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Hi fellows,
George from kramerforum.com here. I posted this on the KF as well, but I know there are quite a few Warmoth enthusiasts on here too, so I thought I would share this with you.
Here's a description of a Warmoth project I completed recently. Some folks don't consider Warmoth the best product for the price, but I've always found their parts fit together like a glove. For this project, I wanted to get a guitar with the ballsy tone of a Les Paul in a superstrat. I love how a Dimarzio Super Distortion sounds in a Les Paul. I also had a set of gold hardware, and I knew I would be using it. In addition, I was curious about trying out an R2 neck with a boatneck profile, the chunkiest neck Warmoth offers. Aside from this, I did not have any requirements--and kept scouting the Warmoth Showcase for discounted parts. One of my goals for this project was to keep costs low--it is too easy to spend way over a thousand on a Warmoth. Instead, I vowed to use the parts I had on hand, and buy only the neck, body, and humbucker.
In late December, I spotted "greenie," a finished mahogany body for $270; I also bought a plain maple/maple neck, boatneck, 1 5/8 at the nut, for $150. Concurrently I ordered a Dimarzio Super Distortion from SameDayMusic for $59 shipped. Let the project begin!
One of my goals was to photgraph the project at every stage. Here I layed out most of the tools and parts I'd be using for the job.
The humbucker arrived. I already had a Warmoth H-x-S pickguard and decided to use the Dimarzio in conjunction with a Duncan "Hot Stack" in the neck. I believe Brad Gillis plays Hot Stacks in the lead position too.
Let the wiring begin! I am using a push-pull pot to tap the bridge humbucker, as well as the Hot Stack, for a total of 4 different tones. The switch is ON-OFF-ON.
My kitchen/soldering battlestation. Kellogg's Corn Flakes..they are grrreat!
The wiring harness is complete.
Pickguard loaded.
Abstract art..not too klean, but I like it!
The neck and body have arrived at work!
Cool..
Going crazy with anticipation
Nice!! :thumbsup
At home--getting the drill ready. Putting a little marker on the bit is critical.
Got the pickguard and input holes drilled.
Beveling fret ends with handy Stew-Mac tool.
Rolling fretboard / fret ends while watching G3. If only I were a tenth as good as these guys!
000 Steel Wool before Gunstock Oil.
Making a harness for maneuvering or hanging the neck while it's painted.
Applying Birchwood-Casey's Gunstock oil and wax--same as Ernie Ball guitars. Thanks for the tip. Mike W from VintageKramer! In all, I had applied 4 coats over 2 days. Steel wool between applications.
George from kramerforum.com here. I posted this on the KF as well, but I know there are quite a few Warmoth enthusiasts on here too, so I thought I would share this with you.
Here's a description of a Warmoth project I completed recently. Some folks don't consider Warmoth the best product for the price, but I've always found their parts fit together like a glove. For this project, I wanted to get a guitar with the ballsy tone of a Les Paul in a superstrat. I love how a Dimarzio Super Distortion sounds in a Les Paul. I also had a set of gold hardware, and I knew I would be using it. In addition, I was curious about trying out an R2 neck with a boatneck profile, the chunkiest neck Warmoth offers. Aside from this, I did not have any requirements--and kept scouting the Warmoth Showcase for discounted parts. One of my goals for this project was to keep costs low--it is too easy to spend way over a thousand on a Warmoth. Instead, I vowed to use the parts I had on hand, and buy only the neck, body, and humbucker.
In late December, I spotted "greenie," a finished mahogany body for $270; I also bought a plain maple/maple neck, boatneck, 1 5/8 at the nut, for $150. Concurrently I ordered a Dimarzio Super Distortion from SameDayMusic for $59 shipped. Let the project begin!
One of my goals was to photgraph the project at every stage. Here I layed out most of the tools and parts I'd be using for the job.
The humbucker arrived. I already had a Warmoth H-x-S pickguard and decided to use the Dimarzio in conjunction with a Duncan "Hot Stack" in the neck. I believe Brad Gillis plays Hot Stacks in the lead position too.
Let the wiring begin! I am using a push-pull pot to tap the bridge humbucker, as well as the Hot Stack, for a total of 4 different tones. The switch is ON-OFF-ON.
My kitchen/soldering battlestation. Kellogg's Corn Flakes..they are grrreat!
The wiring harness is complete.
Pickguard loaded.
Abstract art..not too klean, but I like it!
The neck and body have arrived at work!
Cool..
Going crazy with anticipation
Nice!! :thumbsup
At home--getting the drill ready. Putting a little marker on the bit is critical.
Got the pickguard and input holes drilled.
Beveling fret ends with handy Stew-Mac tool.
Rolling fretboard / fret ends while watching G3. If only I were a tenth as good as these guys!
000 Steel Wool before Gunstock Oil.
Making a harness for maneuvering or hanging the neck while it's painted.
Applying Birchwood-Casey's Gunstock oil and wax--same as Ernie Ball guitars. Thanks for the tip. Mike W from VintageKramer! In all, I had applied 4 coats over 2 days. Steel wool between applications.
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