NWD (warmoth) With advice and opinions needed!

bandinaboy · 12-28-2011, 10:30 PM

I gambled big time on this one. I had only seen so few warmoth seven strings. But I had some faith in the company with the reviews of their sixers and what not. And I really wanted these specs I couldn't find anywhere else.
Body: Alder
Top: Bubinga
Neck: Birdseye maple
Fretboard: Figured Zircote
Frets: Stainless steel
Scale: 25" (and yes, I am ok with this)
Nut: Graphtech Tusq XL

Not shown: Graptech string saver saddles
Schaller locking tuners
Dimarzio D-sonic 7
Dimarzio Blaze 7
Bubigna volume/tone knobs

So my dilemma is the actual bridge is a tad bit too big. Should I save some trouble and just buy another one that will fit or attempt to drill and use the bridge I have now?

And the question of awesomeness: What should I design My head stock to be like? I left it as a block so I could make ridiculous. My favorite headstocks are like parkers or blackmachines, but Im down with suggestions, even the ibanez like head stock would be fine.

Enough teasing on with the photos!

Evil fretboard eye watches you drooling.

And yes. Now i get it when people say pictures don't do this justice. I would have to take a picture of every fret to show how stupid (in a good way) this thing looks.

Hemi-Powered Drone · 12-28-2011, 10:43 PM

That's a gorgeous piece of Zircote!

beneharris · 12-28-2011, 11:32 PM

that is going to turn out gorgeous. what are you planning on doing for the finish?

i would buy a new bridge to match if i were you, unless you're really sure that you can do it right. i believe doing something like that will void warmoth's warranty on the body.

TemjinStrife · 12-28-2011, 11:33 PM

+1 to the buy a bridge that will fit idea. I tried to "make it work" with a cheaper trem on a project guitar a while back, and still regret it.

bandinaboy · 12-28-2011, 11:34 PM

Most likely a tung oil finish unless someone can recommend better. Yeah I am looking at bridges now. Is there anyway to buy a bridge without the saddles? I have the graphtech string saver saddles, and just want the other part, having a hard time finding let a lone a bridge that will fit.

JamesM · 12-28-2011, 11:35 PM

Ridiculous Ziricote is ridiculous.

Grand Moff Tim · 12-29-2011, 12:00 AM

HEY.

JERK.

That fretboard is NSFW. Should've been in the title.

Fiction · 12-29-2011, 12:09 AM

Woah, that fretboard is insane. It even has a reptile skin sorta thing going on.

bandinaboy · 12-29-2011, 12:15 AM

Yeah. I often get lost inside the fretboard. Its like a fractal!
Anyways... I ordered a bridge from warmoth, because I couldn't find any other that matched the dimensions. Better safe than sorry.
Now what should I do with that head stock!

beneharris · 12-29-2011, 12:53 AM

what were your plans for the headstock? i see you mentioned a parker/blackmachine style. how careful would you really need to be if you did the cutting on that? would you have trouble with the stability of the HS taking that much wood off?

shitsøn · 12-29-2011, 12:54 AM

A Parker-ish headstock would be sweet and go well with the rest of the guitar, I think.

asher · 12-29-2011, 02:07 AM

I think an inverted Blackmachine-riffing headstock would look sweet.

Also,

HOLY BALLS DAT ZIRICOTE.

bandinaboy · 12-29-2011, 10:27 AM

well if can't do it myself. Which I do have some faith in myself, I would leave it up to a professional. I have a dremel and sander. Obviously i would practice a lot before i attempted and If i didnt feel comfortable I wouldn't do it. But first I need to design the most practical and awesome design.

Konfyouzd · 12-29-2011, 10:31 AM

Damn that's a pretty fretboard.

BlackMastodon · 12-29-2011, 11:14 AM

Is that a non-angled headstock? If so remember to leave enough room for the string retainer bar. As far as headstock shapes go though my vote goes to the Parker style as well. I prefer that one to the Blackmachine one but if you could do your own combination of the two that would be awesome too.

bandinaboy · 12-29-2011, 11:41 AM

its angled, just not shown clearly in the photos. Ill take more photos of the whole thing, when everything is done. Probably in like a week and a half or 2.

TomPerverteau · 12-29-2011, 12:15 PM

Mighty sweet! That fretboard has markers built (grown?) right in!

Murmel · 12-29-2011, 12:21 PM

Man, if I lived in the US I would buy so much shit from Warmoth. I'm getting an American Special Stratocaster after January's paycheck comes in. I kinda want to get a sweet Jazzmaster body for it, routed either SSS or HSS.

.... import taxes

Speculum Speculorum · 12-31-2011, 03:10 PM

Any updates on this guitar yet? Also, how does the heel of the neck look and feel?

bandinaboy · 12-31-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speculum Speculorum

Any updates on this guitar yet? Also, how does the heel of the neck look and feel?

