I've had it in my head for the longest time to build a mahogony hardtail strat or tele. I was so into it that today I bought a strip of mahogony (doubles as new shims for my trem block) and some red dye and I was really pleased with how the stain turned out...
Next stop is a body, right? On the cheap side, I could get a Carvin bolt+ kit for about 400 and change. Not the best name, but I think their quality is actually pretty excellent. Or I could get just a warmoth body right now for about 175 and get the rest of the parts later. Or I could say screw it all and buy that new Ibanez Hardtail for about 260 bucks finished, or just buy a nice Fender special...
My question is, how good is good, guys? Are the korean guitars still sub-par wood wise? Or is it just that the labor is cheaper? Is the Carvin just as good as the Warmoth, or probably not as good... Is Warmoth all it's cracked up to be? And is one of their bodies really better than an American Fender? I'm just not sure anymore...
Next stop is a body, right? On the cheap side, I could get a Carvin bolt+ kit for about 400 and change. Not the best name, but I think their quality is actually pretty excellent. Or I could get just a warmoth body right now for about 175 and get the rest of the parts later. Or I could say screw it all and buy that new Ibanez Hardtail for about 260 bucks finished, or just buy a nice Fender special...
My question is, how good is good, guys? Are the korean guitars still sub-par wood wise? Or is it just that the labor is cheaper? Is the Carvin just as good as the Warmoth, or probably not as good... Is Warmoth all it's cracked up to be? And is one of their bodies really better than an American Fender? I'm just not sure anymore...
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