DO YOU HAVE "Guitar Player Repair Guide" by Dan Erlewine? YET? In order to assess what you need to do, and
what you feel comfortable doing yourself, you need to read the instructions for doing so. You can possibly divide it up project-by-project and ask good questions, and make sure the internet answers you get are the good ones and not just the opinion of someone who's never DONE the task you're asking about.
In my experience, Warmoth frets need to have the ends rounded, working from about 220 grit upwards. They won't need to be leveled, unless you're Paul Gilbert, and if one or two are a little high there are easy* fixes....
IF you can measure really well, situating and drilling the bridge is a breeze. I personally prefer as much clearance as possible on the high E string (cause I pull it off the edge), while others push the low string off, but most people like 'em dead centered. There's even TWO ways to drill the string-through holes perfect,
with a hand drill - one is to measure, perfectly, in from the edges of the back - too - and drill tiny pilot holes that meet up. The other is to drill one hole (D or G string) all the way through, then use that hole to place your tiny pilot holes equidistant up from the back, to meet the tiny pilot holes from the front.... Your high E string saddle will end up 1/16" back from the scale length, the low string slightly less than 1/4" back. Set them all the way forward, and the natural scale length will give you plenty of adjustment room. Use sacrificial strings to center the bridge, if you don't have a PERFECT straightedge. (Hint: You're gonna want a PERFECT straightedge, sometime in your life... :toothy12
The soldering's easy*, as are all the little holes* - as Skuttlefunk mentioned in another thread, there are only a few structural holes that matter to get PERFECT - like the neck & the bridge. The neck's done.... :hello2: There's a world of little stuff like waxing the screws, roughing up the pots to make the solder stick, how
not to chip the finish when you drill, etc - read the book, or divide up your questions.
*("Easy"
once you've read the instructions) :blob7:
