New Warmoth Build

[Jeffblue]

I've gone and built another telecaster. Warmoth Black Korina body capped with Padouk, Warmoth Padouk neck, Rosewood fretboard, stainless steel frets reverse headstock, Seymour Duncan vintage and custom P90s with 50s wiring.

 

[Mincer]

Wow, that wood color is awesome! I always wanted to build something out of padouk. Is it heavy?

 

[Der Oberherr]

Padouk / Padauk is a little denser than maple, similar in density to oak wood really. Lovely wood IMO, although for finishing a grain filler is a good idea (learned that the hard way). Also, I fins a coat of shellac really helps boost the colour. Only tried it as a neck wood, which it does really well on account of its sheer stiffness.

I don't usually go for teles,but that one just oozes class, and wood choices are brilliant (if it was mine I would have gone ebony on the neck, but hey, it's your party and will be great anyway). Would love to know how the P90s sound, they've always intrigued me but I'm just always drawn to humbuckers.

 

[Jeffblue]

Wow, that wood color is awesome! I always wanted to build something out of padouk. Is it heavy?

I haven't weighed it, but it feels like some of my heavier teles.

 

[Jeffblue]

Padouk / Padauk is a little denser than maple, similar in density to oak wood really. Lovely wood IMO, although for finishing a grain filler is a good idea (learned that the hard way). Also, I fins a coat of shellac really helps boost the colour. Only tried it as a neck wood, which it does really well on account of its sheer stiffness.

I don't usually go for teles,but that one just oozes class, and wood choices are brilliant (if it was mine I would have gone ebony on the neck, but hey, it's your party and will be great anyway). Would love to know how the P90s sound, they've always intrigued me but I'm just always drawn to humbuckers.

These P90s make this tele sing. Ebony would definitely would have been a good choice for a fretboard wood. This guitar is everything I envisioned and thought it would be.

 

[jeremy]

looks awesome! love the reverse headstock and the color. im sure those p90s sound great too. hows the neck carve?

 

[Mincer]

Padouk / Padauk is a little denser than maple, similar in density to oak wood really. Lovely wood IMO, although for finishing a grain filler is a good idea (learned that the hard way). Also, I fins a coat of shellac really helps boost the colour. Only tried it as a neck wood, which it does really well on account of its sheer stiffness.

I don't usually go for teles,but that one just oozes class, and wood choices are brilliant (if it was mine I would have gone ebony on the neck, but hey, it's your party and will be great anyway). Would love to know how the P90s sound, they've always intrigued me but I'm just always drawn to humbuckers.

Yeah, I heard it was a royal pain to work with. The dust is hell for your skin and lungs. Maybe best used as a veneer, I guess.

 

[Jeffblue]

looks awesome! love the reverse headstock and the color. im sure those p90s sound great too. hows the neck carve?

Warmoth standard thin.

 

[Jeffblue]

Yeah, I heard it was a royal pain to work with. The dust is hell for your skin and lungs. Maybe best used as a veneer, I guess.

No, there is no veneer on this guitar.

 

[Mincer]

No, there is no veneer on this guitar.

Well, it is thicker, as the top is on a limba body. My Warmoth uses a black limba body, too.

 

[Jeffblue]

Well, it is thicker, as the top is on a limba body. My Warmoth uses a black limba body, too.

I love the look and the tone of Black Korina/Limba. Your guitar looks good for what I can see of it. Please show the front.

 

[DankStar]

cool. My warmoth neck is canary wood and it looks like your headstock

 

[strat dude]

Well, it is thicker, as the top is on a limba body. My Warmoth uses a black limba body, too.

c mon you gotta go full frontal

 

[strat dude]

Well if we are showing our Limba's

 

[Mincer]

I love the look and the tone of Black Korina/Limba. Your guitar looks good for what I can see of it. Please show the front.

The front is stained curly maple. Here is the body before assembly.

 

[Jeffblue]

The front is stained curly maple. Here is the body before assembly.

Very nice indeed. You have done well.

 

[GuitarDoc]

cool. My warmoth neck is canary wood and it looks like your headstock

Wow, that's gotta be the darkest canarywood I've ever seen. Is it stained?

 

[GuitarDoc]

Well, it is thicker, as the top is on a limba body. My Warmoth uses a black limba body, too.

That's one of the prettiest pieces of Black Limba I've ever seen!

 

[DankStar]

Wow, that's gotta be the darkest canarywood I've ever seen. Is it stained?

I'll grab a photo tonight. I sealed it with master gel, I didn't think it had a tint but now that I look it up it's "highly pigmented" stain oops (just looked up another that said virtually colorless when dry). It's been like 15 years since I used the stuff, but it was from stew Mac.

 

[GuitarDoc]

I've gone and built another telecaster. Warmoth Black Korina body capped with Padouk, Warmoth Padouk neck, Rosewood fretboard, stainless steel frets reverse headstock, Seymour Duncan vintage and custom P90s with 50s wiring.

Interesting amps.