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    Berryburst Quilt

    I submit for consideration my new berryburst tele-style axe! Build thread Specs: Warmoth Telecaster Replacement Guitar Neck Vintage/Modern Construction Indian Rosewood (One-piece Shaft and Fretboard) Nut Width 1.650" (42mm) - Vintage Medium Standard Thin Neck Back Profile 10" - 16" Compound...
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    Finishing a quilt tele body

    Starting my third build! This time, I wanted a nitrocellulose gloss finish on the body, so I decided to finish the body myself. Parts: One piece rosewood neck from Warmoth (from my previous tele build) PGK Tele body with 1 piece African mahogany body and high grade bookmatched quilt maple top...
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    Quilt top dying strategies

    Hello! I'm going to be embarking on my first DIY finishing of a quilt maple tele body (pics to follow). I'm pulling inspiration from this guitar I found online. I'm aiming to finish with gloss nitro. Any pro tips for achieving this kind of purple-pink burst finish? Also, any pointers on best...
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    Three way switch middle position parallel bridge

    Hi! Question: I have a 3 way blade switch with a single coil in the neck and a humbucker in the bridge. Without an additional switch or push/pull pot, is it possible to wire this switch so that the neck position is the single coil, the bridge position is the humbucker in series and the middle...
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    Tele neck pickup wire channel

    I recently completed a chambered tele build and really struggled getting the neck pickup wire down into the body cavity. I found others online who had the exact same issue. Details here: https://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=34004.0 Suggestion: instead of drilling a hole from the...
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    Green burst Tele - WIP

    Hi all! Started my build today. Hit my first (and hopefully only!) roadblock: I can't get the black+white+ground neck pickup wires through the wiring channel to connect to the blade switch. I've taped them together so they move as one wire. I've been able to feed through a single covered wire...
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    Green burst Tele

    Hi friends! I'm in the process of gathering all the parts for this build. Secured the body: It’s a one piece chambered mahogany body with sick green flames. Going to be pairing with a one piece rosewood neck. Can’t wait to assemble!
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    Chatoyance and finish thickness

    Been enjoying my first Warmoth build so much that I decided I wanted another, but this time with a flamed maple top. I opted to buy used, and found a very high grade tele body in excellent condition. It's an absolute beaut and I'll post to the just out of the box/work in progress threads when I...
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    My first build - Roasted Fiesta Red Strat

    The build is underway! Actually the build is pretty much complete (pics coming soon). I'm wondering if I can get some help regarding setup. I'm totally new to tremolos, having only ever played fixed bridges before (string-through, stop bar tail pieces, acoustic bridges). There's definitely...
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    Recessed Gotoh 510 cavity

    Warmoth feature request: Can the Gotoh 510 cavity be recessed? Images from Ibanez AZ shown with this type of cavity.
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    My first build

    Hello! First time caller, long time listener. I've just started collecting all the parts for a fiesta red warmoth strat build. I'll start by saying that I heard about warmoth from darryl braun's youtube channel. He's done quite a few builds, and that's really what inspired me to take the...
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