francixxx
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Hello everyone, 
this is my first thread.
I've just started my second Warmoth custom guitar project after nearly 18 years.
My initial plan was to custom-order both the body and neck from Warmoth,
but the neck options—like the truss rod, construction type, and neck binding—
proved too restrictive, so I had no choice but to order the neck from Musikraft.
It's only been about two weeks since I placed the order and paid, so I don't have any photos to show you yet, haha. Still, I'll share some preview sketches I made in Photoshop while conceptualizing this guitar.
warmoth body :
swamp ash / unique choice Lam top (birdseye maple) telecaster soild
SSS pickup rout with reversed bridge pickup(like hendrix strat)
5way blade switch and 1vol
6 hole vintage bridge
blue burst(top , back) finish with natural masked binding on top side
strat neck pocket , no 720mod
tummy and forearm contour , no contoured heel
etc..
musikraft neck :
1 piece 5~6A grade birdseye maple neck with single truss rod and cream neck binding
24.75" scale
non-angled charvel pointy headstock (reversed)
jescar evo gold fretwire , 22frets
custom material inlay(they called it "emerald dragon") - reversed shark tooth
1.650" nut width - i'll install bone nut later
les paul neckback (.87-.97)
flame maple skunk stripe and plug
semi rolled fretboard edge
10mm tuner hole - i'll install gotoh sg381 gold inline tuner with ivoroid buttons later
blue luminay side dots
aged oil finish
etc..
Here are the approximate main specifications I ordered.
I already have a main guitar I've been using for 14 years,
but as I've gotten older, this main guitar started feeling too heavy.
So I planned to build this new Warmoth/Musikraft guitar to serve as a “somewhat” replacement for my existing main guitar,
and also to enjoy a different kind of fun with a single pickups combination.
That's how I came up with the idea to build what you might call the “little sister” to my main guitar.
By the way, here's what my main guitar looks like :
This is a guitar crafted by a renowned custom shop in my country's region.
It's a set-in-neck Telespaul made from one piece each of old-growth Honduran mahogany. Yes, it has a 6mm AAAA flamed hard maple top.
The fingerboard is Ceylon ebony.
Anyway,
it'll still be 4-5 weeks before the custom neck arrives, and
15-16 weeks before the custom body arrives.
I've been exchanging emails with Joe Neigel from Warmoth before production,
but he seems so busy he only checks his emails every 3-4 days.
If any Warmoth staff are here, I'd like to ask them to kindly remind Mr. Joe
to check the emails I've sent him.
For now, I'll post this update and keep revising it as parts arrive or progress occurs. Have a great day, everyone.
Thank you,
Kim (from south korea)
Here's a sound sample of the main guitar.
this is my first thread.I've just started my second Warmoth custom guitar project after nearly 18 years.
My initial plan was to custom-order both the body and neck from Warmoth,
but the neck options—like the truss rod, construction type, and neck binding—
proved too restrictive, so I had no choice but to order the neck from Musikraft.
It's only been about two weeks since I placed the order and paid, so I don't have any photos to show you yet, haha. Still, I'll share some preview sketches I made in Photoshop while conceptualizing this guitar.
warmoth body :
swamp ash / unique choice Lam top (birdseye maple) telecaster soild
SSS pickup rout with reversed bridge pickup(like hendrix strat)
5way blade switch and 1vol
6 hole vintage bridge
blue burst(top , back) finish with natural masked binding on top side
strat neck pocket , no 720mod
tummy and forearm contour , no contoured heel
etc..
musikraft neck :
1 piece 5~6A grade birdseye maple neck with single truss rod and cream neck binding
24.75" scale
non-angled charvel pointy headstock (reversed)
jescar evo gold fretwire , 22frets
custom material inlay(they called it "emerald dragon") - reversed shark tooth
1.650" nut width - i'll install bone nut later
les paul neckback (.87-.97)
flame maple skunk stripe and plug
semi rolled fretboard edge
10mm tuner hole - i'll install gotoh sg381 gold inline tuner with ivoroid buttons later
blue luminay side dots
aged oil finish
etc..
Here are the approximate main specifications I ordered.
I already have a main guitar I've been using for 14 years,
but as I've gotten older, this main guitar started feeling too heavy.
So I planned to build this new Warmoth/Musikraft guitar to serve as a “somewhat” replacement for my existing main guitar,
and also to enjoy a different kind of fun with a single pickups combination.
That's how I came up with the idea to build what you might call the “little sister” to my main guitar.
By the way, here's what my main guitar looks like :
This is a guitar crafted by a renowned custom shop in my country's region.
It's a set-in-neck Telespaul made from one piece each of old-growth Honduran mahogany. Yes, it has a 6mm AAAA flamed hard maple top.
The fingerboard is Ceylon ebony.
Anyway,
it'll still be 4-5 weeks before the custom neck arrives, and
15-16 weeks before the custom body arrives.
I've been exchanging emails with Joe Neigel from Warmoth before production,
but he seems so busy he only checks his emails every 3-4 days.
If any Warmoth staff are here, I'd like to ask them to kindly remind Mr. Joe
to check the emails I've sent him.
For now, I'll post this update and keep revising it as parts arrive or progress occurs. Have a great day, everyone.
Thank you,
Kim (from south korea)
Here's a sound sample of the main guitar.
