Seafoam Green Farmoth PartsCaster

[fdesalvo]

Here's the latest build.  By chance, I scored a new 2015 Fender American Standard RW/Map neck with OEM locking Schallers.  Couldn't pass it up - just have to wait for it to arrive.  Here's a shot of the body with one of my spare Warmoth necks - a 3A Birdseye Maple doodad.  It actually looks really nice with a Tele neck.

Body:
Chambered Alder in Seafoam Green (wow very, very lively resonance with rich bottom end and nice presence.  Rings like an acoustic.  Hit the f-hole cavity with Tru Oil to add a more amber contrast.)
Parchment furniture
New Fender American Vintage Trem with Callaham block and saddles, decked and set to dive only.
2 x Bare Knuckles 59 Slab Board singlecoils
1 x Bare Knuckles Abraxas

I'm wondering if the glory days of Warmoth are over.  The last 3 bodies I've ordered had really disappointing finishing flaws and two of them had to be returned.  I'd have sent this one back, but I'm tired of the process.  Just appeared rushed.  Can't really blame them given the demand on them as of late, but given what I've spent, I'm disappointed.  On this one, a few of the routed control cavities have untainted edges.  Sure, it'll be covered up, but for the price we pay, I'd expect better.  Also, the inner edge of the F-hole wasn't sanded - I mean the cap of the body - not the inner/bottom edge of the route.  They sprayed right over splinters.  It would've taken 30 seconds to smooth it down with some 220.

Update: Diggin the 60s look.  Fender did an amazing job with this neck; I forgot that they can put a good one together.  The modern C is very comfy.  I was nervous it would be a hand-cramper, but not in the least.  The rolled edges of the FB combined with the 9.5" radius are just magical.  This neck is "loud" and resonant.  I was expecting the Biflex system to impart a modern and metallic tone, but it's got a sweet vibe.

 

[Great Ape]

Why would you replace the neck that's on there now? Looks pretty good, no?

 

[fdesalvo]

Looks, plays, and sounds AMAZING.  My Tele needs her neck back haha.

 

[Surf n Music]

Looks sick with the maple though! You forgot to get the vintage tint accent line though  :toothy10:. For real though I love it. Gonna looks great with either neck!

 

[fdesalvo]

Haha I was waiting for you to swim by after I threw that Seafoam bait in the water!

Yah, I really do love it with the maple tele neck!  If the Strat neck ends up looking/playing even a fraction worse, it's going on the tele and the maple Tele neck will stay on the strat.  :guitarplayer2:

 

[Vallhagen]

Sweet.

That is actually my womans favourite guitar color, and i tend to like it more and more when i look at it. So.. I HAVE to paint some upcoming project in seafoam green.

Cheers

 

[Surf n Music]

Hahha You knew I'd bite. Lets see a pick with that headstock. I bet it looks good with a tele neck.

 

[fdesalvo]

It's a beautiful color in person - super hard to photograph well. 

 

[fdesalvo]

I'll snap off a pic with the tele neck installed.  I had to troubleshoot the wiring, so it's neckless at the moment.  Turns out the neck/middle pickups were mislabeled.  Took me forever to figure out why I was getting hum in the #4 position.  :doh:

 

[Surf n Music]

Sorry you had a few troubles with this one. If you get your other neck before you get her back together don't sweat taking a pic. When I was building mine I was thinking of getting a tele neck. Always thought it would look good.

 

[fdesalvo]

All good brotha.  A tele neck really does look sweet on her.

 

[rgand]

Looks really good. The seafoam green does grow on you. I put a Tele headstock on my Strat. It's a good look, keep it that way.

I also like the Strat headstock on Teles. Maybe it's the rebel in me.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[fdesalvo]

Looks really good. The seafoam green does grow on you. I put a Tele headstock on my Strat. It's a good look, keep it that way.

I also like the Strat headstock on Teles. Maybe it's the rebel in me.  :icon_biggrin:

I'm telling you, man.  If that Strat neck doesn't do her justice, I'm keeping this tele neck on the job.  I haven't bought or played a stock OEM instrument in ages (well, except that G&L Legacy that I liked), so having a Fender made neck on my Warmoth body is going to take some getting used to.  It's got an amazing grain to the rosewood neck, has rolled edges, locking schallers, all the goodies.  Hoping it handles and sounds well enough.  Will update y'all soon.  Neck arrives Thu.

 

[fdesalvo]

Updated with pics  :guitarplayer2:

 

[MikeW]

Beauty Frank. I'm going to swim against the tide since I like it with the Rosewood board better than the Maple. Fender does do some good stuff. I have a friend that has an American Standard Strat with a gorgeous Rosewood fretboard. Plays and sounds great too.

 

[fdesalvo]

Thank you, bro.  I really like the RW board, too.  Ideally, I'd have another identical body to put the maple neck on haha.  I enjoyed that one, too.