Wymore Guitars

This thread has been an interesting read for me because a few months back I was looking for a shop to do a couple custom bodies for me. I had done all the CAD work and didn't need any modeling done, just add cutter paths and machine. I felt I needed NC for this design because it had a curved top, a fairly complex shape and a very detailed control cavity.

I can tell you I had a heck of a time finding anybody that wanted to take the job on!! The one guy that did return my request couldn't read the data I sent (IGES) and frankly didn't seem interested in working with me to get something he could read.

As a result I ended up going to a local shop that did a lot of NC work for molds. This shop ruined three nice black limba body blanks and could never produce a useable body. Hence, I never got the bodies done and lost a customer for a $2100.00 bass.

So, I for one would be interested in a RELIABLE, HELPFUL, TIMELY and ACCURATE shop that could take my CAD designs and do a nice job of cutting a custom body (and necks too). I certainly would pay more than Warmoth prices for this kind of service on custom stuff that was Warmoth quality.

That's the one, Thanks Much!!!

If I understand the sequence of events correctly (and that's always open to debate), Dime used the Bill Lawrence 500XL (made by Bill Lawrence, not the USA guys who sell those wretched Swampkasters), but since Bill's operation was unable to supply the demand, and Bill was unwilling to complicate his life again to make the necessary expansion, SD was commissioned to produce a similar pickup for use in the signature Dimebag guitars. For what my opinion is worth, while I personally prefer the 500XL, the Dimebucker is a great pickup, and dismissing it as a copy of anything is doing it an injustice. It's certainly strong enough to stand on its own merits.

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That's the way I understand it as well and when the Dimebucker was produced I remember a lot of discussion on the SD forum about it being a copy but Evan Skop of SD went into the details on the differences and they are fairly significant.

It seems like I read in this forum a few weeks ago about somebody that was doing CNC work for custom bodies. I can't seem to find the thread now. Does anybody remember that thread or have any information? It may have been in a different forum, but I thought I read it here ..

Thanks ..

I'm not sure if this would work for you but Warmoth does a cool little self contained battery box within their control cavity. Seems like a cool idea if you have a rear routed body.

First off, if your shielding is not grounded properly, and that means every bit of it, it will actually generate more noise, as it acts like a noise antenna. ANY ungrounded metal will act as a noise antenna. If cavity shielding is not done so that all of it has perfect continuity to ground, it will cause more harm than good.

Use an ohmeter and check all your shielding back to the ground lug of the input jack to make sure there is continuity. You should see less than 5 ohms in all cases.

Also make sure you have the pickup coils wired correctly as posted above and that the bridge and three way switch are properly grounded.

from the pic above I will tell you that it is NOT!

+1 I have been around and supervised the installation of a lot of paint booths and that is not an explosion proof fan!! In explosion proof stuff all electronics are sealed so no volatile vapors can get to them.

I have done several Warmoth assemblies and also used Warmoth necks in USA Custom bodies. I have experienced good fit in both cases although the USA and Warmoth heel contour appears to be very slightly different. I have also experienced the issue of the neck sitting a little to high but only on basses, not guitars.

One other thing to watch for is if you buy the Gotoh 201 bridge that Warmoth sells you may have the opposite problem of not being able to get the action low enough.

BTW, I was just turned onto this forum by a friend and it looks like a really cool site. I look forward to spending some time in here!!