RockStarNick
New member
Hey fellas.
Well, my first homemade Warmoth guitar is complete. Talk about a fun project. Everything went great. Couldnt have gone any smoother. The neck is awesome, the light ash body is super light and resonant, and the fit on everything was super tight. The electronics and switching are stripped down, inspired by the Washburn Nuno N4.
I decided to throw in a Jazz Neck, and a Duncan Distortion Bridge that i took out of an LP.
The Jazz: amazing pickup. I've been playing Duncan 59's for my entire playing career, so i knew i'd like this one. Very close to a 59, just a tad brighter. No mud at all. Very useable for strumming, as well as fast fluid shred passages.
Combined: VERY funky, very spanky. Some awesome funk sounds by rolling back the volume control.
Distortion: Here's where I was VERY suprised. In my LP, I didnt like the DD at all. Too muddy, too middy. Too thick. But let me tell you, throw the DD in a resonant, ash body, and it's perfectly at home. The massive lows and mids complement the bright, pingy sound of the ash body. And don't be scared off by the name either. In the right guitar, the DD can sound suprisingly vintage, to my ears.
All in all, great guitar, and I couldnt have picked a better set of pickups.
My next project: a dual Humbucker Tele with perhaps a Custom Bridge and a PG Neck.
Well, my first homemade Warmoth guitar is complete. Talk about a fun project. Everything went great. Couldnt have gone any smoother. The neck is awesome, the light ash body is super light and resonant, and the fit on everything was super tight. The electronics and switching are stripped down, inspired by the Washburn Nuno N4.
I decided to throw in a Jazz Neck, and a Duncan Distortion Bridge that i took out of an LP.
The Jazz: amazing pickup. I've been playing Duncan 59's for my entire playing career, so i knew i'd like this one. Very close to a 59, just a tad brighter. No mud at all. Very useable for strumming, as well as fast fluid shred passages.
Combined: VERY funky, very spanky. Some awesome funk sounds by rolling back the volume control.
Distortion: Here's where I was VERY suprised. In my LP, I didnt like the DD at all. Too muddy, too middy. Too thick. But let me tell you, throw the DD in a resonant, ash body, and it's perfectly at home. The massive lows and mids complement the bright, pingy sound of the ash body. And don't be scared off by the name either. In the right guitar, the DD can sound suprisingly vintage, to my ears.
All in all, great guitar, and I couldnt have picked a better set of pickups.
My next project: a dual Humbucker Tele with perhaps a Custom Bridge and a PG Neck.