Shipping notice for 1st ever custom parts

[jmcecil]

Hi everyone! 

I ordered a neck replacement for a sandblasted strat body.  Goncalo Alves neck with Bubinga fretboard.  Although I know it doesn't need a finish, I was still pleasantly surprised to get a shipping notice before the 5 or 6 week mark.

I am absolutely stoked to do my first ever guitar overhaul.

Here she is as I start to disassemble everything.  Putting in all gold hardware, a pearl black pickguard, Bare Knuckle Irish Tours and brass trem in addition to the new neck.  That should be enough to keep me busy for a first try.

EDIT: Moved to photobucket.  Hopefully you can see it now.

 

[adked]

Sounds good, can't wait to see some pix!

 

[fdesalvo]

Linky no worky.  Stoked for you, however!

 

[Cagey]

Goncalo Alves and Bubinga are both great neck woods. You're going to be very pleased.

I learned not too long ago that the reason most Rickenbacker necks look different is because they typically used Bubinga fretboards as opposed to Rosewood, which is what everybody and their brother uses when they're not using Maple or Ebony

Be sure to resand that Goncalo. Warmoth takes it to 320, but if you gradually make it up to 1500 or 2000, it'll end up like glass and stay that way. Takes a while, but is well worth the trouble.

 

[jmcecil]

Be sure to resand that Goncalo. Warmoth takes it to 320, but if you gradually make it up to 1500 or 2000, it'll end up like glass and stay that way. Takes a while, but is well worth the trouble.

It never would have occurred to me to do that.  Thanks for the info.

 

[Cagey]

The way Warmoth ships necks, they're pretty nice, what with their being new and all. But, they can stand improvement. The problem is the old 80/20 rule and its inverse - you can do 80% of the job in 20% of the time it takes to do it completely, which means it'll take 80% of the time to get that last 20% of the job to be perfect. That's where almost everybody falls down except the "Custom Shops" and other "boutique" builders of the world. That last little bit is a bitch, and that's what makes them expensive. It's just labor. So, you find a good place to draw the line, and call it a love story.

You might want to review this thread, re: burnishing necks.

You may also want to consider employing somebody to finish the frets if it's not something you're set up to do yourself. Warmoth only installs/bevels them, they don't level/crown/dress/polish them like you might want from such a high-end piece. I know some folks who do that, if you're interested.

 

[jmcecil]

You may also want to consider employing somebody to finish the frets if it's not something you're set up to do yourself. Warmoth only installs/bevels them, they don't level/crown/dress/polish them like you might want from such a high-end piece. I know some folks who do that, if you're interested.

Certainly interested.  I'm not sure if anyone around does this or not.  I know I don't have the tools or knowledge to tackle that yet.  I've read about it and watched a few videos, but seems time consuming and tedious even with the right tools.  And it looks like it would be easy to mess the frets instead of make them better.

 

[Cagey]

I specialize in neck work. PM or email me, and we'll talk.

 

[jmcecil]

Here are some better "before" pics

Hopefully destined to take its place amongst the other kids.

 

[Pharos]

That is a beautiful looking body!

 

[Cagey]

Nice family, but aren't they packed in awfully close together? If it was me, I'd try to give the new kid some breathing space. It's too pretty to get banged around.

 

[jmcecil]

Moved to unboxing
http://unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=25069.0

They are a little snug due to space constraints.  But, it isn't quite as bad as it looks in the picture.