red-mcmannus
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Hey.
I am planning my first Warmoth build. I am bored of my 'standard' guitars and want something a bit special!!
I am selling a strat and a les paul to cover this, what I would like to build is a twin humbucker guitar to replace the les paul I am selling, but obviously not just another les paul, getting bored of the les paul shape. Am thinking maybe along the PRS vibe.
SO, here's what I am thinking so far -
- VIP body, not sure of body wood, but REALLY want a pau ferro top with a clear gloss finish.
- Wenge neck (raw)
The things I am not sure about -
- What fretboard wood to use.
- What body wood to use.
- Whether to have a chambered body or not. What effect on the sound does this have??
To give you more info -
- I am more into my les paul than a strat man, I do like my strat, but not as much. I am into the less bright sound, as an example, I prefer alder bodied strats to ash, also I prefer rosewood fretoards to maple, however I have no idea what exotic woods sound like.
- Also in terms of aesthetics, I like light wood against dark wood, a good example of the kind of look I like is a mahogany body with a maple top finished in clear gloss. So would like a lighter coloured body wood to go with the darker pau ferro top. I would choose mahogany, but that's a bit standard and boring.
- Gonna be chooseing stainless steel frets, and fitting my bareknucks (mule and riff raff).
Would really appreciate your thoughts as I want something that looks and feels exotic and wicked, but also sounds good with humbuckers, something that isn't too far away from what I am used to (mahogany les pauls).
Thanks
I am planning my first Warmoth build. I am bored of my 'standard' guitars and want something a bit special!!
I am selling a strat and a les paul to cover this, what I would like to build is a twin humbucker guitar to replace the les paul I am selling, but obviously not just another les paul, getting bored of the les paul shape. Am thinking maybe along the PRS vibe.
SO, here's what I am thinking so far -
- VIP body, not sure of body wood, but REALLY want a pau ferro top with a clear gloss finish.
- Wenge neck (raw)
The things I am not sure about -
- What fretboard wood to use.
- What body wood to use.
- Whether to have a chambered body or not. What effect on the sound does this have??
To give you more info -
- I am more into my les paul than a strat man, I do like my strat, but not as much. I am into the less bright sound, as an example, I prefer alder bodied strats to ash, also I prefer rosewood fretoards to maple, however I have no idea what exotic woods sound like.
- Also in terms of aesthetics, I like light wood against dark wood, a good example of the kind of look I like is a mahogany body with a maple top finished in clear gloss. So would like a lighter coloured body wood to go with the darker pau ferro top. I would choose mahogany, but that's a bit standard and boring.
- Gonna be chooseing stainless steel frets, and fitting my bareknucks (mule and riff raff).
Would really appreciate your thoughts as I want something that looks and feels exotic and wicked, but also sounds good with humbuckers, something that isn't too far away from what I am used to (mahogany les pauls).
Thanks