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So, I have a top mount Floyd setup, with an R3 nut, on my Soloist build. I loooove this guitar and haven’t been able to stop playing it. Everything was PERFECT, and all I did today was swap out the R3 for a Kahler nut, at the suggestion of a forum member, to get rid of the string retainer bar (I...

….which is an incredibly well figured roasted flame maple with an ebony board…it’s confirmed my suspicion that I can’t for the life of me figure out why anybody would want to change the amazing feel of that beautiful bare wood by putting a finish of any kind on it. That is all.

It looks like I won’t have my neck and body for a couple more weeks, and I’m getting antsy so I want to try to get some of the prep work done. Does anybody know if, with the 1/2” barrel jack option on a Soloist body, if I could prewire that and then install it, or do I need to solder the hot...

All else being equal (correct size, cordless hand drill, both bits being brand new, etc), would you prefer a Brad Point or a Forstner drill bit to cut the control holes through a finished laminated flame maple top? I’ve heard arguments for both choices, and I’ve heard that under a certain...

I’m not sure if it’s just the boredom of passing the time waiting for my neck and body to arrive, or what, but I just ordered a Tesi (brand) Poco (model) LED 12mm killswitch, black with purple LED. I’m not even sure if I’ll end up using it. I like the idea of HAVING a killswitch, and they’re...

I called to see if I still had time with my build to mail them my studs to install, since I don't own a drill press (yes I know you don't 'have' to use a drill press to install them, but that's one of the more safe ways to be sure they go in straight and true), and since my body is in...

I'm going to be doing a blower switch (bridge pickup, straight to output, bypassing all other controls) as part of the electronics on my Soloist build.  I have searched high and low and sideways for a BLACK, 4PDT, 12 lug, On/On mini toggle, and have come up null.  I could only find chrome (which...

Has anyone here done one? I’m getting some pressure to do a time lapse of the build, and although it wouldn’t be that difficult to do, I’m wondering if there would be enough interest to warrant going through the trouble of shooting and editing it. I only have one GoPro (two would be better)...

Check it out! Pretty cool 15 minute video of the history of Warmoth here: https://youtu.be/O6MKuEWK2aY I enjoyed it, hopefully you do too!

Hi everyone....the preparation part of this build that has been the most time consuming, by FAR, is TRYING to decide (key word there is trying...) how I'm going to wire my HH Soloist.  I still haven't decided, and it's driving me crazy. I did come across this diagram and this wiring option is...

Hey there everyone, this one should hopefully be a simple ask: I couldn’t find any black 4PDT mini toggles, so I had to go with a chrome one. All the other hardware on my build is going to be black (Floyd Rose, switch tip, knobs, nut, machine heads, even the side mount output jack...all black)...

Hey all, so as I’m waiting for my neck and body to arrive (I’m at about the halfway point), of course I’ve been brainstorming with how exactly I’m going to wire my two humbucker Soloist, and I think I’ve more or less decided, but wanted to ask here to see if there’s anything I haven’t thought of...

Does anybody have any experience with both? I ordered an SSV+, I already have a Thornbucker+ new in the box ready to go for when my neck and body arrive, but it occurred to me that I’m torn...and whichever one I don’t use, I’ll hang onto for a different future project. My body is swamp ash...

Does anybody know? I know they make the thickness for a 5 way blade switch a little thinner so the blade functions properly, and I’ve seen some pics that showed the holes for the potentiometers and just eyeballing it, it seems to be maybe 3/8’s inch or so, but just curious how much material they...

How do you choose a neck profile having never played any of them before? Well...you read the descriptions, look at the diagrams, look at the 1st/12th measurement specs, then you take all that, and compare it with necks that you HAVE played, and hopefully you’ll like what you chose. That...

I placed my order on March 6th, so I’m at just over three weeks since placing my order. Truth be told, I didn’t even know that a headstock veneer was an option, and now that I know it is, I’m considering asking them to add it to my order, but before I consider it further, I thought I’d ask my...

This guitar is Edward Van Halen’s doing. Had he not passed away, I would have remained more than content with the guitars I currently own. When we lost him last year, had the relic’d Frankenstrats been readily available, I probably would have bought one, which would have scratched that itch, and...

I ordered my roasted flame maple neck (and Soloist body) a couple weeks ago (so hopefully I’ll see them in late May). I’ve never so much as set a piece of sandpaper to or drilled a hole into a piece of roasted maple, and although I’ve worked with other hardwoods on many occasions (ash, oak...

I’m patiently awaiting my neck and body (hopefully mid to late May arrival time). In the meantime, I’m researching every inch of my build, and trying to prepare for any issues that may arise once the neck and body get here. Mine is a Soloist build. I am going with two humbuckers and a...

I have ordered my first Warmoth build parts...a Soloist body with flame maple on swamp ash, and a roasted flame maple neck with ebony board. I’m stoked! I’m doing a flush mount Floyd, and I feel pretty good about being prepared for the build once the neck and body arrives....EXCEPT for ONE...