Baritone JAZZMASTER FROM HECK

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:05 am

Hooray!
So over the last year or so I've been trying to squirrell away enough cash to get one of those Warmoth baritone conversion necks. I sold the Thundercats, got paid in installments. Every time I got paid, POW little emergency pops up and I have to spend the "gear money" on boring shit. Then when I was raising funds for The Ronald Raygun LP pressing, turns out I raised an extra $350 or more! BANGIN!
So I went to the old Warmoth and used the "neck builder" app on the site. PItifully small amount of options, for a "custom" operation. Anyway, I don't especially care, cause I get along with most neck shapes, and the headstock was pretty close to what I actually wanted. I was even OK with the $140 to finish it properly, casue lord knows I can't do that for all the spice in china.
OK, cool, check out. Pay. Receive email.
WARMOTH ESTIMATES 12 WEEKS TO DELIVERY.
Seriously? That shit is machine made! It should be about one day for the machine to make the wood into a neck shape, one day to get fretted and what, 2 weeks for a glossy nitro finish?

It better be fucking perfect.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:20 am

I've wanted one of their baritone conversion necks for a while now. Heavy ass bass strings on a guitar only gets me half way there.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:09 am

this sounds like the same thing mike went through when he got the neck for his duo sonic from them. apparently if you order anything from them that's not for a strat they take half a billion years to get it to you.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:32 am

This thread is relevant to my interests: planning on doing the same to my Cooterfinger Mosritelectro (name needs work) - have looked at (admittedly unfinished) baritone necks - their in stock showcase seems cheaper, and will be quicker. I'm going to buy an Allparts one when I finally have the money, though.

Keep us posted, Aenstein.

ykyk69 · Post by **ykyk69** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:17 pm

i ordered parts from warmoth a few months ago for my jag project and it took about 4 weeks for them to get it to me. yes the wait seemed unbearable and torturous but the quality of the wood and construction was worth the wait for me. but i didnt get anything finished. you could just order an unfinished one and go buy some tru oil for 4$ and finish it yourself in a week

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:22 am

sounds like an brilliant project aen. shame about the wait but it will be worth it

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:28 am

Looking forward to the earth splitting beneath us with "do an thunderous DROP G Aen unstandard".

Eventually.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:55 pm

G? Thats crazy!

Ha, no just kidding. But I think Ill stick with A.

HOw terrible of an idea would it be to drill a new pair of bridge holes on my Jaguar and set that up for 28and whateveroddfraction" scale?
Probbly pretty shit, but thats waht I think about while I work.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 10:57 pm

ultratwin wrote:Looking forward to the earth splitting beneath us with "do an thunderous DROP G Aen unstandard".

Eventually.

The Deftones tune down to low F#.

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:07 pm

Well, stephen carpenter has custom signature special super limited 8 string ESP things for that business.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:37 pm

miss Chi. =[

my heart has just been down tuned by the mention of d-tones.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 11:58 pm

aen wrote:I sold the Thundercats

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:59 am

RObert OG would agree, that thing just never came together right. It was a good idea, but it just didn't work out. A freind of mine LOVED it though, so with Robert's blessing, it has moved ot the next chapter in it's bizarre mutant life.

desertan · Post by **desertan** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:52 pm

aen wrote:Hooray!
So over the last year or so I've been trying to squirrell away enough cash to get one of those Warmoth baritone conversion necks. I sold the Thundercats, got paid in installments. Every time I got paid, POW little emergency pops up and I have to spend the "gear money" on boring shit. Then when I was raising funds for The Ronald Raygun LP pressing, turns out I raised an extra $350 or more! BANGIN!
So I went to the old Warmoth and used the "neck builder" app on the site. PItifully small amount of options, for a "custom" operation. Anyway, I don't especially care, cause I get along with most neck shapes, and the headstock was pretty close to what I actually wanted. I was even OK with the $140 to finish it properly, casue lord knows I can't do that for all the spice in china.
OK, cool, check out. Pay. Receive email.
WARMOTH ESTIMATES 12 WEEKS TO DELIVERY.
Seriously? That shit is machine made! It should be about one day for the machine to make the wood into a neck shape, one day to get fretted and what, 2 weeks for a glossy nitro finish?

It better be fucking perfect.

It'll be nice...I've got several of their necks and bodies, and they build quality.

Most of the 12 weeks (I agree, !!) is spent in waiting for your order to get to the top of the pile.

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 8:18 pm

Yar, Im pretty pumped. Have a lot of plans in my head, but Im hoping to put it on a nice big jazzmaster type body.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:55 pm

This Bridge really is a shambling mess

Also forgot to order string trees.

Telescopic extra long neck diplodicus shot

Big Bitch Approved.

I actually stole my Jag's Neckplate/bolts, and Trem for this. I need to replace the bridge on here, probably with mustang saddles, or those adjustable Mustang saddles from graphtec. The grub screws on this blacktop bridge just roll out. POOP.

The action is a little funny, I think I'll probably get all my final parts on it and then take it to the shop to get set up. Dude does a pretty rad job.
I hope to record with the SOB tomorrow night!

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:56 pm

looks chronic

aenstandard tuning? demo?!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:56 pm

HUGE

also, DOES NOT COMPUTE.

cobascis wrote:looks chronic

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:50 pm

Do yourself a favour and mod the bridge completely. Stick a Wilkinson roller bridge in there, all you need to do is widen the holes by a few millimetres to accept the mounting cups. It'll have sustain out the arse and it might stay in tune better once you start wobbling the trem all over the place.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 12:22 am

That looks awesome. Looking forward to an demo.

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