Screamin' Deal Soloist

[ThePhilosopher]

This is a tough color to shoot, but it's quite cool in person. My plans are to put in a black VS100 or Hipshot Trem, a set of Kiesel Lithium pickups I have, 1v/1t, 5-way switch, black hipshot locking tuners, and eventually I'll order a neck. I'm holding out to see if maybe they'll put some more exotic baritone necks out for the showcase.

Full specs:
Model: Soloist
Orientation: Right handed
F-Holes: None
Scale: 25-1/2"
Wood: Alder
Rout: Rear Rout
Pickup Rout: Humbucker (Wood Mount) (N), None (Middle), Humbucker (Wood Mount) (B)
Controls: X-T-T-5 (Strat®)
Bridge: Wilkinson Tremolo
Stud Install: No Stud Install
Jack Rout: 1/2" (13mm) Side Jack Hole
Neck Pocket: Strat® Shape
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Contours: Contoured Heel / Tummy Cut / Forearm Contour
Battery Box: No Battery Box Rout
Top Finish: Neon Chartreuse
Back Finish: Neon Chartreuse

 

[treyhaislip]

Loud color but awesome for a Soloist!  :glasses9: Lookin forward to the progress!  :cool01:

 

[amigarobbo]

Looks good, for light jazz I take it?

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Looks good, for light jazz I take it?

How did you know? It'll be used for some extended chords for sure :guitaristgif:.

 

[stratamania]

Not quite mellow yellow, but then again you won't lose it.

 

[swarfrat]

I had an Ibanez RG570 in the early 90's in roadcrew yellow. I miss it. Not enough to have kept it, but it was fun when I don't recall dealing with locking tremolos.

 

[Fat Pete]

:glasses9: indeed.

Black hardware and pickups, black ebony fingerboard and matching neon painted headstock? This guitar would take the eighties outside and beat the living crap out of them.

 

[ThePhilosopher]

:glasses9: indeed.

Black hardware and pickups, black ebony fingerboard and matching neon painted headstock? This guitar would take the eighties outside and beat the living crap out of them.

I am thinking maple or roasted maple, but a part of me is also thinking wenge/ebony or rosewood/rosewood. Will Warmoth paint just the headstock?

 

[Fat Pete]

On a finished neck it's a standard $40/$50 option. I have seen one guitar on the forum with a painted headstock face on an otherwise unfinished neck, so they definitely can do it, but I suspect it wouldn't be cheap.

 

[Axkoa]

Roasted Maple would look pretty good. Wenge/Ebony also would make quite a striking guitar.

 

[DangerousR6]

Now that's Nuclear Yellow.... :headbang1:

 

[ThePhilosopher]

Thanks all, I think I've settled on a nice Wenge/Ebony neck combo. Now to await some funds to flow inward before I put in the order. Dangerous, are you still making neck plates?

 

[DangerousR6]

Thanks all, I think I've settled on a nice Wenge/Ebony neck combo. Now to await some funds to flow inward before I put in the order. Dangerous, are you still making neck plates?

You betcha I am.... :icon_thumright:

 

[Cederick]

Black hardware + ebony fretboard = aw ma gaawwddd!  :headbang1:

 

[ThePhilosopher]

I ordered a neck today, it'll be quite the wait - I suppose I'll get some hardware in the meantime.

I went with Roasted Maple in hopes of getting one with some decent figuring, but either way it's a maple neck without the need for a finish (at least according to Warmoth's warranty).

Style: Stratocaster®
Construction: Baritone Scale (28-5/8") Conversion
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
Fingerboard Wood: Roasted Maple
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: Standard thin
Fret Size: 6100
Tuner Ream: Gotoh/Grover (13/32" 11/32")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Scale: 28-5/8" Conversion
Fret #: 24
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: GraphTech Black TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
Inlays: Black Face Dots
Side Dots: Black Side Dots
Finish: No Finish