December 2018 Guitar of the Month contest!
This is a special Runners Up contest for all those who just missed out on the top spot - some in a very close shave! The winner will qualify for the 2018 Guitar of the Year contest coming up in January!
As usual, discussion about the submissions can take place below.
Please do not post replies that show additional photos of the entrant's guitars but links to other UnofficialWarmoth threads or external sites are fine.
Good luck, and may the best guitar/bass win!
February
Guitar #1 PumpinIron
Body
Model: Chambered Carved Top Velocity
Orientation: Right handed
F-Holes: None
Scale: 25-1/2"
Wood: Zebrawood / Swamp Ash on Swamp Ash
Rout: Rear Rout
Pickup Rout: P90 (Neck), None (Middle), P90 (Bridge)
Controls: PRS Style
Bridge: TOM/STP, Angled Pocket
Stud Install: Use inserts from bridge on order
Jack Rout: 1/2" (13mm) Side Jack Hole
Neck Pocket: Strat® Shape
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Contours: Contoured Heel / Tummy Cut
Binding: Ivoroid Binding
Top Finish: Honey Burst
Back Finish: Transparent Amber
Finish Type: Gloss Finish
Neck
Style: Warmoth
Construction: Gibson® Scale (24-3/4") Conversion Tiltback
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Wenge
Fingerboard Wood: Wenge
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: Boatneck
Fret Size: SS6105 (Stainless)
Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Scale: 24-3/4" Conversion
Fret #: 22
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: GraphTech White TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
Inlays: Cream Face Dots
Side Dots: White Side Dots
Binding: Ivoroid
Hardware
Bridge: Tune-o-Matic Bridge and Stoptail
Pickups: Seymour Duncan P90 Antiquities
Tuners: Schaller M6 Mini Locking Tuners
Knobs: Chrome Round Top Knobs
March
Guitar #2 Cagey
Cagey's Off-White Jazzmaster
Body is solid Alder with a clear over white nitrocellulose finish, weight 3lbs, 11oz.
Pickups are Bill Lawrence L500XL
Bridge is Babicz "full-contact" vibrato
Neck is roasted/burnished curly Maple with stainless steel 6100 frets, Schaller mini-6 locking tuners, Graphtech nut and threaded inserts.
Finish, fretwork, assembly and setup by me.
April
Guitar #3 Wolfie351
Body: Velocity, Mahogany, Brown to clear burst
Neck: Vintage/Modern Warhead, Roasted Maple, Boatneck, 6150
Electronics: Seymour Duncans; George Lynch "Hunter", Duckbucker, Little '59; 5-way rotary, 2 push-pulls
Hardware: Wilkinson Tremolo, TronicalTune tuners
Guitar #4 Hendrix
Versatile Stratocaster
stratocaster® replacement guitar body Caribbean Burst Quilt Maple over Ash
birdseye maple stratocaster® replacement guitar neck Clear Gloss
Versatile pickups combination: neck Lace Gold Gold Dually Sensor Pickup, bridge Red Blue Dually Sensor Pickups, can switch between either single coil operation or as Full Humbucker by small 3 way switch, plus Little '59 Strat in mid and 5 ways switch, can have 13 pickups combination.
Gotoh SGS510 Machine HeadsSG510, Gotoh Wilkinson Tremolo VS100 Gold.
May
Guitar #5 Tonar8353
Unique choice Quilted Maple top on a Mahogany body.
CBS Maple neck with Rosewood fret board
6100 frets with a bone nut.
Finished in Seagraves Clear Nitrocellous lacquer.
Loller Gold Foil in the neck.
Loller String Through Steel in the bridge.
Callaham Hardware.
First position is a kill switch, second is volume and third is tone.
El Dorado knobs.
June
Guitar #6 Guitarsan
Body Style: Warmoth Chambered Stratocaster
Wood: Black Korina on Black Korina
Contour: Forearm and Tummy Cut
Bridge Rout: Vintage 6-Hole Tremolo
Top Finish: Black-Brown-Yellow Burst
Back Finish: Black
Finish Type: Gloss
Weight: 3lbs., 14 oz.
Neck: Fender Eric Johnson; quartersawn, vintage tinted maple
Tuners: Gotoh Staggered Vintage In-Line
Bridge: Super-Vee BladeRunner
Tremolo Springs: Raw Vintage
Pickups: Fender Eric Johnson
Pickguard: Chandler Music Black/Parchment/Black
Guitar Strap: Jayco Toasty Brown Woven
August
Guitar #7 kingua
"Gardenia" the Warmoth custom "Garcaster"
Chambered Tele
Roasted ash body with birds-eye maple cap with clear satin finish
Strat contours (tummy, forearm, heel)
1-11/16" nut width, 24-3/4" (Gibson) scale flame maple standard C shape Strat neck with 10-16" compound radius macassar ebony fretboard with abalone inlays with satin nitro finish
Stainless steel medium jumbo frets (SS6150)
Seymour Duncan P-Rails pickups (single coil rail, P-90, series humbucker, parallel humbucker in the neck and bridge)
Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails pickup in the middle
Wilkinson tremelo bridge
Schaller staggered locking tuners
5-way selector switch
3 push/pull pots (for pickup activation)
25 pickup combinations
LSR roller nut
Professionally assembled, pleked, and wired
September
Guitar #8 SDbass
Chambered dinky J, walnut back, koa top, villex single coil J pickups, graphtec piezo bridge (hipshot style). Knobs are vol, blend, tone, and piezo volume. Switches are magnetic only/mag+piezo/piezo only, and second switch toggles whether mag pickups go through acoustiphonic pre-amp or pure passive. Neck is goncalo/black ebony. Knobs are ebony with abalone dot, tuning keys are hipshot. Remaining hardware is warmoth.
October
Guitar #9 vetteman
"Corellecaster"
Warmoth Alder partially routed body blank cut to custom shape
Upper bout is Les Paul shape, lower bout is dinner plate shaped.
Owner applied Duplicolor GM Light Pewter Metallic, Minwax
semi-gloss laquer topcoat.
Joe Barden bridge with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup.
Warmoth Padouk Gibson scale neck, unfinished. SS frets and owner installed bone nut. 59 fatback contour.
Grover locking Rotomatic tuners. Owner made pickguard and truss rod cover.
November
Guitar #10 fdesalvo
"Mr. Doot"
Warmoth Soloist body
Black Korina, Blue Burst
Schaller Lockmeister
Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell/Dimarzio VV 54 Pro
Warmoth 2-piece Birdseye/Birdseye Maple neck
22 SS6100 frets
LSR
Gotoh Vintage Locking Tuners
This is a special Runners Up contest for all those who just missed out on the top spot - some in a very close shave! The winner will qualify for the 2018 Guitar of the Year contest coming up in January!
As usual, discussion about the submissions can take place below.
Please do not post replies that show additional photos of the entrant's guitars but links to other UnofficialWarmoth threads or external sites are fine.
Good luck, and may the best guitar/bass win!
February
Guitar #1 PumpinIron
Body
Model: Chambered Carved Top Velocity
Orientation: Right handed
F-Holes: None
Scale: 25-1/2"
Wood: Zebrawood / Swamp Ash on Swamp Ash
Rout: Rear Rout
Pickup Rout: P90 (Neck), None (Middle), P90 (Bridge)
Controls: PRS Style
Bridge: TOM/STP, Angled Pocket
Stud Install: Use inserts from bridge on order
Jack Rout: 1/2" (13mm) Side Jack Hole
Neck Pocket: Strat® Shape
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Contours: Contoured Heel / Tummy Cut
Binding: Ivoroid Binding
Top Finish: Honey Burst
Back Finish: Transparent Amber
Finish Type: Gloss Finish
Neck
Style: Warmoth
Construction: Gibson® Scale (24-3/4") Conversion Tiltback
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Wenge
Fingerboard Wood: Wenge
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: Boatneck
Fret Size: SS6105 (Stainless)
Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64")
Radius: 10-16" Compound
Scale: 24-3/4" Conversion
Fret #: 22
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: GraphTech White TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
Inlays: Cream Face Dots
Side Dots: White Side Dots
Binding: Ivoroid
Hardware
Bridge: Tune-o-Matic Bridge and Stoptail
Pickups: Seymour Duncan P90 Antiquities
Tuners: Schaller M6 Mini Locking Tuners
Knobs: Chrome Round Top Knobs
March
Guitar #2 Cagey
Cagey's Off-White Jazzmaster
Body is solid Alder with a clear over white nitrocellulose finish, weight 3lbs, 11oz.
Pickups are Bill Lawrence L500XL
Bridge is Babicz "full-contact" vibrato
Neck is roasted/burnished curly Maple with stainless steel 6100 frets, Schaller mini-6 locking tuners, Graphtech nut and threaded inserts.
Finish, fretwork, assembly and setup by me.
April
Guitar #3 Wolfie351
Body: Velocity, Mahogany, Brown to clear burst
Neck: Vintage/Modern Warhead, Roasted Maple, Boatneck, 6150
Electronics: Seymour Duncans; George Lynch "Hunter", Duckbucker, Little '59; 5-way rotary, 2 push-pulls
Hardware: Wilkinson Tremolo, TronicalTune tuners
Guitar #4 Hendrix
Versatile Stratocaster
stratocaster® replacement guitar body Caribbean Burst Quilt Maple over Ash
birdseye maple stratocaster® replacement guitar neck Clear Gloss
Versatile pickups combination: neck Lace Gold Gold Dually Sensor Pickup, bridge Red Blue Dually Sensor Pickups, can switch between either single coil operation or as Full Humbucker by small 3 way switch, plus Little '59 Strat in mid and 5 ways switch, can have 13 pickups combination.
Gotoh SGS510 Machine HeadsSG510, Gotoh Wilkinson Tremolo VS100 Gold.
May
Guitar #5 Tonar8353
Unique choice Quilted Maple top on a Mahogany body.
CBS Maple neck with Rosewood fret board
6100 frets with a bone nut.
Finished in Seagraves Clear Nitrocellous lacquer.
Loller Gold Foil in the neck.
Loller String Through Steel in the bridge.
Callaham Hardware.
First position is a kill switch, second is volume and third is tone.
El Dorado knobs.
June
Guitar #6 Guitarsan
Body Style: Warmoth Chambered Stratocaster
Wood: Black Korina on Black Korina
Contour: Forearm and Tummy Cut
Bridge Rout: Vintage 6-Hole Tremolo
Top Finish: Black-Brown-Yellow Burst
Back Finish: Black
Finish Type: Gloss
Weight: 3lbs., 14 oz.
Neck: Fender Eric Johnson; quartersawn, vintage tinted maple
Tuners: Gotoh Staggered Vintage In-Line
Bridge: Super-Vee BladeRunner
Tremolo Springs: Raw Vintage
Pickups: Fender Eric Johnson
Pickguard: Chandler Music Black/Parchment/Black
Guitar Strap: Jayco Toasty Brown Woven
August
Guitar #7 kingua
"Gardenia" the Warmoth custom "Garcaster"
Chambered Tele
Roasted ash body with birds-eye maple cap with clear satin finish
Strat contours (tummy, forearm, heel)
1-11/16" nut width, 24-3/4" (Gibson) scale flame maple standard C shape Strat neck with 10-16" compound radius macassar ebony fretboard with abalone inlays with satin nitro finish
Stainless steel medium jumbo frets (SS6150)
Seymour Duncan P-Rails pickups (single coil rail, P-90, series humbucker, parallel humbucker in the neck and bridge)
Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails pickup in the middle
Wilkinson tremelo bridge
Schaller staggered locking tuners
5-way selector switch
3 push/pull pots (for pickup activation)
25 pickup combinations
LSR roller nut
Professionally assembled, pleked, and wired
September
Guitar #8 SDbass
Chambered dinky J, walnut back, koa top, villex single coil J pickups, graphtec piezo bridge (hipshot style). Knobs are vol, blend, tone, and piezo volume. Switches are magnetic only/mag+piezo/piezo only, and second switch toggles whether mag pickups go through acoustiphonic pre-amp or pure passive. Neck is goncalo/black ebony. Knobs are ebony with abalone dot, tuning keys are hipshot. Remaining hardware is warmoth.
October
Guitar #9 vetteman
"Corellecaster"
Warmoth Alder partially routed body blank cut to custom shape
Upper bout is Les Paul shape, lower bout is dinner plate shaped.
Owner applied Duplicolor GM Light Pewter Metallic, Minwax
semi-gloss laquer topcoat.
Joe Barden bridge with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound pickup.
Warmoth Padouk Gibson scale neck, unfinished. SS frets and owner installed bone nut. 59 fatback contour.
Grover locking Rotomatic tuners. Owner made pickguard and truss rod cover.
November
Guitar #10 fdesalvo
"Mr. Doot"
Warmoth Soloist body
Black Korina, Blue Burst
Schaller Lockmeister
Bare Knuckle Rebel Yell/Dimarzio VV 54 Pro
Warmoth 2-piece Birdseye/Birdseye Maple neck
22 SS6100 frets
LSR
Gotoh Vintage Locking Tuners
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