Pritchy96

What a fantastic, inspiring read. Made me fall in love with Tele's, too. Thanks for a brilliant, informative half hour or so

Mine is a tad different, but yeah. I would really miss my Vintage Tint Masked Binding, as I'm guessing people other than Warmoth couldn't do it. Apart from the obvious wood changes, the only real difference I can see, off the top of my head, between the above image and my baby would be any possible additional routing for the three boards being chucked in there (The sustainer board and the two for the Ghost pickups) As well as the midi jack and battery box rout, as well as the holes for the killswitches and various switches for the sustainer and stuff (Was gonna do them myself, but hey, makes it easier ) and obviously, the headstock shape. Nothing massively difficult for someone used to doing this kinda stuff I guess!

Thats god damn gorgeous, but, in a perfect perfect world, I want THIS. Absolutely perfect.

I am not a believer in anything but a locking nut for a trem.I don't care what anyone says,a locking nut is always superior for severe trem use. I just used my first LSR nut...on a TOM guitar...it works really well and stays in tune better than any cut nut and there is no rattling to drive you crazy like you might think,but it is not a "simple" install for your average "non guitar building" person.But again that is not a trem. WezV is in the UK http://www.wezvenables.co.uk/ I'm not particularly keen on the idea of a locking nut :/ Cheers though! Lets not turn this into "How much we all hate Warmoth" here I used warmoth to build the idea, simply because it has nearly everything I want Neck + Body wise, and spits it out in a pretty little list. If someone could take that list and build it for £500 cheaper, awesome

I would love to, would love to have a UK bloke/bloke-ess do it for me, the thought of customs makes me cry Anyone you would reccomend?

Cream face dots: Why? Nothing wrong with cream face dots, of course, but on a no-holds-barred build, I'd think you might go for MOP or Abalone. If you just want that look, no problem. It's just aesthetics. If I'm honest, the entire idea of the aesthetics of this guitar stems from THIS absolute BEAUTY. The neck wood changed, but I think the dots contrast with the Fretboard beautifully. I will play around though. LRS prep: Have you had an LSR nut before? Some people like them, but a lot of people will tell you they're more trouble than they're worth. I personally have no experience with them, but if you're concerned about binding at the nut, any material should be fine as long as the setup is right. A string shouldn't bind at the nut on a strat, if the nut is cut correctly. Also, are you planning to skip the string trees? 2 tones: Is that just how you want it drilled, or do you actually plan to have two separate tone knobs? I question Leo's wisdom on this one, but I know a lot of people use them. Schaller tuners: Good. Have you considered locking tuners? You can string your guitar in such a way that you don't need locking tuners, but most people don't know how to do that. This: Middle Pickup £130 (Estimate) Tappable Bridge Humbucker £70 (Estimate) Why do you expect a single coil to cost more than a humbucker? As far as choices go, this is possibly your biggest decision. It depends on what kind of tone you're looking for, though if your primary concern is a whole lot of options, it's hard to beat Seymour Duncan P-Rails. For something more traditional, consider these, among all the other choices: http://www.wildepickups.com/ http://www.lollarguitars.com/ http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/ Also, concerning your wood choices, the only way to know what it will look like before you order is to order from the Showcase. If you're flexible in your wood choices, you can often end up with something really cool. If not, ok. Concerning neck contours, have you tried out a number of different necks to know what you want? Standard Thin is a popular choice, but everybody has differently shaped hands, and it makes sense to have something that fits. At least I think so. Also, a lot of people will tell you an unfinished neck feels faster. Have you considered some of the exotic woods? Looks like a fun build. Be warned. The bug will bite, and I'd be shocked if this is the last guitar you ever put together.

