theKennyG Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 It begins... Warmoth vintage/modern neck, CBS era headstock, indian rosewood fretboard, stainless steel frets, compound radius (10"-16") abalone inlays... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajcrowder Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Nice! Very cool logo to go with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKennyG Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Here's a quick update on the project. I got the decal on and the finish on the headstock done. The neck is on and I only have some minor setup stuff left to do (string height at the nut and final intonation...). Once that is all done I'll probably do a quick polish on the frets but, it plays pretty well as is! I think the decal came out looking fantastic! I only ran into two problems. The first was the decal tore while I was getting it placed. Fortunately, it tore exactly between the words "James" and "Tyler". If you look close you can see where the alignment shifts just a touch between those two words. I tried to get it lined up exactly but the adhesive began to set so I figured it was close enough and didn't want to risk ruining the whole thing. The second was the mounting holes on the neck. I was expecting to have to drill one but wound up having to drill two of them. The two at the base of the neck were fine but both of the other ones needed new pilot holes. Not a big deal really but a different experience that I had heard others reporting with the Warmoth necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice Job! Let us know how it plays after you get her set up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKennyG Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice Job! Let us know how it plays after you get her set up! It plays great now with just the truss rod and bridge saddle heights set. The string height at the nut is very close as well and the intonation isn't too far off either. Since the neck is a compound radius (10"-16") I set the radius of the saddles at 17" so it would just continue to flatten out. Once I got used to the narrow nut width of the sotck neck I liked how this guitar played pretty well but this is light-years better IMO. SO worth it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnmx Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 When I swapped my stock JTV69 neck for a Stew-Mac neck, I had to drill all new holes for the neck bolts. Good to know the Warmoth neck requires a little less work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKennyG Posted June 8, 2016 Author Share Posted June 8, 2016 Nice Job! Let us know how it plays after you get her set up! Ok, after finishing the setup this thing plays like a dream! Just amazing! SO worth the upgrade!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 What neck did you order from Warmouth? I may go this route myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 What neck did you order from Warmouth? I may go this route myself. It's at the top...1st post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snhirsch Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 How would you rate Warmoth's fret-leveling "out of the box"? I might consider upgrading to one if it didn't also require a Plek leveling on top of the neck purchase (as I had to do with the Stew-Mac / Mighty Mite neck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 How would you rate Warmoth's fret-leveling "out of the box"? I might consider upgrading to one if it didn't also require a Plek leveling on top of the neck purchase (as I had to do with the Stew-Mac / Mighty Mite neck). I've had 4 Warmoth necks over the years, the last 2 with stainless frets. Depending on the finish you choose, the frets may need a little polishing out of the box, but none of them required any leveling. My last one was a high-gloss finish over the entire neck, including the fretboard, so those were already polished nicely, and it didn't need a thing except the initial truss rod adjustment...they ship new necks with little or no tension on the rod. I've always been curious about it, but I've never "pleked" any of my guitars...don't know of anybody local who has one of those contraptions, and I'm not a fan of shipping guitars (I've seen that old Samsonite commercial with the gorilla to many times...;) ). I've got a really good fret guy anyway, never been a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKennyG Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 How would you rate Warmoth's fret-leveling "out of the box"? I might consider upgrading to one if it didn't also require a Plek leveling on top of the neck purchase (as I had to do with the Stew-Mac / Mighty Mite neck). I haven't checked the fret leveling with a straight-edge or anything but so far just playing it's not necessary. Is it as fine-tuned as a plek job? Probably not. However I don't see any issues with it aside from, as cruisinon mentioned, polishing the frets. Even then, I'll probably wait until my next string change for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKennyG Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 What neck did you order from Warmouth? I may go this route myself. It's at the top...1st post. One addition to that info (for completeness...), the neck profile is the "Standard Thin" profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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