Warmoth Parts-Caster Build

[SpaceMan]

I think I’m going to get around to buying my first Warmoth neck or two soon. I’m just slowly building a body of my own to pair together.

 

[norminal]

What finish are you thinking?

 

[PLX]

What finish are you thinking?

Vintage White.. just like it's new owner.

 

[PLX]

"So you ordered a parts-caster from Warmoth" starter pack:

 

[norminal]

"So you ordered a parts-caster from Warmoth" starter pack:

That’s about several thousand dollars worth of tools right there!

 

[PLX]

That’s about several thousand dollars worth of tools right there!

Doubtful.

I've been collecting them for years, so I have no idea.. but I'd guess maybe tree fitty

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

I see two barrel knobs, not one. That means there's a tone control somewhere up in hurr.

Are you needing the Bourns no-load 500K pot w/ detent part number?

 

[PLX]

I see two barrel knobs, not one. That means there's a tone control somewhere up in hurr.

Are you needing the Bourns no-load 500K pot w/ detent part number?

The Bourns 500kΩ low-friction pot is in that little bag.. tough to see in that photo.

Those 2 knobs are from a Kramer Striker I sold on teh Ebay 20 years ago.. I figured they may look right on this build.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

If you get the no load pot with detent, the tone knob when full up (detent "on") bypasses the tone circuit a la 80's hair metal circuit style.

The tone knob set below full up (which is again, detent "on") works just like a normal tone knob.

You get the best of both worlds (tone control / no tone control) in one easy to use tone knob package. The detent - you can feel it "click" into place so you know it's bypassed.

I did this with my Charvel and lurve it to death.

There's always been no load pots available (Fender typically), but ones with a detent are difficult to find. Bourns makes one. 250Ks, too.

 

[PLX]

If you get the no load pot with detent, the tone knob when full up (detent "on") bypasses the tone circuit a la 80's hair metal circuit style.

The tone knob set below full up (which is again, detent "on") works just like a normal tone knob.

You get the best of both worlds (tone control / no tone control) in one easy to use tone knob package. The detent - you can feel it "click" into place so you know it's bypassed.

I did this with my Charvel and lurve it to death.

I toyed around with having them drill for two inserts into the control cavity - one for volume and the other for a cut-out switch, but I opted for just the volume pot.

So it'll be one hot PAF pickup, into volume pot, and straight to output jack.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

That’s about several thousand dollars worth of tools right there!

"Suhrs are soooooo over priced"

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I toyed around with having them drill for two inserts into the control cavity - one for volume and the other for a cut-out switch, but I opted for just the volume pot.

So it'll be one hot PAF pickup, into volume pot, and straight to output jack.

@JiveTurkey laughs in no volume pot needed

 

[PLX]

If you get the no load pot with detent, the tone knob when full up (detent "on") bypasses the tone circuit a la 80's hair metal circuit style.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

I toyed around with having them drill for two inserts into the control cavity - one for volume and the other for a cut-out switch, but I opted for just the volume pot.

So it'll be one hot PAF pickup, into volume pot, and straight to output jack.

Ed hid a tone pot in the control cavity of the Bumblebee.

 

[PLX]

Ed hid a tone pot in the control cavity of the Bumblebee.

Tom Bukovac says the Boss GE-10 was Ed's distortion box.

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Tom Bukovac says the Boss GE-10 was Ed's distortion box.

Metroamp dudes say it was the Dual Variac Setup®.

 

[PLX]

Dual Variac Setup®

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

I dunno, that chick there might be onto something. I mean, those guys, they were fucking Einsteins.

Every one of them.

 

[djd100]

It was the Roland 10 band pushing the magic plexi's front end, which was browned out by the variac (was in the studio with EVH and that rig back in the day).

Built me a Warmoth SSS Strat many moons ago, and I still have it (great git box).

 

[PLX]

It was the Roland 10 band pushing the magic plexi's front end, which was browned out by the variac (was in the studio with EVH and that rig back in the day).

Tried that for the first time the other day and got chills..

I bought a 1979 Boss GE-10 from a guy in Austin a couple years back. Unbelievably pristine unit.

Switched the power transformer from 100V (Japan) to 110V. Very clean GE-10. Amazing, really !