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When trying to build a Gibson conversion neck for some reasdon the picture of the frets to the left show 24 frets even though it only comes in 22 frets and the 24th fret ends 2/3rds up the neck with the rest of the neck empty. This doesn't seem to happen with Modern builds. Here is a pix.

I like dead straight necks with no relief. And Warmoth necks are good enough that I can do that. But I own a one piece Vintage/modern maple neck that in order to get straight I have the truss rod so turned that it won't turn anymore. I'm happy with the straightness but is it a problem that the...

I'll admit this might be a stupid question since I prefer the 6 on one side headstock of the Strat. But all this Silver Sky stuff has got me thinking. I dislike tiltback headstocks but would it be possible to build a Strat replacement neck with a Vortex headstock without the tilt back? That is...

I like the traditional square neck plate on the Strat rather than the new rounded corner. But I'm wondering why doesn't Warmoth offer to route the neck plate area so the metal plate is flush with the body when assembled? I would pay $10 for this service. Would anyone else find this useful?

I have a ender Hardtail Strat and I am thinking about switching the bridge to a top load model. Because of the way the top load Strat bridge is made it looks like it will raise the action of my strings. Does anyone have any experience with top load Strat Hardtail bridges? Does it effect string...

Anyone have experience with Tone Ninja tuners? I usually buy Hipshot because I like their rail system which means I don't have to drill holes in the neck. Unfortunately, they have been raising their prices plus the Tone Ninja's claim a higher tuning ratio. But the Tone Ninja's look like they...

How much should I turn a truss rod on a new neck before I install it on a body so I will have a straight neck once it is strung? I like my necks to be as straight as possible. I also prefer to use the side adjustment for only a slight tweak. So I have a new Warhead Gibson conversion neck...

I understand that different era guitar body bridges have different string spacing. But I don't understand why the width of the string through body holes are different widths.  Other than trying to stay original in dimensions shouldn't the string holes width be defined by the type bridge used...

I'm trying to learn how to do complex (to me) guitar wiring. I'm not an electrician so I always thought the electrical wiring in a guitar worked like water it flowed in and then had to flow out. That is there is an input wire and then an output wire  on any switch. But as I look at various...

There is a guitar company whose name is 4 letters that is asking over $3,000 for their guitars. These are basswood Strat or Soloist bodies with roasted maple necks and stainless steel frets. They look to me like Warmoth parts, except for the head stock, that we buy here for under $1,000 finished...

I watched this youtube video where Lindy Fralin is using a Decade box (never heard of these before) to test different capacitor values on his pickups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t_eqST1pWQ&t=198s  This looks like a fun tool. Since I'm assembling a few different pick guards with different...

  My plan is to build a StratoPaul. I just like the sound of humbuckers  but want it in the shape of a Strat with a bolt on neck. So i thought this 2 in 1 build might be the right answer for me. However I think I don't have enough experience to do it in the most efficient way so I'm open to...

I'm having a little trouble wrapping my head around using capacitors on tone vs volume pots. A capacitor on a tone knob effects the tone available from whatever pickup is attached to it no matter what the volume, right? And then a capacitor attached to the volume knob effects the amount of tone...

  OK a theoretical question on fret crowning.  I really like the SS6115 frets because of the peaked crown. But I want to try some SS6100 frets on my next neck. If I have them recrowned to mimic the peak shape of the 6115 in theory the reshaping needs to only take place on one side of the fret...

I'm getting an error message trying to get into the Warmoth website. Is anyone else getting an error message? Who has a contact # to let them know the site is down.

I'm starting to think I enjoy the agony of chaing an idea that doesn't exist. I had been looking at roasted alder or roasted ash bodies  both for tone but also I had planned on not putting a finish, for a while, but instead burnishing them and playing them slick and unfinished like my nice...

I hate Phillips head screws. I think they should be banned from guitars. Someone who is screw knowledgeably should start selling hex headed replacement screw packs so all the Phillips headed screws on different guitars can easily be replaced. Hex headed screws are easier to adjust precisely...

If this was already discussed in another link will someone please give me the link. Thanks. So is there a better/smarter way to ground all the pick ups and other ground wires than on the back of a pot? I may want to change pots as I experiment with wiring and don't want to have to take all the...

Consider this quarantine fatigue but I am seriously considering doing the following and would like people's opinions.  I have decide my guitar of choice is a Strat. It is like an old Chevy, very popular and many companies make parts for it so it is easily customized. But what if I didn't want...

I'm documenting my boatneck sanding project I have mentioned in other threads that my vintage/modern boatneck has a different  neck shape than my modern build boatneck. The 1 piece vintage/modern starts the boatneck V just under the top of the fret board and runs in an almost straight line, with...