Rebuilding Hw1

[Sp4zRX]

When I built my first and only Warmoth, I assembled it in pieces. I started with hot rodding out my highway1 strat with new hardware and electronics, then bought a new warmoth neck for it, then finally bought a new warmoth body. I ended up with a whole new guitar in the end. My original plan was to just reassemble my old guitar but after having that warmoth neck on that HW1, I realized how dead sounding that neck was. So I have been watching the showcase necks and been tempted to pull the trigger on a new neck several times. Today, I finally did it!

I decided to take Cagey's advice on the 'No inlay' option. I do agree with him that it offers a cleaner, sleeker look. I originally thought that I might have trouble playing without the fretboard inlays but I have payed attention to how I play and realized I don't ever really look at the fretboard inlays, I only really use the top fret markers. So I don't think it will be an issue.

It's a Bubinga neck with macassar ebony fingerboard. I have an LSR roller nut laying around so I opted for the LSR prep and 6150 frets, stainless, of course! Its going on a black, red, yellow burst strat body. I think the bubinga and streaks in the ebony will compliment the body nicely, at least I am hoping. It's nothing flashy but hoping it will turn out to be a great feeling and great sounding guitar.

The neck:



Photoshopped with similar body and parts that I will be using:

 

[SustainerPlayer]

I'm a fan.  :icon_thumright:

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I can dig it! :headbang:

 

[Cagey]

That's a sharp neck! You're going to be very pleased with it, I'm sure.

 

[MikeW]

Thumbs up from me. If it turns out half way as nice as the Canary/Ebony I put on my latest Strat it'll be a killer. Be sure to add some staggered locking tuners to it too. I've got both the Schallers and the Sperzels and both sets are very nice.

What bridge and pickups do you have planned for it?

 

[Surf n Music]

Big thumb up from me! Sweet neck, sweet strat!

 

[Sp4zRX]

Thumbs up from me. If it turns out half way as nice as the Canary/Ebony I put on my latest Strat it'll be a killer. Be sure to add some staggered locking tuners to it too. I've got both the Schallers and the Sperzels and both sets are very nice.

What bridge and pickups do you have planned for it?

The tuners I am going to use are GFS staggard locking tuners. I originally had the GFS locking staggard tuners on this guitar and used them for years. The last build I did I used the schaller mini's but ended up taking the GFS tuners off the HW1 and putting them on my warmoth build because I was having return to pitch problems on the low E string with the Wilkinson VS100 + LSR. The GFS staggard tuners are taller on the low E string and there is less of an angle going to the peg. After changing, I no longer have any tuning problems and I can abuse the crap out of the tremolo on it too. So I decided I am gonna stick with those tuners.

The bridge is going to be a Gotoh VSVG wilkinson and the pickups are going to be Pearly Gates neck and bridge with 5way super switch.