So, My baby. My dream, my future, etc etc. Logic, long, hard, thought out reasoning, all backed up by a huge lump of insanity and "OOOHHH, I'll have THAT!" I have everything I need for it, bar the money, the skill to put it together, and the ability to play it Here we go :V Neck Style: Warhead Construction: Warmoth Pro Scale: 25-1/2 in. Neck Wood: Shaft Wood: 3A Flame Maple Fingerboard Wood: Ebony (Macassar) £312.00 Orientation: Right Handed £0.00 Nut Width: 1 11/16" £0.00 Back Shape: Standard thin £0.00 Radius: 10-16" compound £0.00 # of Frets: 22 £0.00 Fret Size: SS6105 (Stainless) £12.91 Tuner Ream: Schaller (25/64", 11/32") £0.00 Inlays: Cream Face Dots Cream Face Dots £0.00 Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: LSR Prep £29.04 Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt £0.00 Vintage Tint Gloss £61.31 Total £415.26 Body Model: Standard Stratocaster® Scale: 25-1/2 in. Orientation: Right Handed Wood: Core: Black Korina £158.47 Front Laminate: Spalted Maple (Dark) £452.78 Control Cavity: Rear Rout £12.93 Pickup Rout: Strat® (Neck) - Strat® (Middle) - Humbucker (Brdg) £0.00 Control Rout: £0.00 Volume (Strat®) Tone 1 (Strat®) Tone 2 (Strat®) 5 Way Switch (Strat®) £0.00 Bridge Type: Tremolo £0.00 Bridge Rout: Recessed Wilkinson Tremolo £0.00 Jack Rout: 1/2" (12.70mm) Side Jack Hole £0.00 Neck Pocket: Strat® Shape £0.00 Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt £0.00 Contours Contoured Heel £22.64 Forearm Contour £0.00 Tummy Cut £0.00 Binding Top: Vintage Tint Masked Binding £100.00 Battery Box: Double Battery Box £9.70 Finish £161.71 Tobacco Burst Back Finish: Clear Gloss £0.00 Total £918.23 Electronics (Use Fender's S1 circuit diagram) Sustanic Stealth Pro Neck Pickup £148.12 Middle Pickup £130.00 Bareknuckle Bridge Humbucker £93.00 Killswitch £3.00 "Complete Ghost Modular Pickup System Kit (Acousti-Phonic Kit and Hexpander MIDI interface Kit)" £270.34 Ghost Saddle Pickups - Wilkinson VS-100 £80.82 Total: £725.28 Other VS100 Wilkinson Tremolo System £130.00 Tremol-No System £64.58 (£48.44 for product, rest for import approx) Schaller Ruthenium Plated Straplocks £18.28 Tuning Pegs £90.00 Fender LSR Roller Nut £35.00 Total:£337.86 Overall Price: £2,396.63 Now then, as you may have guessed, lots of these prices are estimates, You may have also guessed parts of this may not be well thought out (¬_¬), and of course, this is done with warmoth. While I would love to do it myself, it may be a bit out of my abilities, With the spalted maple and all.. So, questions, comments, flames, death threats? Are my prices right? Reviews of the products? What do you suggest for my Middle and Bridge pickups? I want to get as wide a range of sounds as possible! Money, as you can probably see, isn't really that much of an issue XD If this is violating any rules, Deepest apologies and it shall not happen again. Cheers, Tom EDIT: Upon looking at my prices, some were complete crap, and some had been added up wrong. Changes have been made, stuff is correct now. EDIT 2: If stuff is not correct this time, I will respectfully not post until I can add up.

England is fine, it's just that we need a decent government... *Runs away from can of worms*

Maybe you just feel intimidated by our Superior geetar skills? I kid, of course

*Returns hug* Haha, seriously though, England isn't THAT bad... Haha, I love this place already!

Thanks! While I would love to, building a Spalted maple drop top may be sligtly past my abilities Thanks though, may look into it the closer I get! Around the Blackpool area, and excellent, good to know I'm not alone! Thanks for all the welcomes guys, Can't wait to start discussing some ideas with you all! Sustainers, Killswitches, Spalted Maple on Mahogany, Ghost pickups, the list goes on! Cheers, Tom

Hi! I'm Tom, from the North-West England area, Been playing guitar for about seven months now, Currently equipped with a Epiphone Les Paul Special II, medicore but hey, it's a guitar! Been looking at how guitars are built since before I got mine, and stumbled upon warmoth, and... well.. I was hooked. Over the past few months I've designed my dream Stratocaster, Plenty of goodies built in, which I will probably discuss with you guys later on, Very excited to hear the views of a professional community such as yourselves! Looking forward to asking a few silly questions and hopefully being able to become a part of the community! Cheers, Tom