What is this?

[deepblue]

Lads...
I got my first Warmoth body today.
Can anyone tell me why the top route has this split chamber?
I have had quite a few genuine Fender bodies, but never seen anything like this before.

 

[-CB-]

To me, it looks like they machine in at an angle as well as down... to venture a guess, it probably gives the cavity more room to accomodate different options.  Is there a hole thru it so a ground can be added to the trem cavity?  I'm just guessing at what it could be, but obviously done on purpose, as all the bodies on the website have it.

 

[jackthehack]

That picture is at a weird angle, assuming that is the output jack route on a Strat body? In that case, that extra relief is drilled so as to accomodate the 1/4" jack type with a longer screw shaft (you have to use these on a rear route body) as well as  a regular 1/4" jack in the mounting plate.

 

[Superbeast520]

Yes, as soon as you place the jack in there you'll get it  :sign13: ... the socket fits in there perfectly as you'll see.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[deepblue]

Thanks guys. My Fender bodies dont have that and I never had a problem installing the jack.
Hey, at least I know what it is now.
Thanks again for the help.

 

[ZionWarmoth]

That route let you install the planet waves stereo jack that has a cillinder in the back, I user in all my guitars http://www.warmoth.com/Planet-Waves-Stereo-Jack-Gold-Plated-P733C68.aspx .
JB♫

 

[Paul-less]

Is the planet waves jack that much better? I looked at buying one, then I gave up caring about it.

 

[Cagey]

Is the planet waves jack that much better? I looked at buying one, then I gave up caring about it.

It's gold plated, which probably doesn't matter much electrically but is attractive. It's stereo, which doesn't matter for probably 98% of the guitars/basses out there, but adds an additional set of sprung contacts to hold the plug more firmly. It's got a shield cover, which probably doesn't do much, but I suppose every little bit helps. But, what's truly practical about the thing is it uses two sprung contacts for both the tip and ring connections, so it's got a wicked grip on the plug and is less likely to become intermittent.

They're only $8.50 from Warmoth, and you have to buy a jack anyway. The little extra it costs is a drop in the bucket compared to what you're going to spend on the total project. As long as you have to solder up and install a jack, you may as well use one that's going to last forever and a day. It's a lot easier and faster to do it right the first time than it is to do it over a second time if you cheap out.