supermallard
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Almost five weeks since ordering and it's here.
My first reaction is WOW. Warmoth did an excellent job. Neck (LP, for an SG build) wood is wenge, fretboard is macassar ebony. Standard thin, the wenge feels really fast and smooth. According to Warmoth it doesn't need a finish, so I think I'll just leave it. Fretboard feels awesome, can't wait to see what it will play like, but I'll have to.
The only head scratcher here is the neck joint (last picture). I didn't order a 720 mod, so I wasn't expecting the extension (only 22 frets). This is a conversion angled though, maybe that is why. No matter, the body is still just a piece of walnut without a neck pocket. The concern is that it's for an SG build - meaning tune-o-matic bridge etc, and if I recall correctly that requires a 3 degree angle on the neck pocket. Can I still do that with fretboard overhang? The neck pocket will be CNC routed in a few weeks.
Build thread: http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=14327.msg203392#msg203392
I'll post more pics on the build thread when work continues mid January.
My first reaction is WOW. Warmoth did an excellent job. Neck (LP, for an SG build) wood is wenge, fretboard is macassar ebony. Standard thin, the wenge feels really fast and smooth. According to Warmoth it doesn't need a finish, so I think I'll just leave it. Fretboard feels awesome, can't wait to see what it will play like, but I'll have to.
The only head scratcher here is the neck joint (last picture). I didn't order a 720 mod, so I wasn't expecting the extension (only 22 frets). This is a conversion angled though, maybe that is why. No matter, the body is still just a piece of walnut without a neck pocket. The concern is that it's for an SG build - meaning tune-o-matic bridge etc, and if I recall correctly that requires a 3 degree angle on the neck pocket. Can I still do that with fretboard overhang? The neck pocket will be CNC routed in a few weeks.
Build thread: http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=14327.msg203392#msg203392
I'll post more pics on the build thread when work continues mid January.