crimethink
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When Fender guitars dream at night it is guitars like this that get them moist under the pickguard...
Body - Warmoth Strat :: Tiger's Eye quilted maple over mahogany with natural drop top binding - $495
Neck - Warmoth Pro Srat :: 1 3/4" raw Canary with OFR R5 nut - $270 (after OFR nut prep)
Bridge - Original Floyd Rose, gold - $200
Pups - (3) Bill & Becky Lawrence a.k.a. Wilde USA L-45S twin blades (Link) - $146.50 (after shipping)
Electronics & screws - all Warmoth +/- $130
About $1,300 total... all USA and all custom for about the price of a basic non-sweat shop Fender...
I just love the natural drop top binding with the clear gloss mahogany back! It looks so elegant and really ties in the raw Canary neck as far as repeating the color around the guitar.
F'n power lines and fence, man... I was going for the "Hard Rock Cafe" sign type photo
Not even this fancy camera and the warm Texas sun can do the colors of Canary any justice. This Canary is HARD..... no, no.... I mean HARD!!! I looked it up and people use it for heavy construction, railroad ties, ship building, etc.
Get one if you get a chance and, if you like a stress-free build, use a drill press for the 1/16" tuner pilot holes because using a hand drill with such a small bit on this hard of a wood made me sweat like a whore in church. Drilling was slow-going and had I to do it over again, for MY NERVES, I'm using a drill press because *I* have broken a 1/16" bit on pine more than once. I drilled it OK but it was the LEAST fun of the entire build.
The Wilde USA (Bill & Becky Lawrence) L-45 pups are incredible. Bright, hot and the most amazing pup for clean tones I've ever had. VERY sensitive for finger picking or opening the gates of Hell all dirtied up.
See how nicely the Gold OFR goes with the Tiger's Eye finish? What a bonus for me that this OFR doesn't say "original" below "Floyd Rose" like the new ones!!!
Having just gotten around to setting up the intonation on the OFR I have to say this is my favorite guitar now. I have always considered myself a "Les Paul man" but with the addition of this Warmoth Strat I'm thinking that my Gibson Custom Art & Historic '57 "Black Beauty" LP Custom will be spending more time hanging on the wall than hanging on me. I've never been a fan of Strats, bolt-on necks or single coil pups because of the Fenders I've played but this Warmoth is a whole other animal.
I have to say that the Warmoth experience which includes the quality of the product as well as their customer service is second to none. Any time in the future that I'm in the market for something they manufacture there is no more "buying off the rack" for me with regards to settling for whatever limited options I have with a mass produced axe from a big box store or mom & pop dealer. To paraphrase the old adage, "Once you go custom....."
Body - Warmoth Strat :: Tiger's Eye quilted maple over mahogany with natural drop top binding - $495
Neck - Warmoth Pro Srat :: 1 3/4" raw Canary with OFR R5 nut - $270 (after OFR nut prep)
Bridge - Original Floyd Rose, gold - $200
Pups - (3) Bill & Becky Lawrence a.k.a. Wilde USA L-45S twin blades (Link) - $146.50 (after shipping)
Electronics & screws - all Warmoth +/- $130
About $1,300 total... all USA and all custom for about the price of a basic non-sweat shop Fender...
I just love the natural drop top binding with the clear gloss mahogany back! It looks so elegant and really ties in the raw Canary neck as far as repeating the color around the guitar.
F'n power lines and fence, man... I was going for the "Hard Rock Cafe" sign type photo
Not even this fancy camera and the warm Texas sun can do the colors of Canary any justice. This Canary is HARD..... no, no.... I mean HARD!!! I looked it up and people use it for heavy construction, railroad ties, ship building, etc.
Get one if you get a chance and, if you like a stress-free build, use a drill press for the 1/16" tuner pilot holes because using a hand drill with such a small bit on this hard of a wood made me sweat like a whore in church. Drilling was slow-going and had I to do it over again, for MY NERVES, I'm using a drill press because *I* have broken a 1/16" bit on pine more than once. I drilled it OK but it was the LEAST fun of the entire build.
The Wilde USA (Bill & Becky Lawrence) L-45 pups are incredible. Bright, hot and the most amazing pup for clean tones I've ever had. VERY sensitive for finger picking or opening the gates of Hell all dirtied up.
See how nicely the Gold OFR goes with the Tiger's Eye finish? What a bonus for me that this OFR doesn't say "original" below "Floyd Rose" like the new ones!!!
Having just gotten around to setting up the intonation on the OFR I have to say this is my favorite guitar now. I have always considered myself a "Les Paul man" but with the addition of this Warmoth Strat I'm thinking that my Gibson Custom Art & Historic '57 "Black Beauty" LP Custom will be spending more time hanging on the wall than hanging on me. I've never been a fan of Strats, bolt-on necks or single coil pups because of the Fenders I've played but this Warmoth is a whole other animal.
I have to say that the Warmoth experience which includes the quality of the product as well as their customer service is second to none. Any time in the future that I'm in the market for something they manufacture there is no more "buying off the rack" for me with regards to settling for whatever limited options I have with a mass produced axe from a big box store or mom & pop dealer. To paraphrase the old adage, "Once you go custom....."