B3Guy
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Ah, some of the others are so cool too! I really like the killer "denim" tele. The custom guard and control plate are super sharp looking, and if I wasn't so broke from building mine, I'd probably have bought out Warmoth's showcase of everything roasted maple by now.
There's a special place in my heart for Strats with that Wilkinson bridge too. Not gonna lie, that combo usually steals my vote when it comes up, and this month there were TWO? Best Strat bridge ever. (Best bridge ever?)
To anyone thinking of making guitars a bit beyond just finishing and assembly... you can do it! Warmoth has lots of great stuff that helps take "baby steps"! I would've been too scared to do the whole body myself, but a custom body blank from W really eased my mind. With the neck pocket fit/angle/depth all sorted, and the bridge holes accurately placed in a precisely planed and dimensioned blank, I was free to hone my woodworking skills on other aspects of the guitar making process.
Gotta also shout out to Spitfire Vintage pickguards too. There's legitimately no photo that does full justice to this stuff, there just isn't. It's as close to the real-deal old-school stuff as you'll get, and it's gorgeous compared to the PVC salami stuff that's common these days. I've had several techs ask me where I got it from, fully assuming that it was Vintage and I'd found an uncut NOS blank or something. Spitfire will hook you up. They worked with me to come up with this translucent version of the pickguards, and without their willingness to try out something new, this guitar wouldn't be as cool as it is.
There's a special place in my heart for Strats with that Wilkinson bridge too. Not gonna lie, that combo usually steals my vote when it comes up, and this month there were TWO? Best Strat bridge ever. (Best bridge ever?)
To anyone thinking of making guitars a bit beyond just finishing and assembly... you can do it! Warmoth has lots of great stuff that helps take "baby steps"! I would've been too scared to do the whole body myself, but a custom body blank from W really eased my mind. With the neck pocket fit/angle/depth all sorted, and the bridge holes accurately placed in a precisely planed and dimensioned blank, I was free to hone my woodworking skills on other aspects of the guitar making process.
Gotta also shout out to Spitfire Vintage pickguards too. There's legitimately no photo that does full justice to this stuff, there just isn't. It's as close to the real-deal old-school stuff as you'll get, and it's gorgeous compared to the PVC salami stuff that's common these days. I've had several techs ask me where I got it from, fully assuming that it was Vintage and I'd found an uncut NOS blank or something. Spitfire will hook you up. They worked with me to come up with this translucent version of the pickguards, and without their willingness to try out something new, this guitar wouldn't be as cool as it is.