UPDATE Page 3: Ash and Purpleheart Strat! Finally!

[JaySwear]

this things been sitting in pieces for quite a while, so when my dad came by for my birthday i roped him in to helping me assemble! the body is ash with a single f-hole. the neck is purpleheart with the warmoth headstock and the standard thin back profile. i think the warmoth headstock looks great! it has a single volume pot and a 3 way blade switch. now pictures!

and, of course, the dangerous neckplate! just don't mention the redskins  :sad1:

really have to thank every member of this board and every employee at warmoth! i think every single person on this board has answered some stupid question from me, and i emailed warmoth for probably over a year before i ended up deciding on what i was going to do!

and my body was originally supposed to be a VIP, which i ended up having to cancel after i lost my job and decided i didn't have quite as much money to spend as i had thought before  :icon_biggrin:  this one to be exact:

definitely a great looking body! but i'm glad i ended up with the parts i have. i don't think i could be happier!

and i'm amazed at how versatile it is. Dimarzio Virtual P90 in the neck, and a Super Distortion in the bridge. rolling the volume off just a little cuts out some of the treble and really cleans up the sound. i definitely don't regret not having a tone knob in this one! might end up switching to a true single coil P90 one day, but for now i'm extremely happy with what this set up gives me

 

[NLD09]

I love that color black. Nice shoes btw.

 

[big bob]

Dude that is one beautiful guitar, congrats

 

[JaySwear]

I love that color black. Nice shoes btw.

haha thanks. if i had realized how much of my feet ended up in the pictures i probably would have retaken them. woops. guess it shows how glossy the body is though, right?

 

[stubhead]

What's that neck pickup?

 

[m4rk0]

that is really nice!

 

[JaySwear]

What's that neck pickup?

dimarzio virtual p90. it's pretty nice, like a humbucker with a 3rd ball. i'm a big fan, but i think i might end up subbing in a true p90 one day, or maybe putting a 5 way blade switch in to get closer to a real p90 sound. i like it a lot for now though!

 

[tfarny]

Wow, I have wondered what that combo of parts would look like. Answer: Great! Congrats.

 

[Mor Paul]

That looks great, man!

 

[MUYFUE]

A unique build, that's for sure!
Looks cool!  :glasses9:

 

[chrisg]

I like it.  Well done.

 

[Nando Vallart]

Cool!

 

[kboman]

Looks very cool, way cool wood choices!

 

[blue313]

Now that's a beautiful piano black.

Sweet build man!  :headbang:

 

[Return of Guitlouie]

Soooooo coooooool.

 

[DangerousR6]

Very nice there Jay.....I was wondering if I was ever going to see what the plate was for..... :icon_thumright:

 

[DoubleG]

definetly a unique guitar

 

[CrackedPepper]

I really like that body with that neck.  Some folks don't like strats that don't have strat-style headstocks but that looks cool.  Good job!  :hello2:

 

[Superbeast520]

I really love that body...Is that a Black offered by Warmoth????  I ask because Im considering going with black on a project.....that looks exceptional, I would certainly have no problems going black if thats the way it was going to look for sure....nice job :icon_thumright:

 

[JaySwear]

Is that a Black offered by Warmoth?

yep! my first idea was a VIP, but i ended up getting this out of the showcase instead. definitely glad i did! i love the black, too. i'm usually not a fan of black guitars, but the natural binding balances it out in a great way, and the gloss black is perfect! i'd definitely recommend it. love this guitar.