Quencho092
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Price and quality wise vs. a real strat or gibby. Fretwork? How are they?
How good is a custom warmoth?
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seafoamer
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Re: How good is a custom warmoth?
I <3 mine! I know what I want in my weapon and I can't get it off the rack. My Anderson & 57 Gibson es-175 don't see much play time cuz I'm playin my custom.
I <3 mine! I know what I want in my weapon and I can't get it off the rack. My Anderson & 57 Gibson es-175 don't see much play time cuz I'm playin my custom.
Gearjoneser
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Re: How good is a custom warmoth?
It depends on who assembles it, because it's always harder than it looks to throw together a lot of parts and make it feel like a finished product. One way to do it is to go on Ebay and type in 'strat' in electric guitars. Then, all the Fenders and Warmoths, and other project strats come up. They've already paid retail and assembled it, and the resale isn't good, so you can possibly score a $1000 Warmoth for $375. Always worth checking, at least.
It depends on who assembles it, because it's always harder than it looks to throw together a lot of parts and make it feel like a finished product. One way to do it is to go on Ebay and type in 'strat' in electric guitars. Then, all the Fenders and Warmoths, and other project strats come up. They've already paid retail and assembled it, and the resale isn't good, so you can possibly score a $1000 Warmoth for $375. Always worth checking, at least.
Hellion
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Re: How good is a custom warmoth?
I've never understood the logic in putting the kind of money that you have to invest into a Warmoth and then selling it. I always thought that was the purpose of Warmoth; to help you make the guitar of your dreams. As to how good they are, I would guess it depends on who's putting it together.
I've never understood the logic in putting the kind of money that you have to invest into a Warmoth and then selling it. I always thought that was the purpose of Warmoth; to help you make the guitar of your dreams. As to how good they are, I would guess it depends on who's putting it together.
MattPete
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Re: How good is a custom warmoth?
...and that's the key. I wonder how many of those Warmoths on Ebay use wacky combinations of wood, or the person tried to do the finish themselves? I can vouch that finishing a guitar is rather hard. I screwed up my first Warmoth, threw in the towell, and ordered a new stained and finished body.
The result is the guitar in my avatar, which is a damn fine guitar, BTW.
Hellion said:
...and that's the key. I wonder how many of those Warmoths on Ebay use wacky combinations of wood, or the person tried to do the finish themselves? I can vouch that finishing a guitar is rather hard. I screwed up my first Warmoth, threw in the towell, and ordered a new stained and finished body.
The result is the guitar in my avatar, which is a damn fine guitar, BTW.
Curly
Moe's Bluesman
Re: How good is a custom warmoth?
I like lightweight alder bodies, rosewood fretboards, Sperzel tuners, and Duncan pickups ... so I built a couple Warmoth strats
I agree that the resale value is crap, but this was something I had to do.
both my Warmoth projects look, play, and sound great ... they weren't cheap, just like any other "onesy-twosey" type project you do yourself, like building an amp, for instance :sad:
but, part of the pleasure is in the doing and learning
the next step for me is doing an ax with a nitro finish, and the hang up so far is me .. it's not easy getting the time, equipment, and motivation together at the same time!!!
I had a local builder assemble my first project - a Warmoth tele - then I did more of my own assembly with my strats .... to me the most difficult parts were the tuners (Sperzels are tricky!), and cutting the nut
by the way, you can see and hear my Warmoth strats and tele on the links in my sig
Peace
I like lightweight alder bodies, rosewood fretboards, Sperzel tuners, and Duncan pickups ... so I built a couple Warmoth strats
I agree that the resale value is crap, but this was something I had to do.
both my Warmoth projects look, play, and sound great ... they weren't cheap, just like any other "onesy-twosey" type project you do yourself, like building an amp, for instance :sad:
but, part of the pleasure is in the doing and learning
the next step for me is doing an ax with a nitro finish, and the hang up so far is me .. it's not easy getting the time, equipment, and motivation together at the same time!!!
I had a local builder assemble my first project - a Warmoth tele - then I did more of my own assembly with my strats .... to me the most difficult parts were the tuners (Sperzels are tricky!), and cutting the nut
by the way, you can see and hear my Warmoth strats and tele on the links in my sig
Peace
rspst14
Tone Cat
Re: How good is a custom warmoth?
I would say the quality of Warmoth products is very good...they definitely have better quality control than Gibson, and probably Fender as well. One thing to keep in mind, a Warmoth les Paul won't sound quite like a Gibson Les Paul due to the bolt-on neck. You may get pretty close, but a set neck guitar has a tone that can't really be duplicated with a bolt-on. If you just want a Strat-style guitar, it's a great option. I'm waiting for my Warmoth Strat neck to arrive, I'm putting it on an olympic white American Strat body that I picked up on Ebay.
Ryan
I would say the quality of Warmoth products is very good...they definitely have better quality control than Gibson, and probably Fender as well. One thing to keep in mind, a Warmoth les Paul won't sound quite like a Gibson Les Paul due to the bolt-on neck. You may get pretty close, but a set neck guitar has a tone that can't really be duplicated with a bolt-on. If you just want a Strat-style guitar, it's a great option. I'm waiting for my Warmoth Strat neck to arrive, I'm putting it on an olympic white American Strat body that I picked up on Ebay.
Ryan
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