Planning a non-Warmoth build chock full of Paul Gilbert goodness

[Hodgo]

 

[Hodgo]

The body is here and it’s pretty much straight outta da CNC. Need to do some roundovers and contour the heel before we can talk paint, and I’m running out of painting weather fast! Good news is the neck pocket is snug and the holes line up.

 

[supertruper1988]

How do you like the Five Alarm body compared to a Warmoth? I have been wanting to do a radius and he offers that.

 

[Hodgo]

How do you like the Five Alarm body compared to a Warmoth? I have been wanting to do a radius and he offers that.

Haven’t really dove into it but it’s a nice chunk of basswood and the edges are all eased, feels like it went on a belt sander with 220? So not *straight* of the CNC. Time will tell with assembly!

Did some headstock scraping, made a little booboo but I think it’s okay for a first time?

 

[Hodgo]

Coat of primer / filler

 

[supertruper1988]

Haven’t really dove into it but it’s a nice chunk of basswood and the edges are all eased, feels like it went on a belt sander with 220? So not *straight* of the CNC. Time will tell with assembly!

Did some headstock scraping, made a little booboo but I think it’s okay for a first time?

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This looks great! Thanks for the thoughts on the body.