I just received the parts for my Warmoth Superwide Soloist. One body and two necks. One neck is glossy finished ordinary width neck and will probably not be used for this. The other one is an unfinished superwide. Everything will be Tru-Oiled, which I started doing today. It has a larger than usual string spacing also at the bridge (vintage spaced strat hardtail bridge), so it will be good for playing fingerstyle, both jazz and classical. Here are pics of the new arrivals:
Superwide Soloist
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While tru-oiling, I see that the alder body will end up much darker than the tru-oiled maple neck, and that's fine (variation is good).
I haven't yet drilled holes for the volume pot (and possibly tone pot). I'll do that after the guitar is completely assemled so that I can get a feeling of where I want it/them. So initially, it will only have a five-way switch.
Secondly, I'm considering mounting the rear strap button a bit higher than usual to get an upward neck angle in the guitars natural resting position. I might also do that after everything else is done so I can check the balance. After all, it has a superwide neck, so the balance might be messed up
The only other unusual thing about this guitar will be that the output jack will be on the front panel like on an SG. Most of the time I stand while playing, but sometimes I sit and I don't want the cable plug to interfere. The plug won't stick out since I only use cables with L-shaped plugs on the guitar side.
While tru-oiling, I see that the alder body will end up much darker than the tru-oiled maple neck, and that's fine (variation is good).
I haven't yet drilled holes for the volume pot (and possibly tone pot). I'll do that after the guitar is completely assemled so that I can get a feeling of where I want it/them. So initially, it will only have a five-way switch.
Secondly, I'm considering mounting the rear strap button a bit higher than usual to get an upward neck angle in the guitars natural resting position. I might also do that after everything else is done so I can check the balance. After all, it has a superwide neck, so the balance might be messed up
The only other unusual thing about this guitar will be that the output jack will be on the front panel like on an SG. Most of the time I stand while playing, but sometimes I sit and I don't want the cable plug to interfere. The plug won't stick out since I only use cables with L-shaped plugs on the guitar side.
Finito! (sort of)
Just need to put in the volume control when I decide where I want it. The strap button is in the normal spot, and it balances just fine. As expected the superwide neck is a bit harder to play single note lines on, but on the other hand much easier for me to play intricate fingerstyle stuff. The wide string spacing is just OK for the strings going over the trembucker and humbucker. Whoohoo :hello2:
Here it is out in the wild (on the lawn):
Just need to put in the volume control when I decide where I want it. The strap button is in the normal spot, and it balances just fine. As expected the superwide neck is a bit harder to play single note lines on, but on the other hand much easier for me to play intricate fingerstyle stuff. The wide string spacing is just OK for the strings going over the trembucker and humbucker. Whoohoo :hello2:
Here it is out in the wild (on the lawn):
It will have a volume control when I decide exactly where to put it
I'm not sure about a tone control. Although a bit untraditional, I find that I don't really like to turn down the treble for jazz. Me likes to really hear the 7s, 9s and 11s :icon_biggrin:
I might put one in for more variation.
Edit: Oops, forgot to thank your guys for the nice complements! And also thanks to Death by Uberschall for teaching me how to upload pictures...!
I'm not sure about a tone control. Although a bit untraditional, I find that I don't really like to turn down the treble for jazz. Me likes to really hear the 7s, 9s and 11s :icon_biggrin:
I might put one in for more variation.
Edit: Oops, forgot to thank your guys for the nice complements! And also thanks to Death by Uberschall for teaching me how to upload pictures...!
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I'm weird; I don't lose picks.
And no more switches. One is almost too many.
Pickguards are cheap. No sense in tolerating something you don't like.
Speaking of cheap pickguards... has anyone ever noticed that you almost have to be a fool or need something super-custom to make your own pickguards? Damn blanks are almost as much as finished products. I keep looking around, but still haven't ever found a way to save any more than about $5 making my own 'guards. Can't even get a six-pack of moose piss for that.
And no more switches. One is almost too many.
Pickguards are cheap. No sense in tolerating something you don't like.
Speaking of cheap pickguards... has anyone ever noticed that you almost have to be a fool or need something super-custom to make your own pickguards? Damn blanks are almost as much as finished products. I keep looking around, but still haven't ever found a way to save any more than about $5 making my own 'guards. Can't even get a six-pack of moose piss for that.
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If you like a lot of gain, try some 1 meg pots.
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Might I suggest a concentric pot where you are poutting the volume pot and have dual volumes. That way you can dial in the balance of the pickups. Only one hole so the minimalistic personna of the guitar isn't too much interrupted but still ahve plenty of variation.
Nice clean lines on that guitar. :icon_thumright:
Nice clean lines on that guitar. :icon_thumright:
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Came out nicely.
exaN said:
Thanks! I noticed immediately how it makes my fingerstyle chord playing easier. At the same time, I notice that single line notes using alternate picking is harder (string crossing/skipping), which is unavoidable of course since I'm used to a 1 3/4" nut width and 2 1/32" string width at the bridge. Most of the increased difficulty is probably just because I'm not used to it, so I'm hoping for some improvement in that department.
Great for polyphonic playing as well. Say you wanted to try to play a fugue by Bach on the electric guitar, like they do on classical guitar. I would expect it to be impossible to play it properly on a traditional electric guitar since it is so easy to disturb an independent melodic line by bumping into a neichbouring string. I have much higher hopes with this guitar, although I havent tried yet.
My background from years back is on six string bass as well as electric and classical guitar, so my hands are used to a variety of necks. As I understand it, the Superwide is the same width as a conventional 7-string guitar neck, although I have never played one of those.
I will hazard a guess and say that many jazz players would like it, and there is no doubt that this is the thing for classical players that want to play electric.
Regarding the workmanship, it seems to be top notch. It seems to be flawless on all accounts. A perfect neck/body fit as well.
I might not bother with the contoured heel if I order another one in the future. It seems that the heel doesn't really interfere much anyway when I'm playing up there.
Well, I put in an ordinary volume control, 500k log. I may do something with concentric or push/pull pots some other time. I'll call it quits for now.
I can work the pickup selection switch without bumping into the tone control, and it is possible to do volume swells, although not as easily as on a Strat or Soloist of course. And I can play without bumping into the volume control.
The colour is a bit off in this picture (the body should be a darker brown):
http://picasaweb.google.com/torquil/MusicEquipment#5488145778492901410
I can work the pickup selection switch without bumping into the tone control, and it is possible to do volume swells, although not as easily as on a Strat or Soloist of course. And I can play without bumping into the volume control.
The colour is a bit off in this picture (the body should be a darker brown):
http://picasaweb.google.com/torquil/MusicEquipment#5488145778492901410
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