I'd be interested to know everyone's story as to how they came to discover Warmoth, and what prompted them to do their own build.
I had heard of Warmoth back in the 80's, but I was a student then and didn't have money. Besides, I thought my Hondo was a great guitar! :dontknow:
Fast forward a few years, and a couple of years ago I was thinking about putting a custom together, and was looking at Carvin. Other things came up and...you know.
I have a Jackson PS-4 (MIJ) that has a great neck and has upgraded pups, but the stock JT-500 trem was crap. I had found JCFonline (for Jackson and Charvel owners) which led me to www.audiozone.dk, another site for said enthusiasts. On the audiozone site is the ultimate primer on Jackson trems. It looked like an OFR would require routing, but a Schaller would drop right in. Google Schaller, and I found the Warmoth site. Anyway, I ordered the trem, but found myself searching over the vast array of guitar wood-porn available. It wasn't long before I ordered the parts for my Strat. I had ordered the body and neck separately. The neck I ordered by fax. I received an e-mail from Spike telling me my order was processed, and at the bottom of the e-mail, it said I might want to check out www.unofficalwarmoth.com.
So, what led you down this path?
I had heard of Warmoth back in the 80's, but I was a student then and didn't have money. Besides, I thought my Hondo was a great guitar! :dontknow:
Fast forward a few years, and a couple of years ago I was thinking about putting a custom together, and was looking at Carvin. Other things came up and...you know.
I have a Jackson PS-4 (MIJ) that has a great neck and has upgraded pups, but the stock JT-500 trem was crap. I had found JCFonline (for Jackson and Charvel owners) which led me to www.audiozone.dk, another site for said enthusiasts. On the audiozone site is the ultimate primer on Jackson trems. It looked like an OFR would require routing, but a Schaller would drop right in. Google Schaller, and I found the Warmoth site. Anyway, I ordered the trem, but found myself searching over the vast array of guitar wood-porn available. It wasn't long before I ordered the parts for my Strat. I had ordered the body and neck separately. The neck I ordered by fax. I received an e-mail from Spike telling me my order was processed, and at the bottom of the e-mail, it said I might want to check out www.unofficalwarmoth.com.
So, what led you down this path?