stupid question

[slayer]

i'm a noobie and i wanna know if warmoth builds the guitar for me or if i have to do it

 

[line6man]

Fender won't hear of Warmoth building any guitars; they are a parts company.

 

[slayer]

so every thing that i put in the order form is my job to assembly?

 

[line6man]

so every thing that i put in the order form is my job to assembly?

Yes.

 

[slayer]

so WHY THE HELL THEY DON'T SAY IT IN THE ORDER FORM!!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?

there's some tutorial over here?

 

[line6man]

so WHY THE HELL THEY DON'T SAY IT IN THE ORDER FORM!!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?

there's some tutorial over here?

Because they are a parts company. That does not need to be stated when it is obvious. If they offered some sort of assembly and setup service, it would be advertised.

Look at pages 2 and 3 of the Fender licensing agreement, found under the neck options menu.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/fender_lic.pdf

 

[slayer]

ok, so there's some tutorial anywhere aroudn here?

 

[line6man]

ok, so there's some tutorial anywhere aroudn here?

For assembly?

There are a number of series on YouTube. Perhaps someone else here can chime in.

 

[Updown]

Hey .... is this what you need ?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=warmoth+building&oq=warmoth+building&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=1226l6741l0l7663l16l16l0l6l6l0l371l1621l1.3.3.1l8l0

Other tips here .... http://www.stewmac.com/

There are lots of posts here on this forum that can help you too. Just do a search.
Like installing a GK-3 jackplate .... http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=17452.0

Etc Etc Etc

 

[ORCRiST]

ok, so there's some tutorial anywhere aroudn here?

"I got a baaad feeling about this..."

-Han Solo

 

[mayfly]

ok, so there's some tutorial anywhere aroudn here?

"I got a baaad feeling about this..."

-Han Solo

same feeling here.  I sense there's gonna be another ebay listing for us to poke at in the future

 

[AprioriMark]

I wish you all could see the face I'm making at this entire post.  On my tab, www.warmoth.com shows up as "Warmoth Custom Guitar Parts," and it says that at the top of the front page.  Nowhere do I see any option to order a fully assembled... well, anything.  I won't speculate as to the nature of this post except to say... ah, nevermind. 

It's lunchtime.

-Mark

 

[fdesalvo]

 

[Strat Avenger]

Scary... 

 

[slashgnr88]

hahaha

 

[Cagey]

Look at pages 2 and 3 of the Fender licensing agreement, found under the neck options menu.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/fender_lic.pdf

I know many people loathe legalese, but I've always gotten a kick out of it so I actually read licenses, contracts, agreements, etc. This agreement is interesting in that a cursory examination of it shows the trademark registrations for Fender's headstock shapes expired nearly 11 years ago. Perhaps this is why everybody + dog makes Fender necks now, but nobody takes any trouble to boast about compliance to any standard, and often they aren't exactly perfect fits. They just use the headstock shape and let everybody assume they're getting what it appears they're getting. In other words, "buyer beware".

I wonder if Warmoth needs to adhere to this agreement any more? It would seem they could still make the same necks without it, and they could do with them what they will. For instance, build guitars.

Not that they'd want to. I gotta think that's a brutal business, what with it being so subject to emotional decisions on the customer's part. At least with parts, you have some objective criteria to base your performance on so you can defend what you've done.

 

[Tipperman]

Look at pages 2 and 3 of the Fender licensing agreement, found under the neck options menu.
http://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/fender_lic.pdf

I know many people loathe legalese, but I've always gotten a kick out of it so I actually read licenses, contracts, agreements, etc. This agreement is interesting in that a cursory examination of it shows the trademark registrations for Fender's headstock shapes expired nearly 11 years ago. Perhaps this is why everybody + dog makes Fender necks now, but nobody takes any trouble to boast about compliance to any standard, and often they aren't exactly perfect fits. They just use the headstock shape and let everybody assume they're getting what it appears they're getting. In other words, "buyer beware".

I wonder if Warmoth needs to adhere to this agreement any more? It would seem they could still make the same necks without it, and they could do with them what they will. For instance, build guitars.

Not that they'd want to. I gotta think that's a brutal business, what with it being so subject to emotional decisions on the customer's part. At least with parts, you have some objective criteria to base your performance on so you can defend what you've done.

Yeah. I like that they're a parts company and not a HEYLETSBUILDTHAT company. Keeps everything much much much more open to customization while still having large-scale production (Relatively speaking.)

I'll never understand why people think everything will be done for them from Warmoth. I mean, it's blatantly obvious. It's written on their site.

 

[greywolf]

I built my first one from scratch 13 years ago , no books , just basic woodworking skills and a neck through from Carvin.  Now there are a number of good books available :


http://www.amazon.com/dp/0881884510?tag=themusicianandin&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=0881884510&creative=373489&camp=211189

or

http://www.amazon.com/dp/3901314075?tag=themusicianandin&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=3901314075&creative=373489&camp=211189

If you go the basic route with Warmoth body and neck it's really quite easy , the hardest part being soldering up the electronics , and if you went with EMG's you don't even have to do that .. Jump in and hang on , it's lots of fun

 

[stubhead]

I again have to church up with Danny, i.e. Dan Erlewine's "Guitar Player Repair Guide." It's up to a $23 V.3 now, but every single question I had was either in V.2 or it told me where to look. And again, most people who come here have already been tinkering with pickup changes and setups and so forth, or they bring in some other woodworking experience or a optimistically-deranged can-do attitude. And everybody was a noobie at one time.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

You are in the right place to learn how to properly assemble your guitar. Just ask and listen.  :icon_thumright: