NoDa75
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It's that time again.... time for a new warmoth build! :headbang1: I posted here https://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=32961.0 about which body I should get, and made the decision to go with the Velocity. I have figured out most of the components I'm getting, and most of the details for the body and neck. But I still have a few specifics that I need to work out:
1st: As far as body woods go, I was thinking swamp ash (because of the grain and tone) with a roasted alder lam top. But would having such different grains on the same guitar look weird? Would it be better to go with roasted swamp ash as it might match better with the regular swamp ash? I really like how roasted alder has a bit less distracting grain than roasted swamp ash.
2nd: The hardware on the guitar is going to be gold, so I was planning on using the EVO gold frets that Warmoth offers. Does anyone have experience with these? Are they worth the extra $30 more than nickel and extra $5 more than stainless?
3rd: Swamp ash is decently light for a body, and the Velocity is a small body. The neck wood is going to be completely Wenge. To get the guitar balanced right, should I use regular 25 inch scale, or the Gibson conversion scale neck? The neck will have Hipshot tuners, which are on the heavier side. The body will have dual p90s and the hipshot fixed bridge, which is chunky as well from what I've heard.
1st: As far as body woods go, I was thinking swamp ash (because of the grain and tone) with a roasted alder lam top. But would having such different grains on the same guitar look weird? Would it be better to go with roasted swamp ash as it might match better with the regular swamp ash? I really like how roasted alder has a bit less distracting grain than roasted swamp ash.
2nd: The hardware on the guitar is going to be gold, so I was planning on using the EVO gold frets that Warmoth offers. Does anyone have experience with these? Are they worth the extra $30 more than nickel and extra $5 more than stainless?
3rd: Swamp ash is decently light for a body, and the Velocity is a small body. The neck wood is going to be completely Wenge. To get the guitar balanced right, should I use regular 25 inch scale, or the Gibson conversion scale neck? The neck will have Hipshot tuners, which are on the heavier side. The body will have dual p90s and the hipshot fixed bridge, which is chunky as well from what I've heard.