New(b) guitar on it's way

[gtr475]

Hi there. Im new to this forum and I have a Warmoth strat on it's way.....Cant wait for it to arrive.
Anyway, in the mean time I did a Photoshop montage of the pieces just to see it assembled.

it's going to be a beauty:

The body and neck was showcase items. swampash body with flame maple top in tobacco sunburst and flame maple neck in vintage tint with ebony fingerboard
Gold hardware
Floyd rose bridge. dont know yet if im going to put the floyd rose sadle in.
Flat black pickguard to match the EMG "Steve Lukather" SL20 set Im going to install on it.

As I said before..............Cant wait for it to arrive!!!

 

[Alfang]

Welcome to the forum,

that's an incredible looking guitar, I'm sure it will look better in person. You did that with photoshop?

Max has some competition now, I really need to learn how to photoshop.

So did you take photos from Warmoths showcase to do that?

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

Welcome to the forum,

that's an incredible looking guitar, I'm sure it will look better in person. You did that with photoshop?

Max has some competition now, I really need to learn how to photoshop.

So did you take photos from Warmoths showcase to do that?

Beat me to it. Max, we expect a 'shop off.  :laughing7:

That looks very classy  :icon_thumright:

 

[Mor Paul]

Somebody post something after 11:45. That way, I'll see this thread again when I get home. With the picture.

 

[OzziePete]

Oooh. that guitar is going to have some serious class about it when finished. :icon_thumright: :blob7:

Welcome, I'm sure the wait for it to come together will be worth it.

 

[Mor Paul]

Great photoshop, man  :icon_thumright:

Where did you get the source images for the various parts?

 

[riverbluff]

That looks killer.

 

[gtr475]

Great photoshop, man 

Where did you get the source images for the various parts?

All of the images are from Warmoth.com exept for the tuners and pickups. I just Googled up a closeup of a fender headstock and cut out the tuners, same for the pickups. And matched them to the rest of the guitar. I just noticed I forgot the 5 way switch and the strapholders  :-\ :icon_scratch:..............fixed

 

[Mor Paul]

Ha, I'm too lazy to do strings normally. The fender site is great for some pictures, if you've never tried it.

I noticed the 5 way switch earlier. I assumed you didn't want one, and didn't remove that bottom screw.

 

[Mor Paul]

Oh, if you want to make it just a bit better (and that extra little bit makes a huge difference), find a different pic of a jack plate, if you can. That one is crooked. And see if you can find a pic of the tuners taken from further away, so that the tuners don't go off away from the center of the headstock. I'm guessing you got it off a pic of a headstock only, zoomed fairly close.

I only get picky when the thing is getting really close to perfection  :icon_thumright:

 

[gtr475]

Ha, I'm too lazy to do strings normally. The fender site is great for some pictures, if you've never tried it.

I noticed the 5 way switch earlier. I assumed you didn't want one, and didn't remove that bottom screw.

Ah I never tought about the fender site. That is also a good resourse for source images.

Oh, if you want to make it just a bit better (and that extra little bit makes a huge difference), find a different pic of a jack plate, if you can. That one is crooked. And see if you can find a pic of the tuners taken from further away, so that the tuners don't go off away from the center of the headstock. I'm guessing you got it off a pic of a headstock only, zoomed fairly close.

Yep the jack plate and tuners is'nt that good. I'll check the fender site for that now  :icon_biggrin:

 

[gtr475]

Wow!  Its on its way allready. Way to go Warmoth!  :headbang1:

 

[chrisg]

The tobacco sunburst and natural binding look really good.  Keep those pictures coming

 

[gtr475]

It has arrived. I have just installed the neck and tuners. Still waiting for the pickups.
It's more brown than red in real life. And it is extremly lightweight. My other guitars feels very heavy compared to the Warmoth.

Heres some pics of the beauty.

More pics to come.

 

[dbw]

:kewlpics:

 

[Mor Paul]

Looks like you've got a winner  :icon_thumright:

 

[Nando Vallart]

Awesome! Looks suberb!

 

[m4rk0]

just about the perfect superstrat!
its turning out even better than in the photoshop!

 

[Mor Paul]

I love these burst flame maple topped strats.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

That's definitely not a New(b) guitar.  Very well thought out, beatiful, and functional.  Everything flows and looks great together.