Warmoth Project #2

[Mincer]

That's a gorgeous looking body. Such a contrast between the back and front too.

Thank you! I was going for wildly different wood types. The satin finish feels wonderful too.

[Ashurbanipal]

Sweet woods all around, and those are some evil looking Seths!

[playas]

That's a gorgeous looking body. Such a contrast between the back and front too.

[Mincer]

I connected the neck and body tonight, and started work on the bridge. But here is a pic of the body on a table at home. Not the best lighting, but you get the idea.

[Mincer]

Very cool news about your project, Mincer. Has the body, looks wise, met your expectations?

No unique choice, but I hadn't seen many unique choice tops that look this cool. Yes, it exceeded my expectations. It is a really interesting figure, with what looks like alien faces on it.

[PFDarkside]

Did you do a unique choice top or just standard flame?

[Synapsys]

Very cool news about your project, Mincer. Has the body, looks wise, met your expectations?

[Clint 55]

Slightly overwound bridge? Nice.

[Mincer]

An update: the pickups came in today. So did the body. I took some pics of the pickups, so you can see. I will wait for some good sunlight to get a body pic, but it is stunning.

[PFDarkside]

Status report: bodies from Warmoth are taking an average of 12 weeks. That puts me at the 3-4 week of April.

I bet my neck will be 12 weeks as well, since it’s got a finish.

I’ve got two more ideas I want to order but I want to see how this neck profile feels first.

[ErikH]

Wow. It'll be worth the wait. Their showcase doesn't have much in it right now so custom order is pretty much the way to go for the time being until they get caught up on orders.

[Mincer]

Status report: bodies from Warmoth are taking an average of 12 weeks. That puts me at the 3-4 week of April.

[jeremy]

i have a teleish thing i built and i have killed the jack twice so i ordered a puretone to replace the intermittent/noisy one thats in there. curious how it will work out

[Mincer]

Yeah, time will tell. I thought I'd try. This will be a side jack, and I considered a Switchraft/ElectroSocket combo, but I didn't have the means to countersink it.

[ArtieToo]

Read about it, then came across someone I knew selling it in a lot of parts. It is black, so it will match the hardware. I don't know if it is any better than a Switchcraft, as I've never directly compared. But it is a seriously industrial piece of hardware.

I'm guessing you mean Pure Tone. I've used them in a couple guitars now, and in a couple customers guitars. They're ok, but I think I'm going back to good ole Switchcraft's. I doubt the Pure Tone's have any sonic advantage, but they just feel clunky. On a guitar where the jack is mounted to the pickguard, I actually brace the pickguard with my other hand when I unplug the cable, because it feels like it wants to pull the screws out. On most guitars, this wouldn't be a problem. But I just like the "feel" of the Switchcrafts better. YMMV.