More pickguard colors!

[Cederick]

Warmoth should have more pickguard colors, at least yellow, red, blue and all that standard stuff.
All thouse tortuise colors are nice but sometimes I just want to look how a simple black guitar with a red pickguard would look...

 

[stankybudz]

I agree and think they should offer more pickguard options in general. Sure there is pickguardian and all that, but if it was something like the neck builder it would be cool. Maybe some more inlay options and designs, and some colored binding would rock! I shouldve been able to create a pickguard for my soloist.

 

[SustainerPlayer]

I don't know if the material exist? But if it does it would be nice to have more options like the B/Red/B I used on my La Cab Shredder:

Looks real good on Dakota Red. It would be cool to have B/blue/B, B/Grey/B and other options.

 

[swarfrat]

The BRB looks good in that context. I'd like a BRR for a thicker line when using a black top layer on a black guitar

 

[crash]

Wood pickguards!

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Warmoth should have more pickguard colors, at least yellow, red, blue and all that standard stuff.
All thouse tortuise colors are nice but sometimes I just want to look how a simple black guitar with a red pickguard would look...

With respect, this would have been more appropriately posted in the Suggestion Box section, not the Genearl Discussion section.

 

[Cederick]

Also being able to point out exactly where you want holes for pots and switches would be a gold feature!!! Even if they had standard hole options for free, I would easily pay up to $20 just to have it the way I want it (since I'm not so good with drilling and stuff myself)

 

[Kostas]

I would welcome clear & anodized gold pickguards because both are not easy to find and to specify routing.
Also I would like to see mint & parchment pickguards with no black line.

 

[Cagey]

Also being able to point out exactly where you want holes for pots and switches would be a gold feature!!! Even if they had standard hole options for free, I would easily pay up to $20 just to have it the way I want it (since I'm not so good with drilling and stuff myself)

If I were Warmoth, I'd never allow for this. The returns would be horrendous.

"Oh, no! You did it exactly like I said to!"

Who's at fault?

They sell parts. The more they do to those parts, the more they're liable. Best to stay out of that minefield.

Besides, where does it end? Before you know it, you're buying completed guitars. That does appeal to some, so there are 17,291 entities out there already doing that. As it is, thanks to Warmoth and some of their humble competitors, you can still have some control over how your guitar is put together and with what. Remove that, and you're just buying a Fender.

If you can't drill a hole without popping an aneurism, perhaps putting something together from scratch isn't the kind of hobby you should pursue.

 

[Cederick]

Well I had a look at Tele bodies and they could have controls like tele, strat or LP. At least some predefined options like that would be nice. Having 15+ dollars for the volume pot to be lowered a notch to the "Delonge position" is ridiculous...

But yeah I guess you're right.

I was just upset because I drilled the holes on the back for the trem cover a bit iffy so that I could only have two screws. But it's fine since I will only use that guitar for home recording :glasses10:

 

[Jumble Jumble]

Can you not fill and re-drill?

 

[Wyliee]

Warmoth should have more pickguard colors, at least yellow, red, blue and all that standard stuff.
All thouse tortuise colors are nice but sometimes I just want to look how a simple black guitar with a red pickguard would look...

There are challenges with carrying more and more materials and options... There are costs associated with carrying more supplies and there are always storage issues.  Are you willing to pay more across the board to cover these additional costs?

There's a side effect of carrying everything that anyone might possibly want... You end up carrying things that, in reality, no one wants.  There are costs associated with that as well.

Warmoth's greatest strength is their breadth and depth of woods.  There are other companies out there that focus on hardware or things like pickguards.  One stop shopping has its appeal, but not everyone is great at everything.

 

[stankybudz]

I agree, you start messing around with changing the pot positions they would have to offer different electronics routs and it would get rediculous, but I DO think a few more standard options should be available like the Gibsonesque pot layouts, and why can't a soloist have a pickguard, is my paint not as important?  :dontknow: Regardless, before I found Warmoth, I didn't even realize this type of atmosphere was possible, and it is still pretty badass! arty07: