VOTE HERE: 2022 Guitar of the Year!
Which instrument should be the 2022 Guitar of the Year?
Another year of Guitar of the Month competitions has passed. Thanks as always to everyone who has subjected their amazing instruments to the scrutiny of the forum! Thanks also to everyone who voted.
The guitars below are all deserving winners but it's now time to decide which should be crowned UNOFFICIAL WARMOTH GUITAR OF THE YEAR 2022!
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.
You have 7 days to decide on your favorite and cast your vote. Best of luck to all!
March - xParrallax
Body (Finished by Warmoth):
Hybrid Strat
Lake Placid Blue Metallic Gloss
Wilkinson VS-100 Trem Bridge
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Bridge
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Strat Middle
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Tele Neck
Tortoise Hybrid Strat Custom Pickguard (by Warmoth)
Neck (Finished by Warmoth):
Vintage/Modern
Roasted Flame Maple/Roasted Flame Maple
Standard Thin
1.650" Nut Width
GraphTech White TUSQ Nut
Clear Satin Nitro Lacquer
Custom Headstock Decal
April - ragamuffin
BODY:
Custom singlecut shape based on the Springer Guitars "Seraph" model
Hollowed black korina body with hand carved 3/4" bubinga top
Nitrocellulose finish by me
NECK:
Warmoth Vortex shape 24 3/4" scale conversion neck bubinga with ebony fretboard
59' Roundback profile, 1 11/16" Tusq nut
Raw wood, burnished to 2500 grit
ELECTRONICS:
Vineham Pickups "Vivid" set
Volume, treble, and bass cut knobs
HARDWARE:
Recessed Tonepros TP6A tune o'matic style bridge
Hipshot locking tuners
May - Megatron
Warmoth Chambered Telecaster, Flame Maple on Mahogany
Finish: Green Burst top, Clear back
Gotoh Humbucker Tele Bridge
DiMarzio True Velvet T, DiMarzio Air Classic
Warmoth Telecaster Replacement Guitar Neck
Vintage/Modern Construction
Indian Rosewood One-piece
Abalone Dot Inlay
Hipshot Vintage Guitar Tuners
June #1 - musicalmanguy
BODY:
Warmoth Soloist
Poplar back w/ Flame Maple top
Top = TransFast black aniline dye sanded back w/ orange Angelus leather dye
Semi-gloss Tru-Oil finish
NECK:
Warmoth Superwide w/ reverse Warhead headstock
Maple neck & fretboard
TUSQ XL nut
Satin Tru-Oil finish
Finished by owner
PICKUPS / ELECTRONICS:
Bridge = EMG H4
Middle = Wilkinson Hot Rail Neck
CRL 3-Way Blade Switch
CTS 500K Volume Pot
BRIDGE:
TonePros Locking Tune-o-matic
TAILPIECE:
TP-6
TUNERS:
Locking
June #2 - TonyFlyingSquirrel
"Kenny"
Warmoth Baritone Tele neck with a Maple shaft and Indian Rosewood fingerboard
6100 Fretwire
Gotoh tuners
Owner finished in Tru Oil
Basswood body
Shown with locally custom wound pickups - since replaced with EMG Tele pickups
Owner Finished by covering in laced Deer Hide (Buckskin) with beaded rosette, dentaliam shells.
June #3 - OffSetSmith
Body:
Diamondback (Warmoth)
Basswood
Dupli Color Pewter lacquer base
Createx Black burst
Clear lacquer top coat
Neck:
Warmoth Tiltback 24.75" conversion neck
Custom cut/drilled headstock
Maple shaft wood
Ziricote fretboard w/ cross inlay
Headstock color same as body
Custom "Smith" decal made by OffSetSmith
True oil on back of neck
Electronics:
PAF style pickups
2 Volumes
2 Spin-a-splits
3 way pickup selector
July #1 - boconnell
Warmoth body and neck
12 string Telecaster
Body:
Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top
Ivoroid binding
Blue dye finish with a clear back, Gloss finish
Neck:
12 string 59 roundback 10" radius
Birdseye Maple neck and fretboard
Abalone fretboard inlays
Satin nitro finish
Hardware & electronics:
gold hardware
Gotoh 12 string bridge
Seymour Duncan 59 humbuckers with coil splits
CTS push-pull pots
Tone Ninja gold locking tuners
July #2 - fingolfen
Body: Split Jazzmaster® Guitar Body
Construction: Solid
Core Wood: Swamp Ash
Laminated Top Wood: Flame Maple
Control Cavity: Top Rout
Top Color: Black Cherry Burst Dye
Back Color: Black (Burst-over)
Gloss
Neck - Fender Noventa Jazzmaster with Pau Ferro fretboard
Pickups / Electronics - Fender Noventa Jazzmaster
Switch - 6-way Oak Grigsby
Tuners - Gotoh Locking Tuners
Tremolo - Fender American Professional II (upgrade from the Noventa)
Bridge - Fender American Professional II (upgrade from the Noventa)
Pickguard - Halo Custom Carbon Fiber
August - hardrockguy
Neck:
- Warmoth Arcade 24 fret
- Vivian Campbell Nightswan Moonglow Inlays
- Off-menu High-Grade Roasted Flame Maple
- Sperzel gold locking tuners with alternating red/purple locks/posts
- Gotoh gold locking nut
- 5 coats of tru-oil applied on the rear of the neck
Body:
- Warmoth Korina Soloist with 2 humbuckers (Suhr SSH+ and SSV)
- Flame top
- 5-way selector for series/parallel options
- Tesi Killswitch
- modified Gotoh 1996T bridge
- 45 degree bevel with deep bevel reveal on the two sides and the bottom of the horns
natural binding
- Custom contoured neck heel
- triple sanded back adaptation of PRS Dragon Burst for the finish with purple/red/gold
September #1 - Spud
"Last chance Sal"
Warmoth Alder Strat Body, Warmoth finished
Fender American special trem
Black stainless saddles
Anodized gold pickguard
Two Seymour Duncan ap-1 pro alnico 2 singles
Rail Hammer Hyper vintage alnico 5 bridge
Neck
Warmoth vintage modern strat neck
maple/maple
Fatback reshaped to boatneck
Gotoh tuners
September #2 - Stratamania
Body:
Showcase Body
Wood: High Grade Flame Maple Top on Mahogany
Binding: Natural Masked Accent
Top Finish: Green Burst
Back Finish: Clear
Finish Type: Gloss Finish
Neck:
Showcase neck Feb 2021
Stratocaster, Modern Construction,
Right Handed, Figured Mahogany, Indian Rosewood Fretboard,
1-11/16" Nut Width, Standard thin
Schaller Tuner Ream, 10-16" Compound Radius
Cream Face Dots Inlay, White Side Dots
Warmoth Poly Gloss finish was stripped to bare wood and redone with Tru-Oil and the nut replaced with a bone nut by myself.
Hardware:
Schaller M6 135 Locking Chrome Tuners
Wilkinson WVS130/2P Chrome Bridge with Locking Saddles
Black Pearl Pickguard
Q-Parts Dome Black Chrome and Abalone Volume and tone knobs
Black Tremolo Cover
Pickups:
Bridge: Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates
Middle: Seymour Duncan SSL-2 RW
Neck: Seymour Duncan Red Devil
Wiring:
Master Volume (with Treble Bleed) and Tone
October - Spud
Olde' Skully
2003 Squier "51" basswood body
Drilled for string through, stripped refinished using rattle cans, lace, inset rhinestones, and wipe on poly.
Warmoth Telecaster vintage modern Neck
Dimarzio Super distortion, Duncan Hot Stack
Wilkinson, Hipshot
November - AngeloGuitars
Body:
Warmoth Velocity
Solid construction with 1-piece mahogany
Quilted maple laminate top
Natural masked edges
Black dye with black burst over
Gloss
Lollar Imperial low wind humbucker pickups
Neck:
Warmoth Warhead
Gibson scale conversion
5A Roasted Flame Maple
Black ebony fingerboard
Wizard profile
10"-16" compound radius
Schaller locking tuners
Graphtech Tusq nut
Moon glow side dots
Diamond white perloid dots
December - docteurseb
Body:
Warmoth Stratocaster
Solid construction with swamp ash back and quilt maple
Heel contour
Quilt top stained by myself in a PRS-style charcoal/frostbite glow finish. Wilkins Guitar Finishes did the cerused / dog-hair back and clear gloss finish,
Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups with Eric Clapton mid-boost electronics
Neck:
Musikraft quartersawn curly maple with ebony fingerboard
Clapton V profile
12" radius
22 frets, stainless steel
GraphTech nut
MOP side dots
Gotoh locking tuners
Stained a set of curly maple tuner buttons to match the neck/body.
Finish: stained neck with lacquer finish (satin back, gloss headstock) - DIY finish.
Which instrument should be the 2022 Guitar of the Year?
Another year of Guitar of the Month competitions has passed. Thanks as always to everyone who has subjected their amazing instruments to the scrutiny of the forum! Thanks also to everyone who voted.
The guitars below are all deserving winners but it's now time to decide which should be crowned UNOFFICIAL WARMOTH GUITAR OF THE YEAR 2022!
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.
You have 7 days to decide on your favorite and cast your vote. Best of luck to all!
March - xParrallax
Body (Finished by Warmoth):
Hybrid Strat
Lake Placid Blue Metallic Gloss
Wilkinson VS-100 Trem Bridge
Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Bridge
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Strat Middle
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Tele Neck
Tortoise Hybrid Strat Custom Pickguard (by Warmoth)
Neck (Finished by Warmoth):
Vintage/Modern
Roasted Flame Maple/Roasted Flame Maple
Standard Thin
1.650" Nut Width
GraphTech White TUSQ Nut
Clear Satin Nitro Lacquer
Custom Headstock Decal
April - ragamuffin
BODY:
Custom singlecut shape based on the Springer Guitars "Seraph" model
Hollowed black korina body with hand carved 3/4" bubinga top
Nitrocellulose finish by me
NECK:
Warmoth Vortex shape 24 3/4" scale conversion neck bubinga with ebony fretboard
59' Roundback profile, 1 11/16" Tusq nut
Raw wood, burnished to 2500 grit
ELECTRONICS:
Vineham Pickups "Vivid" set
Volume, treble, and bass cut knobs
HARDWARE:
Recessed Tonepros TP6A tune o'matic style bridge
Hipshot locking tuners
May - Megatron
Warmoth Chambered Telecaster, Flame Maple on Mahogany
Finish: Green Burst top, Clear back
Gotoh Humbucker Tele Bridge
DiMarzio True Velvet T, DiMarzio Air Classic
Warmoth Telecaster Replacement Guitar Neck
Vintage/Modern Construction
Indian Rosewood One-piece
Abalone Dot Inlay
Hipshot Vintage Guitar Tuners
June #1 - musicalmanguy
BODY:
Warmoth Soloist
Poplar back w/ Flame Maple top
Top = TransFast black aniline dye sanded back w/ orange Angelus leather dye
Semi-gloss Tru-Oil finish
NECK:
Warmoth Superwide w/ reverse Warhead headstock
Maple neck & fretboard
TUSQ XL nut
Satin Tru-Oil finish
Finished by owner
PICKUPS / ELECTRONICS:
Bridge = EMG H4
Middle = Wilkinson Hot Rail Neck
CRL 3-Way Blade Switch
CTS 500K Volume Pot
BRIDGE:
TonePros Locking Tune-o-matic
TAILPIECE:
TP-6
TUNERS:
Locking
June #2 - TonyFlyingSquirrel
"Kenny"
Warmoth Baritone Tele neck with a Maple shaft and Indian Rosewood fingerboard
6100 Fretwire
Gotoh tuners
Owner finished in Tru Oil
Basswood body
Shown with locally custom wound pickups - since replaced with EMG Tele pickups
Owner Finished by covering in laced Deer Hide (Buckskin) with beaded rosette, dentaliam shells.
