Questions about warmoth.

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:02 pm

I just sat and priced parts from warmoth for a jaguar and i came to a grand total of Â£440.50 for the body neck hardware etc.

What i wanted to ask is how much would it cost on average for a luthier to build it up for me? And what is the the quality of warmoth hardware / wood / build?

Thanks.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:10 pm

at that price you should check out the classic player jaguars or even mij jags. I'm not too sure how much they go for in the UK but in the states you can pickup an AVRI for around a grand [Â£620] if you look long and hard enough

another thing to know is that warmoth's jag bodies will only take their jag pickguards and hardware

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:15 pm

Do you know of any stores in the UK that stock Japanese fenders? I did have a look but i couldnt find any. I only found one in japanese, and i'm hardly what you could call fluent...

Thanks.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:21 pm

ebay bro.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:35 pm

Corax-rg wrote:Do you know of any stores in the UK that stock Japanese fenders? I did have a look but i couldnt find any. I only found one in japanese, and i'm hardly what you could call fluent...

Thanks.

i got my MIJ jag from a uk shop.

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:37 pm

I forgot to mention its an online store im looking for. This is due to the face i would need to get a train through to the nearest big city, and i would not be bringing a guitar back on the train.

EDIT: I just had a look on ebay, that should have been obvious.

Mustang Melx · Post by **Mustang Melx** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:48 pm

Corax-rg wrote:Do you know of any stores in the UK that stock Japanese fenders? I did have a look but i couldnt find any. I only found one in japanese, and i'm hardly what you could call fluent...

Thanks.

yeah, they are everywhere.

http://www.dv247.com/guitars/fender-62- ... red--40961

http://www.imusician.co.uk/acatalog/fen ... m=00047814

http://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Ba ... le-Red/AEC

http://www.guitar.co.uk/guitars/electri ... ric_guitar

Mustang Melx · Post by **Mustang Melx** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:51 pm

and thomann

http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_jaguar_ ... sb_ltd.htm

http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_jaguar_ ... inlays.htm

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:52 pm

I feel stupid now. I guess im blind. Thanks alot.

Mustang Melx · Post by **Mustang Melx** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:54 pm

Corax-rg wrote:I feel stupid now. I guess im blind. Thanks alot.

I just googled 'fender japan jaguar' in 'shopping'

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:01 pm

It depends what you want. If you're just building something similar to what you can buy from Fender anyway, it isn't going to be very cost effective. If you want something more custom it can be worthwhile.

Also consider that you'll have shipping and customs charges on top of that Â£440.50 and it will work out significantly more when you take into account all the details. Did you look into switches and all that jazz? The jag roller pots can be quite expensive.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:03 pm

Â£510 is cheapest net i've found with a quick search, http://www.petercooks.co.uk/gtrfen.php

you are prolly better off picking one up second hand average abot Â£300 - Â£350

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:07 pm

That figure included everything i would need besides tuning pegs. And i went with warmoth because i really like all natural jags with maple necks, and i dont have any experience stripping paint and i would probably buy the wrong scale neck.

But i guess i could live with sunburst and rosewood.

matocaster · Post by **matocaster** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:36 pm

Keep in mind the Warmoth Jag bodies are not to spec with actual Jag bodies. They will NOT work with Jag pickups unless you want to fill in the wood they take out. Warmoth will only do a pickguard mounted rout, not a pickup to wood rout on the Jags. Another thing they do that drives me crazy is the will not do a B&B shortscale neck!

Here is the Warmoth Jag build I did a while back: http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:12 pm

in the uk? ill sell you mine.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:24 pm

Second hand and refin boyo!

Post by **Doog** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:30 pm

I'd say plump for the real thing for the resale value, unless you're getting the Warmoth one customised in a way you couldn't mod a Fender.

chrismakesgod · Post by **chrismakesgod** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:52 pm

matocaster - That is a cracking jag! I think i'd sell an organ for that.

crofty - How much would you be looking for and are you based? England or Scotland?

Well i have decided my Epiphone Les Paul will be getting sold so i can just go for a Fender.

crofty · Post by **crofty** » Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:08 am

i am england.
we can negotiate a price.