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Custom Strat Postlude: Hear it for Yourself

Here’s some video of me noodling around with my custom Warmoth strat so you can hear how it sounds.  I’m thrilled with this guitar!  It’s my new #1, and the build quality has exceeded my (admittedly already high) expectations.  The folks at Warmoth are true pros, friendly and very helpful.  Slider’s pickups, well…I can’t say [...]

It’s Alive!: Custom Strat Project, Part 6

My finished Mary Kaye Warmoth strat guitar. Actually not quite finished. I wanted to snap these before sundown, but afterwards I installed the strap buttons and intonated it. She’s done!  I was able to get the guitar finished in time to play it at my gig Sunday. The Neck: The Warmoth Pro neck was amazingly [...]

Finishing Electronics: Custom Strat Part 5

After the pickguard and neck are attached. Still have to finish up the input jack at this point. Not the best photo, sorry. Progress continues on my Warmoth Mary Kaye Strat.  I finished the electronics and installed the neck last night. I was a little rushed and had to head out so I didn’t get [...]

Electronics: Custom Strat Part 4

I got started on the soldering today, but didn’t finish.  I have some family things going on as well as a gig this weekend.  Not bad problems to have!  After loading the pickguard, I began soldering the pickups (pups) and pots to the switch.  I didn’t get to the ground connections yet, but I’m going [...]

Tuners: Custom Strat Part 3

A Quick Note on Shielding: After finishing up the shielding, I wanted to take a break from electronics for a bit, so I decided to install the tuners on the headstock. By the way, my main info source for shielding and wiring is the relatively famous Quieting the Beast: Shielding a Strat article on GuitarNutz.com.  [...]

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