June #3 - OffSetSmith
Body:
Diamondback (Warmoth)
Basswood
Dupli Color Pewter lacquer base
Createx Black burst
Clear lacquer top coat
Neck:
Warmoth Tiltback 24.75" conversion neck
Custom cut/drilled headstock
Maple shaft wood
Ziricote fretboard w/ cross inlay
Headstock color same as body
Custom "Smith" decal made by OffSetSmith
True oil on back of neck
Electronics:
PAF style pickups
2 Volumes
2 Spin-a-splits
3 way pickup selector
July #1 - boconnell
Warmoth body and neck
12 string Telecaster
Body:
Swamp Ash with Quilted Maple top
Ivoroid binding
Blue dye finish with a clear back, Gloss finish
Neck:
12 string 59 roundback 10" radius
Birdseye Maple neck and fretboard
Abalone fretboard inlays
Satin nitro finish
Hardware & electronics:
gold hardware
Gotoh 12 string bridge
Seymour Duncan 59 humbuckers with coil splits
CTS push-pull pots
Tone Ninja gold locking tuners
July #2 - fingolfen
Body: Split Jazzmaster® Guitar Body
Construction: Solid
Core Wood: Swamp Ash
Laminated Top Wood: Flame Maple
Control Cavity: Top Rout
Top Color: Black Cherry Burst Dye
Back Color: Black (Burst-over)
Gloss
Neck - Fender Noventa Jazzmaster with Pau Ferro fretboard
Pickups / Electronics - Fender Noventa Jazzmaster
Switch - 6-way Oak Grigsby
Tuners - Gotoh Locking Tuners
Tremolo - Fender American Professional II (upgrade from the Noventa)
Bridge - Fender American Professional II (upgrade from the Noventa)
Pickguard - Halo Custom Carbon Fiber
August - hardrockguy
Neck:
- Warmoth Arcade 24 fret
- Vivian Campbell Nightswan Moonglow Inlays
- Off-menu High-Grade Roasted Flame Maple
- Sperzel gold locking tuners with alternating red/purple locks/posts
- Gotoh gold locking nut
- 5 coats of tru-oil applied on the rear of the neck
Body:
- Warmoth Korina Soloist with 2 humbuckers (Suhr SSH+ and SSV)
- Flame top
- 5-way selector for series/parallel options
- Tesi Killswitch
- modified Gotoh 1996T bridge
- 45 degree bevel with deep bevel reveal on the two sides and the bottom of the horns
natural binding
- Custom contoured neck heel
- triple sanded back adaptation of PRS Dragon Burst for the finish with purple/red/gold
September #1 - Spud
"Last chance Sal"
Warmoth Alder Strat Body, Warmoth finished
Fender American special trem
Black stainless saddles
Anodized gold pickguard
Two Seymour Duncan ap-1 pro alnico 2 singles
Rail Hammer Hyper vintage alnico 5 bridge
Neck
Warmoth vintage modern strat neck
maple/maple
Fatback reshaped to boatneck
Gotoh tuners
September #2 - Stratamania
Body:
Showcase Body
Wood: High Grade Flame Maple Top on Mahogany
Binding: Natural Masked Accent
Top Finish: Green Burst
Back Finish: Clear
Finish Type: Gloss Finish
Neck:
Showcase neck Feb 2021
Stratocaster, Modern Construction,
Right Handed, Figured Mahogany, Indian Rosewood Fretboard,
1-11/16" Nut Width, Standard thin
Schaller Tuner Ream, 10-16" Compound Radius
Cream Face Dots Inlay, White Side Dots
Warmoth Poly Gloss finish was stripped to bare wood and redone with Tru-Oil and the nut replaced with a bone nut by myself.
Hardware:
Schaller M6 135 Locking Chrome Tuners
Wilkinson WVS130/2P Chrome Bridge with Locking Saddles
Black Pearl Pickguard
Q-Parts Dome Black Chrome and Abalone Volume and tone knobs
Black Tremolo Cover
Pickups:
Bridge: Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates
Middle: Seymour Duncan SSL-2 RW
Neck: Seymour Duncan Red Devil
Wiring:
Master Volume (with Treble Bleed) and Tone
October - Spud
Olde' Skully
2003 Squier "51" basswood body
Drilled for string through, stripped refinished using rattle cans, lace, inset rhinestones, and wipe on poly.
Warmoth Telecaster vintage modern Neck
Dimarzio Super distortion, Duncan Hot Stack
Wilkinson, Hipshot
November - AngeloGuitars
Body:
Warmoth Velocity
Solid construction with 1-piece mahogany
Quilted maple laminate top
Natural masked edges
Black dye with black burst over
Gloss
Lollar Imperial low wind humbucker pickups
Neck:
Warmoth Warhead
Gibson scale conversion
5A Roasted Flame Maple
Black ebony fingerboard
Wizard profile
10"-16" compound radius
Schaller locking tuners
Graphtech Tusq nut
Moon glow side dots
Diamond white perloid dots
December - docteurseb
Body:
Warmoth Stratocaster
Solid construction with swamp ash back and quilt maple
Heel contour
Quilt top stained by myself in a PRS-style charcoal/frostbite glow finish. Wilkins Guitar Finishes did the cerused / dog-hair back and clear gloss finish,
Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups with Eric Clapton mid-boost electronics
Neck:
Musikraft quartersawn curly maple with ebony fingerboard
Clapton V profile
12" radius
22 frets, stainless steel
GraphTech nut
MOP side dots
Gotoh locking tuners
Stained a set of curly maple tuner buttons to match the neck/body.
Finish: stained neck with lacquer finish (satin back, gloss headstock) - DIY finish.
