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Body - Warmoth modern strat, chambered Swamp Ash on Swamp Ash, Honeyburst gloss finish, HSS hardtail route
Neck - Fender maple neck with channel bound rosewood fingerboard/ Modern C, Medium Jumbo frets, bone nut, 9.5-14" compound radius
Bridge - Hipshot 6 string fixed bridge .175
Pickups (Fender Shawbucker loaded pickguard)
Bridge - Fender Shawbucker
Middle - Fender Gen 4 Noiseless
Neck - Fender Gen 4 Noiseless
I have a router so I bought a plunge bearing bit and rerouted the standard 3/4" deep pickup wells 3/8" deeper to make them 1 1/8" deep in order to accommodate the 1" depth of the Fender Gen 4's which are basically a stacked humbucker. Much to my relief I managed not to damage the body in any way shape or form, it worked perfectly and looks exactly like it came that way from Warmoth. Not sure why they don't offer the deeper pickup route as an option.
I finished assembly yesterday, right now I'm still involved with getting it fully set up, but even roughly set it it plays great.
I have to say I could not be happier with it!
I have a 2017 Les Paul Faded T which is a great guitar, but I can see myself playing this far more, it's a dream.
Neck - Fender maple neck with channel bound rosewood fingerboard/ Modern C, Medium Jumbo frets, bone nut, 9.5-14" compound radius
Bridge - Hipshot 6 string fixed bridge .175
Pickups (Fender Shawbucker loaded pickguard)
Bridge - Fender Shawbucker
Middle - Fender Gen 4 Noiseless
Neck - Fender Gen 4 Noiseless
I have a router so I bought a plunge bearing bit and rerouted the standard 3/4" deep pickup wells 3/8" deeper to make them 1 1/8" deep in order to accommodate the 1" depth of the Fender Gen 4's which are basically a stacked humbucker. Much to my relief I managed not to damage the body in any way shape or form, it worked perfectly and looks exactly like it came that way from Warmoth. Not sure why they don't offer the deeper pickup route as an option.
I finished assembly yesterday, right now I'm still involved with getting it fully set up, but even roughly set it it plays great.
I have to say I could not be happier with it!
I have a 2017 Les Paul Faded T which is a great guitar, but I can see myself playing this far more, it's a dream.