New Warmoth Day

[Gtrjunior]

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Both the body and neck are bare wood.

No concerns about possible issues down the road with no finish?
I think I read that Warmoth won’t warranty unfinished...no?

 

[Chistopher]

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Both the body and neck are bare wood.

The neck at least is sealed though right? The neck may not fare too well in the long run if its left completely raw. The body may age in an interesting way too, so keep us posted 30 years down the road .

 

[Silence Kid]

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I thought the reverse- because maple isn't a porous wood it's 'safe' to leave unfinished, but ash should have a finish.

I guess if I only played 'in' with a guitar and had strict control over its environment/my sweat, I could see it not being an issue. If I toured with a guitar like that I'd be concerned, based on the research I did before I refinished an unfinished guitar I came into possession of. I'd at least do a sealer coat of nitro.

 

[Clint 55]

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What a cool, unique guitar. I love my swamp ash Warmoth...I don't have a problem with fret ends on mine- maybe it is the SS frets? I dunno.

Thx! Yes, swamp ash is great. That's a nice color scheme on your guitar. I'd be interested what the wood combo is like too. The fret ends weren't that big of a deal, very clean work with everything flush. It's just nicer for me to have a round end instead of a beveled end. A few hours work for a nice guitar.

 

[Clint 55]

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No concerns about possible issues down the road with no finish?
I think I read that Warmoth won’t warranty unfinished...no?

That's true Warmoth says no warranty for unfinished. It's ok tho. My other Warmoth is a year and a half old and nothing has happened.

 

[Clint 55]

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The neck at least is sealed though right?

Negatory.

 

[Chistopher]

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Clint saw "Barely Finished Guitar" and decided: "No, I want a Not Finished Guitar". No finish, no neck pickup, no tone control, no whammy bar.

 

[Mincer]

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Thx! Yes, swamp ash is great. That's a nice color scheme on your guitar. I'd be interested what the wood combo is like too. The fret ends weren't that big of a deal, very clean work with everything flush. It's just nicer for me to have a round end instead of a beveled end. A few hours work for a nice guitar.

the wood combo on my Strat sort of produces a 'Strat with more mids' thing, which is what I was going for. The body is pretty bright sounding, but the neck is really warm. It is a good balance I really like.

 

[Adieu]

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The neck at least is sealed though right? The neck may not fare too well in the long run if its left completely raw. The body may age in an interesting way too, so keep us posted 30 years down the road .

"Sealing" is unnecessary, but oiling with some Tung or BLO is a good idea

 

[Chistopher]

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"Sealing" is unnecessary, but oiling with some Tung or BLO is a good idea

Sealing will greatly diminish the need to oil regularly. It's preference of course.

 

[Ayrton]

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Negatory.

Warmoth dips their necks in Nelsonite which is a wood stabilizer and sealer. Unless something has changed, I was told you couldn’t order a neck without it.

Not that it is bad mind you, just that it hinders tinting of the neck with oil or stain.

 

[Clint 55]

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I sanded it and there's no difference between the sanded portion and unsanded portion. It's bare wood.

 

[Chistopher]

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I just realized one of the big things I like about this guitar. Most custom guitars by people who don't really know what they are looking for in their perfect instrument tend to do a few things. They look for "better" pickups for one. They take what the good fellas at the SDUGF say will sound good and slap them in there and call it a day. This one clearly has pickups that were chosen through experimentation and experience, not just blindly following recomendations.

It also takes a few hits, for lack of a better word, to mass appeal in exchange for improvement. This is an example of a guitar that would not sell if were shoved onto store shelves, again, because Clint chose what worked for him not because the masses think it would be better, but because he did.

That and I have never seen such a raw guitar with either that aesthetic or pickup configuration. It definitely looks custom and fresh, but at the same time it looks understated with everything being as it should be.

tl;dr: Keep up the good work and send some more pictures.

 

[Clint 55]

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Hey thx.

 

[Clint 55]

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Moar pics.

 

[Adieu]

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Sealing will greatly diminish the need to oil regularly. It's preference of course.

Sounds like you're using one of those "oil finish products" or a non-drying oil (mineral?)

Real BLO stays put for a while... years, or at least months if in harsh environments

 

[RorySquier]

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You need strap lock buttons on your guitar Clint Westwood Can't Drive 55.



;>)/

 

[Gtrjunior]

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That neck looks like it’s silky smooth

 

[Clint 55]

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That neck looks like it’s silky smooth

Yap!

And a proper tune from the rock ax.

 

[BloodRose]

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very cool axe! very understated, yet perfect for what you wanted to achieve! like your pickup layout for what you say it gives you tonally. Id LOVE to have a bridge pup like that! Ill change mags, but Ive got no idea how to combine coils.

I always thought that the frets on a warmoth neck would be well dressed from the shop. Guess they need some fine dressing..??