Warmoth 7/8 Strat Project Pics

SchecMan

SchecMan

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A few pics of the body I just got from Warmoth. It's a 7/8 scale alder body with a pearl white finish. I'm still trying to figure out what pickups to install. I'm about to order a 24.75 scale birdseye maple/indian rosewood Warhead neck. I'm hoping it turns out as good as I think it will when it's all finished...
 
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very cool

let us know how it comes out

reminds me of the valley arts guitar larry carlton was playing back in the 80s (7/8 size gibby scale board) ... i think he actually used EMGs in that era, iirc ... i bet a 59b and a pair of lil59s would be pretty sweet if you are going for that vibe

what kind of music will you be playing with it? what kind(s) of amp(s)?
 
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I'm thinking a pickup set that will get me in the 80s rock sound, but will also do some heavy blues stuff. There are a lot of bands from that era that I like, so I'm not trying to get any one players tone. I'm just trying to find something that'll get me in the ballpark. I'm using a Orange Rockerverb 50...
 
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is the 7/8 option a standard offering or is that part of their custom body options?
 
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nice... years ago Warmoth offered that 7/8 stuff but for a long time they pulled it from their catalog... i was glad to see it's back... in the early 90's i was going to build a super strat out of the 7/8th stuff... but went with a full sized strat instead...
 
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ah, in that case, consider the JB (b) and hot rails (m) and (n) .. for a little different tone (perhaps a bit more van halen-ish, try a CC in the bridge
 
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WhoFan said:
nice... years ago Warmoth offered that 7/8 stuff but for a long time they pulled it from their catalog... i was glad to see it's back... in the early 90's i was going to build a super strat out of the 7/8th stuff... but went with a full sized strat instead...
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Aside from the availability of the smaller body, what advantage does this series offer over ordering a normal sized body with a 24 3/4" conversion neck? Are there other features that aren't an option on the standard line?
 
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Fair enough. That's a good feature for some people. For me, the next time I put together a partscaster I'll probably just get a standard body and conversion neck. If for no other reason than to have replacement parts easy to find (i.e. pickguards).

I do really like that headstock shape though.
 
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