Re: Whos got a warmoth?
I had a Warmoth neck I found cheap on Ebay grafted to the body of an old Peavey strat copy, and it (Along with the DD I dropped in the bridge, which by the way is not the unmanageable treble monster everyone seems to make it out to be unless it's in a Mahogany body, but that's another topic) definately gave a new lease on life to what was pretty much a yard-sale level axe. It's an unfinished two-piece maple with giant 6100 frets, and I definately like it better than any Fender strat neck I've played on. That might just be personal preference though, as with my fairly large hands I've always found the strat necks to be a little flimsy, and the thick profile of the Warmoth suits me a lot better. The compound radius took me a few days to get adjusted to, but it plays like a dream.
As for the resale issue, even if you could get good money for it, I don't know why someone would go to all the trouble of putting together a custom axe just to sell it. Isn't the whole point to make it "your" guitar? Regardless, you can put together a custom shop guitar that plays and sounds better than anything on the high racks at Guitar Center and you'll still be lucky if you make back the money you spent on the bridge and tuners if you sell it. Finally, after pricing out a number of "fantasy guitars" using Warmoth parts, SD pups, etc., I can tell you that unless you get a string of great Ebay deals on all of your components, you definately won't wind up spending any less money, especially if you're not skilled in assembling guitars and have to pay a guitar shop tech to do it for you.
Short answer, though, is that the Warmoth neck is definately a purchase I don't regret making.
