Members TomCTC Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm down with whatever you think is best, baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Naterel Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Nor do they make a mahogany bodied one with a block inlay'd neck. Sounds pricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevenglass Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 So much fun. I did this once. Was totally worth it except i decided i didnt want to buy a neck for it and just chalked it up to a fun project. Hope you finish it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members p0lymath Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 I want this but ES TOO MUCH: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Liscenced-Warmoth-Solid-Rosewood-Tele-Telecaster-Body-/120997043935?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c2bfc5edf That said, if you go mahogany, please clear coat dat bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 It's lotsa work, there's a couple of things you can {censored} up, it costs considerably more than a similar factory build guitar, the resale value is ridiculous, etc... But when the f*ck did being reasonable and smart ended you up with an awesome one of a kind custom guitar, build to yer personal dream specs? Do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 I want this but ES TOO MUCH: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Liscenced-Warmoth-Solid-Rosewood-Tele-Telecaster-Body-/120997043935?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c2bfc5edfThat said, if you go mahogany, please clear coat dat bitch. Second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dangerous dan Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Hey Ben have you checked out any of the UK sites that offer bodies, necks etc ? (Allparts, guitarparts, diyguitarshop, and some others). I'm planning a Thinline Tele build for next years project, some of these UK sites seem pretty good compared with Warmoth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 an awesome one of a kind custom guitar, build to yer personal dream specs? as long as your dream guitar is a partscaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevenglass Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 as long as your dream guitar is a partscaster I think it's more about the point of getting exactly what you want in a guitar ex. finish, pickups, body wood, etc.For example where can you get a blueburst rosewood thinline telecaster with p90 in the neck and a tele pickup in the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 I think it's more about the point of getting exactly what you want in a partscaster yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Naterel Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 ...And partscaster for all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reauchambeau Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 I realize this but it allows you to customize it to your own specs. My #1 Strat has a Warmoth Boatneck with SS frets and a compound radius. I am pretty sure that (without maybe going Custom Shop) Fender does not make a neck to those specs. I have never tried to sell one of my partscasters I just play 'em. I have flipped a couple of "off the shelf" (for lack of a better word) guitars since I built my #1 though. good points. I'm so lucky I'm not particular about guitars and basses, off the shelf is fine by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members p0lymath Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Personally, I really love cheap bodies/necks with moderate or very nice hardware and electronics. As is true in the rest of life, a good nut solves everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 They're all hideous though. And that Ballou offset isn't hideous? That dude might have some of the ugliest guitars ever made. Even his EGCs are fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted October 9, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Disagreed. All his guitars {censored}ing rule. And he's about the best player in heavy music these days, so he can do what he wants. He can finish in my mouth any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Loobs, do you have pics handy of your previous builds? I always dug those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 they were so perfect and just what he wanted he sold them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 And that Ballou offset isn't hideous? That dude might have some of the ugliest guitars ever made. Even his EGCs are fugly. I like it. Not keen on all his guitars though. I hate Rickenbackers and Mustangs. His First Acts are pretty sweet though. My friend bought an EGC off him (a purple sparkle Jazzy shape) which looks super nice, but I haven't had chance to play it since he moved to Belgium. I can't say I like his choice in pickups though... who the {censored} wants white EMGs in anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'm kind of itching to do a partscaster build myself... go for it Loobs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Loobs, do you have pics handy of your previous builds? I always dug those. Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k tone Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 good points. I'm so lucky I'm not particular about guitars and basses, off the shelf is fine by me. It kind of happened by accident. I had no frets left on my 79 Strat and the guy who refretted it totally botched the job so I went seeking another neck. I decided on the Warmoth Boatneck and finished it in Nitro. I renovated the electronics as well w/ a Dimarzio Super D and Area 61's as well as all new pots and switch. It turned out KILLER.I then got the bug and did a USACG Tele w/ a fatter neck. All in it came to about $500 and it is a much better guitar than my MIM tele which is comparible in price (after mods). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitardustin Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 Do it mang. I have a a warmth neck on my tele and I'm pleased as a peach. I would think the bodies are just as good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blakemore Effects Posted October 10, 2012 Members Share Posted October 10, 2012 I wanted to make a rosewood Telemaster, but they said it would be $1000 for the body, and I wouldn't be able to see a picture of the wood before they made it, so I decided to pass. Rosewood Telemaster is still my dream, but I couldn't justify risking $1000 when I may end up hating the body. Oh well, I still would love to do another build there. Tele Custom or a different Telemaster, perhaps? Let us know what you go with if you go through with this, Loobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ibentmywookie Posted October 10, 2012 Members Share Posted October 10, 2012 I wanted to make a rosewood Telemaster, but they said it would be $1000 for the body, and I wouldn't be able to see a picture of the wood before they made it, so I decided to pass. Rosewood Telemaster is still my dream, but I couldn't justify risking $1000 when I may end up hating the body. Oh well, I still would love to do another build there. Tele Custom or a different Telemaster, perhaps? Let us know what you go with if you go through with this, Loobs. Why don't you get Warmoth to make you a Telemaster body with a rosewood cap? That would cost $250ish. An all rosewood Jazzmaster shaped body would weigh a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blakemore Effects Posted October 10, 2012 Members Share Posted October 10, 2012 Why don't you get Warmoth to make you a Telemaster body with a rosewood cap? That would cost $250ish. An all rosewood Jazzmaster shaped body would weigh a ton. Gotta have that George Harrison look though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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