
- Soloist body, roasted alder core with black korina cap
- H-X-H config (Seymour Duncan Pegasus bridge, Sentient neck)
- Recessed TOM (angled strings)
- All contours
- 1 vol (500k audio taper), 1 tone (500k linear taper), 3-way LP toggle switch
- 7/8" jack hole with football jack plate, black
- Transparent Turquoise, satin
- knobs TBD
- Telecaster baritone neck (2020 showcase buy)
- modern tiltback construction
- right-handed reverse
- roasted maple shaft/ebony board
- 1-11/16" nut
- standard thin profile
- 10-16" compound radius
- SS6100 frets
- TUSQ nut, black
- Gotoh Magnun locking tuners, cosmo black
- MOP dot inlays, white side dots
- Strat heel shape
- no finish (raw)
- D'addario XL 14-68 nickel wounds (unless these are no longer long enough for the rev headstock on a TOM string-thru config)
Here's my super-crappy mockup/preview that's helping me save up coin and tormenting me for a couple/few more weeks...
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