In due time my friend. My dad has all the electronics and He lives in Maryland. So ill visit him soon and we will put everything together and tung oil it up when i visit him. As far as the neck goes. its a lot thinner than i thought it would be (which is good) As well as the frets were smaller than i thought they would be, but i have to say, I think I like the smaller frets as I have bigger fingers than normal. I'd say mid January it will be done. Mid to late January. The rest of the pieces (Bridge, straps/strap locks, ferrules, screws) is coming on the 9th which is ridiculous as I ordered them on the 28th and warmoth said It should take 2-3 business days. But its not warmoths fault. Its UPS. It originally said it would take 5 then I check back today when yesterday said 4, it says 5, but that still doesn't make sense because 5 business days is January 6th. So mildly pissed about that, but w/e.

Nile · 12-31-2011, 04:04 PM

God DAMMIT I ....ing knew I should have gotten the figured ziricote instead of ebony!!!!

ralphy1976 · 12-31-2011, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nile

God DAMMIT I ....ing knew I should have gotten the figured ziricote instead of ebony!!!!

nah..ebony winz da interwebz..always!!

bandinaboy · 12-31-2011, 04:15 PM

ebony ain't ebony for no reason now. Like I said, I took a Gamble. Ebony is a guaranteed win.

Enselmis · 12-31-2011, 04:17 PM

Lucky bastard. The figured ziricote warmoth gave me is totally mediocre compared to that!

Nile · 12-31-2011, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enselmis

Lucky bastard. The figured ziricote warmoth gave me is totally mediocre compared to that!

Ok now I feel better that not all of them are perfect and that I didn't take the gamble. Ebony wins.

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12-28-2011, 10:30 PM	#1
bandinaboy SS.org Unsui Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westhampton Beach, NY Posts: 385 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	NWD (warmoth) With advice and opinions needed! I gambled big time on this one. I had only seen so few warmoth seven strings. But I had some faith in the company with the reviews of their sixers and what not. And I really wanted these specs I couldn't find anywhere else. Body: Alder Top: Bubinga Neck: Birdseye maple Fretboard: Figured Zircote Frets: Stainless steel Scale: 25" (and yes, I am ok with this) Nut: Graphtech Tusq XL Not shown: Graptech string saver saddles Schaller locking tuners Dimarzio D-sonic 7 Dimarzio Blaze 7 Bubigna volume/tone knobs So my dilemma is the actual bridge is a tad bit too big. Should I save some trouble and just buy another one that will fit or attempt to drill and use the bridge I have now? And the question of awesomeness: What should I design My head stock to be like? I left it as a block so I could make ridiculous. My favorite headstocks are like parkers or blackmachines, but Im down with suggestions, even the ibanez like head stock would be fine. Enough teasing on with the photos! Evil fretboard eye watches you drooling. And yes. Now i get it when people say pictures don't do this justice. I would have to take a picture of every fret to show how stupid (in a good way) this thing looks. Solodini likes this.

12-28-2011, 10:43 PM	#2
Hemi-Powered Drone Dragonblade629 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sunrise, FL Posts: 3,292 Thanked: 36 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That's a gorgeous piece of Zircote! Come join the SS.org Minecraft server! Or not, it's your choice. [rythmic_pulses] 11:14 pm: I think the chat just crashed into a horny cum covered tree "Do space and sex go together? Not really, but that doesn't matter." - Science Channel

12-28-2011, 11:35 PM	#6
JamesM The Armada Join Date: May 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 6,925 Thanked: 87 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Ridiculous Ziricote is ridiculous. bandinaboy and The Norsemen like this. Cloudyhead. Facebook//Twitter//Bandcamp Watch:1,2,3,4,5 Debut Album, Abstraction out now!

12-29-2011, 12:00 AM	#7
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12-28-2011, 11:32 PM	#3
beneharris SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Flagstaff Posts: 1,611 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 13 reviews	that is going to turn out gorgeous. what are you planning on doing for the finish? i would buy a new bridge to match if i were you, unless you're really sure that you can do it right. i believe doing something like that will void warmoth's warranty on the body.

12-28-2011, 11:33 PM	#4
TemjinStrife Power Metal Cellist Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manhattan, NY Posts: 4,093 Thanked: 27 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	+1 to the buy a bridge that will fit idea. I tried to "make it work" with a cheaper trem on a project guitar a while back, and still regret it.

12-28-2011, 11:34 PM	#5
bandinaboy SS.org Unsui Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westhampton Beach, NY Posts: 385 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Most likely a tung oil finish unless someone can recommend better. Yeah I am looking at bridges now. Is there anyway to buy a bridge without the saddles? I have the graphtech string saver saddles, and just want the other part, having a hard time finding let a lone a bridge that will fit.

12-29-2011, 12:09 AM	#8
Fiction For Mod Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,017 Thanked: 23 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Woah, that fretboard is insane. It even has a reptile skin sorta thing going on.

12-29-2011, 12:15 AM	#9
bandinaboy SS.org Unsui Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westhampton Beach, NY Posts: 385 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Yeah. I often get lost inside the fretboard. Its like a fractal! Anyways... I ordered a bridge from warmoth, because I couldn't find any other that matched the dimensions. Better safe than sorry. Now what should I do with that head stock!

12-29-2011, 12:53 AM	#10
beneharris SS.org Regular Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Flagstaff Posts: 1,611 Thanked: 21 Feedback Score: 13 reviews	what were your plans for the headstock? i see you mentioned a parker/blackmachine style. how careful would you really need to be if you did the cutting on that? would you have trouble with the stability of the HS taking that much wood off?

12-29-2011, 12:54 AM	#11
shitsøn (((Ω))) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Berlin, DE/Tampa, FL Posts: 2,790 Thanked: 65 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A Parker-ish headstock would be sweet and go well with the rest of the guitar, I think. BlackMastodon likes this. Check: http://soundcloud.com/mouldermasters Extended Range Guitar Nerds Facebook

12-29-2011, 02:07 AM	#12
asher Pak Chooie Unf Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlottesville, VA/Oakland, CA Posts: 1,342 Thanked: 15 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	I think an inverted Blackmachine-riffing headstock would look sweet. Also, HOLY BALLS DAT ZIRICOTE.

12-29-2011, 10:27 AM	#13
bandinaboy SS.org Unsui Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westhampton Beach, NY Posts: 385 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	well if can't do it myself. Which I do have some faith in myself, I would leave it up to a professional. I have a dremel and sander. Obviously i would practice a lot before i attempted and If i didnt feel comfortable I wouldn't do it. But first I need to design the most practical and awesome design.

12-29-2011, 10:31 AM	#14
Konfyouzd Dread-I Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mars Posts: 15,665 Thanked: 191 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Damn that's a pretty fretboard. "... and on either side of the river was the tree of life. The leaves of this tree were for the healing of nations." "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and the herb for the service of man." "Lifes too short to hate Floyd Roses."

12-29-2011, 11:14 AM	#15
BlackMastodon \m/ (ﾟДﾟ) \m/ Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 3,216 Thanked: 12 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Is that a non-angled headstock? If so remember to leave enough room for the string retainer bar. As far as headstock shapes go though my vote goes to the Parker style as well. I prefer that one to the Blackmachine one but if you could do your own combination of the two that would be awesome too. "Metal is for Vikings; if you're not a Viking, get off the boat." - The Beard "He doesn't even like Metallica, that's how metal he is." - My friend describing my musical tastes to her friends.

12-29-2011, 11:41 AM	#16
bandinaboy SS.org Unsui Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westhampton Beach, NY Posts: 385 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	its angled, just not shown clearly in the photos. Ill take more photos of the whole thing, when everything is done. Probably in like a week and a half or 2.

12-29-2011, 12:15 PM	#17
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,305 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Mighty sweet! That fretboard has markers built (grown?) right in! "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

12-29-2011, 12:21 PM	#18
Murmel Fapping to J-rock Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hotgirl-City, Sweden Posts: 3,159 Thanked: 33 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Man, if I lived in the US I would buy so much shit from Warmoth. I'm getting an American Special Stratocaster after January's paycheck comes in. I kinda want to get a sweet Jazzmaster body for it, routed either SSS or HSS. .... import taxes Schecters don't have baseball bat necks. Get the .... over it. "I think this mistake was the equivalent of a 6000 foot tall cock bukkake tsunami-ing Tokyo." -metallisuk Shono, forever and always.

12-31-2011, 03:10 PM	#19
Speculum Speculorum SS.org Regular Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 901 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Any updates on this guitar yet? Also, how does the heel of the neck look and feel?

12-31-2011, 04:04 PM	#21
Nile Giver of the Likes Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Canby, MN Posts: 1,500 Thanked: 4 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	God DAMMIT I ....ing knew I should have gotten the figured ziricote instead of ebony!!!! PUSSIES DON'T SIGN NEG REP.

12-31-2011, 04:15 PM	#23
bandinaboy SS.org Unsui Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Westhampton Beach, NY Posts: 385 Thanked: 13 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	ebony ain't ebony for no reason now. Like I said, I took a Gamble. Ebony is a guaranteed win. Nile likes this.

12-31-2011, 04:17 PM	#24
Enselmis SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 908 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Lucky bastard. The figured ziricote warmoth gave me is totally mediocre compared to that! bandinaboy likes this.

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