Newbie with Questions: What do I need??

[yesiamchris]

Hey everyone. I'm soon-to-be a first time Warmoth buyer, and this is also my first custom guitar. I'm not going to put it together myself (I don't want to mess it up), but I have a guy locally that I go to for all that sort of stuff. But, before I take my parts to him, I want to know for sure that I have everything I'm gonna need for him.

This is what I'm going to order (if it's not loading, it's attached to the bottom of this post):

Everything in the pic will be with my order. My question is: what else do I need? I saw the portions of the site for wiring, switches, pots, etc. Do I need to order all of those parts as well, or will they come with my order? I know that's a really newbie question, and probably has an obvious answer, but I'd appreciate any answers/advice! Thanks!

 

[line6man]

Warmoth does not include freebies with orders. If you want pots and wires and such, you have to order them.

 

[mayfly]

Here's a basic checklist that looks like it should cover everything on your guitar.  It goes from heel to the tip of the headstock

1 - strap buttons
2 - output jack plate
3 - output jack (please use a nice switchcraft part)
4 - control plate
5 - two 250K linear <ahem> log pots with shafts that match your knobs
6 - one 0.047uf cap
7 - one three way tele switch
8 - two knobs
9 - one switch tip
10 - bridge
11 - bridge pickup
12 - pickguard
13 - pickguard screws
14 - neck pickup
15 - neck plate
16 - neck plate screws
17 - neck (well, you never know)
18 - nut (just order it with the neck)
19 - tuners. 
20 - string tree(s).  Not required if you use staggered shaft tuners.  Get locking ones as well while you're at it.

with all of the above there is an endless number of options as well.  When you get into it myself and the rest of the folks here will offer endless suggestions and opinions on all of it. 

Have fun and good luck.

 

[bagman67]

Great list, Mayfly.


I'd also add a case and (optionally) a strap. 


I have a few of these guys and they get the job done.  I wouldn't hand 'em over to airline baggage handlers, but boppin' around town, handling my own gear, they're just fine.


http://www.samash.com/electric-guitar-gig-bags/guitar-research-gb100-electric-guitar-bag-ggb100xxx

 

[Glimmer]

Let me do a tiny hijack to say something I've wanted to say for a while:

Bagman67: that B&W Tele is absolutely f@¢$%^g beautiful!  :icon_thumright: :headbang1: :blob7: :cool01: arty07:, etc.

 

[bagman67]

Thank you, Glimmer.  I'm flattered.


Alas, that Tele has gone the way of all flesh: parted out to make way for additional activities, most of which are not yet underway, but which - in my mind, prospectively - will be at least as amazing as that Tele was.  A fair amount of the hardware will be reused, but the body and neck are gone to Boston and Chile, respectively.  I hope their new owners are appropriately amazed at their good luck in landing those parts.

 

[Glimmer]

Sir! I am utterly dumbfounded, perplexed, and befuddled. :tard:

How could you take that lovely thing apart and send bits of it to the far corners of the earth???

:sad:

 

[bagman67]

Simply put, while it was an awesome guitar, it was not getting played.  The capital tied up in that instrument needed to be released.

 

[bagman67]

For what it's worth, I gave the electrosocket jack to Mayfly, and I believe it now lives in his new B-Bender Tele by way of Brazil.

 

[line6man]

Two linear taper pots?

I love linear taper pots (for volume only) on basses, but for a guitar, the audio taper tends to work better.

 

[stratamania]

Don't forget the strings...

 

[Glimmer]

Simply put, while it was an awesome guitar, it was not getting played.  The capital tied up in that instrument needed to be released.

It's the guitar builder's equivalent of materialist philosophy!

:icon_jokercolor:

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Two linear taper pots?

I love linear taper pots (for volume only) on basses, but for a guitar, the audio taper tends to work better.

I'm a big fan of linear volume pots for guitar. I agree with you on "volume only" though, linear taper tone pots aren't very useable in my experience.

 

[mayfly]

Two linear taper pots?

I love linear taper pots (for volume only) on basses, but for a guitar, the audio taper tends to work better.

ooops!  Meant to say log pots.  Sorry!

 

[mayfly]

For what it's worth, I gave the electrosocket jack to Mayfly, and I believe it now lives in his new B-Bender Tele by way of Brazil.

Correct!  The electrosocket has found a new home in the transcontinental tele!

 

[Ace Flibble]

Linear and log are a completely subjective matter. You should order whichever taper you prefer.

Same goes for the pot and capacitor values. There's no right or wrong values to use.

Personally, when mixing humbuckers and single coils, I like to use 300k pots. But then, I also don't have tone controls on any of my guitars.

As far as every other part goes: if you don't order it, Warmoth won't supply it. Warmoth send you what you order and nothing more. Nothing is thrown in for free, nothing is assumed. If you don't specify something, they don't do it.

If you have any doubts, ask the person who will be putting the guitar together for you; they probably have a better idea of what is needed.

 

[Cagey]

As far as every other part goes: if you don't order it, Warmoth won't supply it. Warmoth send you what you order and nothing more. Nothing is thrown in for free, nothing is assumed. If you don't specify something, they don't do it.

I remember a couple/few years ago somebody was posting here mega-pist because his neck didn't come with attachment screws. I guess he was confused because the last neck he bought had screws, a neck plate, a body, pickups, controls, strings, etc.