Warmoth guitar bodies - top wood options?

Their modern necks use that weird side adjust mechanism. I wonder if that is contributing to the deadness on some of the necks. They're heavier than the other types they offer. It's also right in the way for using on a body with a sculpted heel where that corner neck screw is lower on the body.
 
mr_fender said:
Their modern necks use that weird side adjust mechanism. I wonder if that is contributing to the deadness on some of the necks. They're heavier than the other types they offer. It's also right in the way for using on a body with a sculpted heel where that corner neck screw is lower on the body.
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Admittedly, my sample of one is extremely small but that is my experience. Also, John Suhr will not use dual acting truss rods for the same reason.
 
rcm78 said:
As far as I can remember, an 1/8th" lam top is what they offer on Strat style bodies. You can get a carved top Soloist body but the top will be two pieces sandwiched with some sort of binding. They don't do thick solid tops... You can call and see if anything is available off menu...
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I checked 2 of the carved top body types, including the Soloist. They don't say anything about the laminate being thicker.

Could be the website isn't correct...

I may call them just to see. I emailed them about another question so I might just ask when they reply.
 
unix-guy said:
I checked 2 of the carved top body types, including the Soloist. They don't say anything about the laminate being thicker.

Could be the website isn't correct...

I may call them just to see. I emailed them about another question so I might just ask when they reply.
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Warmoth's website took a huge step backwards when they updated it a few years ago. It's slow and all the information is separated across the site. The carved top bodies get what they call a DL lam top. A DL lam top is a Double Lam top which consists of a thick plain top with an 1/8" figured lam top over that.
So, a Flame maple DL top is 5/8" plain maple and 1/8" flame maple. The showcase descriptions are misleading as they don't say DL lam top. When you put together a custom carve top the only lam tops available are DL's...
I'd definitely call. They may have some nice figured wood available for tops as an off menu item.
I once inquired about a solid Koa body and they said they could make it for $1200 but could not provide me with pics of the wood until after it was paid for and cut... I declined...
 
The figured laminate on the double laminate carved top bodies is only 1/16" thick. The rest of the top is non-figured wood and depends on the depth of the carve.

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Rex said:
This. Warmth necks can be heavy, dense and unresonant.
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That's unfortunate. The Warmoth neck I have on my homemade Strat is an unfinished roasted maple neck and fingerboard with a modern profile and stainless steel frets. It's extremely resonant and comfortable and will hold a note with ease. I built the guitar because our summers can be so hot that some clubs won't keep their air conditioning at a comfortable level, making my hand sweat and stick to a finished neck.
 
rcm78 said:
Warmoth's website took a huge step backwards when they updated it a few years ago. It's slow and all the information is separated across the site.
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It was definitely a terrible step backward. I avoid the site as a result, and there's no telling how many other people get frustrated and look elsewhere as a result.
 
@unix-guy: Are there Musikraft parameters that are crucial to make sure the neck will fit the Warmoth body? (I am also considering a custom build, but so far was thinking about staying with Warmoth for neck too, for above reason).
 
Henry said:
@unix-guy: Are there Musikraft parameters that are crucial to make sure the neck will fit the Warmoth body? (I am also considering a custom build, but so far was thinking about staying with Warmoth for neck too, for above reason).
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I think as long as the neck heel shape and width are matched it should not be a problem.

Both offer standard Strat shape as the default, I believe... But before I order anything I'll be getting clarification from all parties ;)
 
unix-guy said:
I think as long as the neck heel shape and width are matched it should not be a problem.

Both offer standard Strat shape as the default, I believe... But before I order anything I'll be getting clarification from all parties ;)
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Heel Width and Type, Truss Rod Type, and Neck Mounting Holes probably are candidates for screwing up :-)
 
mr_fender said:
Warmoth's new site is not bad from a design perspective, but it is unusably slow quite frequently. They need to upgrade their hosting service, servers, and/or connection quite badly.
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It could also be the tech used (long time web dev here...). Key point is to recognize that there's a problem and deal with it! That's actually part of the gig.
 
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rcm78 said:
Warmoth's website took a huge step backwards when they updated it a few years ago. It's slow and all the information is separated across the site. The carved top bodies get what they call a DL lam top. A DL lam top is a Double Lam top which consists of a thick plain top with an 1/8" figured lam top over that.
So, a Flame maple DL top is 5/8" plain maple and 1/8" flame maple. The showcase descriptions are misleading as they don't say DL lam top. When you put together a custom carve top the only lam tops available are DL's...
I'd definitely call. They may have some nice figured wood available for tops as an off menu item.
I once inquired about a solid Koa body and they said they could make it for $1200 but could not provide me with pics of the wood until after it was paid for and cut... I declined...
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Warmoth has many custom wood options available with actual pictures of the wood and pricing.
 
Dave Merrill said:
It could also be the tech used (long time web dev here...). Key point is to recognize that there's a problem and deal with it!
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Having not actually investigated it that deeply, it often feels like it is loading the entire database of every option for every thing they sell each time you select an option on the page, rather than just the options for the next drop-down box....
 
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