Warmoth LPS?

[Mojoe01]

Does anybody know how the Warmoth LPS's sound? Or at least, how their LP's sound? If I ever do get one, I plan on loading a CC in the bridge and an APH in the neck. Mahogany body, maple top, mahogany neck, and probably an ebony fretboard.

By the way, for anyone who is unsure, the LPS is basically Warmoth's version of the LP Double Cut.
http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/sc_...SCP16&menuItem=5&subMenuItem=0&subMenuItem2=0

Thats what I'm talkin about, in that color, but with different woods. Also, if I were to get a finished body and a finished neck from Warmoth, do they do the wiring, or do they leave that to the customer? Also, is there anyway I could have them do assembly there, or do they only ship everything to the customer to be assembled? (I don't really know how all that works within the company...just that...they make guitar parts, etc.)

 

[MikeRocker]

Re: Warmoth LPS?

I'll answer your questions in reverse:
Warmoth does not wire up nor assemble the components. If you don't think you're up to it, find a good local guitar tech and pay them to do it. I just built my first Warmoth this year, and never having any prior experience, it wasn't hard to assemble at all. I have installed pickups before, and that is not very hard either, just follow the instructions and use the correct materials.

I don't have any experience with those body types in particular, but the important thing to remember is that all of Warmoth's parts are designed for bolt-on neck construction. All Gibson Les Paul guitars used a glued in set-neck construction. So, while the Warmoth Les Paul may sound good, it is not going to sound like a Gibson Les Paul. It is because of this that, IMHO, the parts from Warmoth, USA Custom, and other guitar parts supply companies are much better suited to making Fender-style, bolt-neck guitars.
Good luck.

 

[rspst14]

Re: Warmoth LPS?

Just a suggestion, if you want a guitar that's going to sound, look, and feel like a doublecut LP, check out some used Hamer Studios on Ebay. They are maple on mahogany, with a mahogany neck, and a rosewood fretboard, very similar to what you're looking for. You can save a lot of money by going that route, if you're not dead set on getting a Warmoth. As Mike mentioned, it will sound a little different than a real Gibson, due to the bolt-on neck.

Ryan

 

[Curly]

Re: Warmoth LPS?

I have the parts for a Warmoth LPS archtop, and I'll get around to finishing it one day, but Ryan's right - you can get a used Hamer Studio for about the same money, and retain most of the resale value.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Warmoth LPS?

Just a suggestion, if you want a guitar that's going to sound, look, and feel like a doublecut LP, check out some used Hamer Studios on Ebay. They are maple on mahogany, with a mahogany neck, and a rosewood fretboard, very similar to what you're looking for. You can save a lot of money by going that route, if you're not dead set on getting a Warmoth. As Mike mentioned, it will sound a little different than a real Gibson, due to the bolt-on neck.

Ryan

Yep, Ryan's on the money. I got mine at a local shop for under $400. Mine is a 1981 USA Studio with a flat top and it sounds killer.


Even the EMG's that it came with are growing on me. :saeek:

 

[Fresh_Start]

Re: Warmoth LPS?

If you look at the LPS neck pocket closely, you'll see that there is almost no side contact between the body & the neck. I haven't built a Warmoth LPS, but the reduced body/neck contact area has got to have a negative effect on sustain and tone.

The LP body is better in that regard, and a Tele body is way better. In fact, I've got a carved top USA Custom Guitars Tele body (rock maple cap & mahogany body) just waiting for me to get started on finishing. With 2 Seth Lovers, a TOM bridge & a mahogany neck w/ tiltback headstock, it should sound a lot like an LP even if it doesn't look like one.

Hamers are sweet though!

Chip

 

[Mojoe01]

Re: Warmoth LPS?

lol, I'm suprised nobody suggested getting a used les paul double cut. Thats actually where my love for that warmoth body stems from...a midnight blue les paul studio double cut plus that I was SO close to buying a few years back. I had spent literally months checking them out, going into Mars and playing them all the time, and finally asked about buying a blue one, but they didn't have any in stock, so they had one shipped from another store free of charge for me, which was to arrive a few days later. After that, I went to the other local shop, saw a platinum les paul on the rack, and bought it the next day. Guitars are like women in that sense, ya know...I'm completely happy with what I chose, but I just can't help but wonder what could have been...