Warmoth truss rod cover, neck plate and Gecko neck washers

[cuthbert]

Forgive me if the question has already been raised, however as I need to start collecting the parts for the VIP build I would be curious to know where I can a Warmoth triple layer truss rod cover and possibly an engrave neck plate with the turtle....I am a little surprised they are not available on their website.

Also, is it possible to use the Geck neck washers to replace the neck plate on a guitar?

 

[NedRyerson]

I've seen the turtle neck plates out in the wild, but I have a strong suspicion that they're very much in the "bootleg" category.

And by "strong suspicion," I mean "they're totally violating WM's IP." Since I have big doubts that WM licensed the use of the turtle to some no-name company that also happens to engrave Fender, Ibanez, and Gibson logos onto neck plates as well (including whatever serial number you want).

Seems awfully coincidental and convenient.

For the truss rod cover, I understand what triple-layer means, but can you explain a little further on what you mean by a WM-specific brand or model?

 

[rockandroller]

yes, it certainly is possible to use the Geck neck washers to replace the neck plate on a guitar.

 

[cuthbert]

I've seen the turtle neck plates out in the wild, but I have a strong suspicion that they're very much in the "bootleg" category.

And by "strong suspicion," I mean "they're totally violating WM's IP." Since I have big doubts that WM licensed the use of the turtle to some no-name company that also happens to engrave Fender, Ibanez, and Gibson logos onto neck plates as well (including whatever serial number you want).

Seems awfully coincidental and convenient.

For the truss rod cover, I understand what triple-layer means, but can you explain a little further on what you mean by a WM-specific brand or model?

I have not seen neck plates, however I am surprised to se that Warmothvitself doesn't offer something "official" on their website to allow a more finished look of the instruments.

After all, they offer Warmoth logos, so why not?

Regarding the truss rod cover if you watch Aaron's video you will see that everytime he has a tilted head neck he also has a Warmoth triple ply cover. Same question: can they offer it as "official" accessory?