Shell Pink Hybrid Strat - My First Warmoth
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Tunerss came in :headbang: pretty happy with how solid they feel. Should be very nice once all the other parts come.
Sort of finalising the electronics. Going with 2 x 500k push-push pots for the Fralin P90 and Split Tele Bridge hum-cancelling pickups, and want to do some special stuff for my first build. Doing a 3 way switch, one of the pots for series/parallel for the two pickups, and the other to remove the load for Volume and Tone pots. Going to draw a wiring diagram for this when it gets closer to delivery time. Also ordered a Orange Drop 0.047uF Cap and some threaded inserts, so will borrow my summer job boss' milling machine for the screws and threads I need.
Sort of finalising the electronics. Going with 2 x 500k push-push pots for the Fralin P90 and Split Tele Bridge hum-cancelling pickups, and want to do some special stuff for my first build. Doing a 3 way switch, one of the pots for series/parallel for the two pickups, and the other to remove the load for Volume and Tone pots. Going to draw a wiring diagram for this when it gets closer to delivery time. Also ordered a Orange Drop 0.047uF Cap and some threaded inserts, so will borrow my summer job boss' milling machine for the screws and threads I need.
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Ordered the pickups from Fralin yesterday, Hum-cancelling P90 5% underwound for the Neck, and Split Blade Tele Blues Special for the bridge. Really excited for them, should be here in 2 weeks.
Which is a problem, because I just recieved my shipping notification from Warmoth :band: took 4 weeks and 4 days for it to ship which really surprised me, especially because it's around this period. Can't wait for it to come on Monday and I'll definitely post a heap of photos.
Which is a problem, because I just recieved my shipping notification from Warmoth :band: took 4 weeks and 4 days for it to ship which really surprised me, especially because it's around this period. Can't wait for it to come on Monday and I'll definitely post a heap of photos.
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I'll repost the photos in this thread as well.
Not sure what step to take next, the Fralin pickups shipped out this morning/last night (Took 6 days for hum cancelling P90 and split blade tele bridge, compared to 7-10 day as they estimated so really happy with that), I might wait until they come before doing anything and then when they come will borrow a drill press and go to town.
Not sure what step to take next, the Fralin pickups shipped out this morning/last night (Took 6 days for hum cancelling P90 and split blade tele bridge, compared to 7-10 day as they estimated so really happy with that), I might wait until they come before doing anything and then when they come will borrow a drill press and go to town.
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That's a great looking combo! Keep them pix a-coming.... :icon_thumright:
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I do, I do! Thanks for the indulgence..... :icon_thumright:Axkoa said:
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Decided I couldn't wait any longer and I screwed in the neck and strung it up. Once the pickups come I'll install the threaded inserts in the neck and do everything else needed to finish the guitar. I also managed to chip the paint already last night, accidentally got the jack socket stuck and tried getting it out with pliers, I'm dumb :doh: I found the pieces of paint that chipped off and super glued them back on but it's still annoying. Though it gives it character right? And I don't have to worry about making the first dent now.
After mucking around with the action of the bridge for a bit to get it to stop buzzing, it's pretty fun to play already. Once I set it up properly after it's all built it's going to be a weapon and my most playable guitar I think.
After mucking around with the action of the bridge for a bit to get it to stop buzzing, it's pretty fun to play already. Once I set it up properly after it's all built it's going to be a weapon and my most playable guitar I think.
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Rgand said:
I'm really happy with the neck choice as well, fits really well with the more subdued pink. While I was in the planning phase for this build, I actually saw a Warmoth build on Reddit that was really close to what I wanted...and so I pretty much copied it.
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Right you are, now it's been christened. And don't feel too bad about it, we've all done similar stuff. As for myself, I put a chip in the lower horn of my first build, a Strat with a Blk-Red-Ylw burst. I was taking it off the drill press table, and smacked it into the bit. I used a little dab of model paint, and now you can't see it unless you're looking. You'll always know your chip is there, but nobody else will notice! :glasses9:Axkoa said:
