Members xoeo Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 So I have a vision for a warmoth strat I want,although i am not sure what kind of wood to use.I am shooting for a dual humbucker no pickguard rosewood fretboard in olympic white. Any ideas for what wood I should use for the body+neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 Mahagony, if you like your tone dark. Or alder for brighter tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xoeo Posted January 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 How does alder meld with humbuckers?:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 How does alder meld with humbuckers?:poke: According to Warmoth: "(Alder) is reputed to be most balanced with equal doses of lows, mids and highs." I think it would do well with humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Raxus Prime Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 Nothing wrong with Alder. I've been considering a Warmoth Swamp Ash body and all maple pro neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xoeo Posted January 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 alder body what about neck+fretboard??I was thinking rosewood for fretboard not sure about neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PanaDP Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 Nothing wrong with the ol' tried and true maple neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shenaniganizer Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 Alder body and maple neck works great.That was what my former Kelly had, and it had amazing tone.What sort of hardware will you be using, though? That's a big part in tone, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I could tell you this from years of playing Strats. With Single Coils I always liked the Alder/Rosewood. But wiyj a set of humbuckers I always liked Ash/ Maple. I just fell that good humbuckers like SDs or whatever sound absolutly CLEAR with the ASH. And for my money I like a Transparent finish where I could se how good the Grain is. Also be aware of the weight. Keep the body around 3.5 or under. I notice that Fender always offers their Ash body Strats ay a premium price. Always an extra $100. or so for a Ash body. If your worried about TOO CLEAN [won't happen with hunbuckers] then go with a Rosewood board. Just my two-cents. My Warmoth Strat also has a FMY on top of the ASH. NOT to clean, I picked up this Ash Maple Fender yesterday. Best sounding Lonestar I've owmed and this is my forth since 96. The Tex-Specials and SD Pearly Gates Plue sound incredable in this Ash Lonestar. I'll show you the Warmoth too while I'm on Photobucket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RJpilot Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I want to do a warmoth. Too many cool options I can't make up my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I just priced out a Jazzmaster build on Warmoth this weekend.... I think that's gonna be my B'day present to myself this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spectrum13 Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I would maple cap on a mahagony body and a rosewood neck! The cap it real thin and will not change the tone much. Mine has a walnut body with a bucker in bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John S. Shinal Posted January 12, 2009 Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 How does alder meld with humbuckers?:poke: Good, but it still has that bright chirpy strat sound. Mahogany definitly darkens the tone a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xoeo Posted January 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted January 12, 2009 I am actually putting coil splist on the buckers. So I can shoot for a strat style sound but also go for something a little more humbuckerish too just can't decide what the perfect wood would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricEye Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 How does alder meld with humbuckers?:poke: Well, considering all Jackson USA guitars are made of Alder (well, most of them anyway).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Brian Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 My idea of a Warmoth custom HSS strat is... Olympic white alderBlack gloss pickguardHSS (white covers, zebra hum, north pole black), Some duncan PAF on steroids kinda hum, and some 60s style singles with a bit more output to match the PAF.vg300 recessed flame maple+brazillian (no finish, DIY gunstock), pro neck, compound 10-14, pearl dots, boatneck, graphite nut, sperzel locking, SS 6105Standard electronics + pushpull for the hum.All hardware chrome. And, if the money is 'less worth' than the singles hum, a suhr backplate noise reduction system, as a cherry on the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Prages Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 Both of my Warmoths are alder and both have humbuckers in the bridge. I think they sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 I want to do a warmoth. Too many cool options I can't make up my mind. Tell me about it! Right now, I'm contemplating . . . - Mahogany Strat with two humbuckers and reversed headstock. - Copy of a "Blackie" Strat - Copy of an Andy Summers Tele - Matching Tele and Tele bass (for the wife) It goes on and on . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ak47dragunov Posted January 13, 2009 Members Share Posted January 13, 2009 gorgeous! post more pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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