Somehow I get the feeling that Aaron must have been a schoolteacher in this life or another life - he is excellent at explaining things. He is clear, concise, and never vague, and without a trace of "overdoing it" - he puts the information straight out, no embellishment, and the purchaser can take it in and make his own choice. With the clarity of his presentations, Aaron actually turns out to be one of the best salesmen I have ever seen!
So true! I also like how the whole vibe of Aaron is just so nice! He always sounds like an excited man talking about what he loves, and that's it. He never sounds obnoxious or know-it-all or whatever. He sounds real, even though he has tons of reasons to be obnoxious, having this fairly big company that's established itself nicely, and being the boss of multiple people! Nice one, Aaron!
I have to hand it to these guys, they have the most informed videos and really take the time to explain all the different options. Because of that, I decided today to put in an order for a Strat-style Black Korina body (heel cut, 720 MOD) with a unique choice Black Korina figured top with black binding, Gotoh 510 rout, wood mount pickups for (fishman fluence) and satin finish. I paired that with a custom neck ,modern construction quarter sawn maple with a unique choice Figured Ziricote fretboard, stainless frets with a full scallop, and a straight 16" radius. Basically a YJM strat style on steroids because that 9.5" radius on the YJM feels horrible to play for me anyways. Very excited about the purchase and looking forward to the build! Thank you Warmoth for going the extra mile with all the helpful info!
I built a Strat style guitar with Warmoth body and neck many years ago. The parts are primo and I've had several peeps want to buy the guitar from me. It came out so nice and I want to build a Tele style guitar next ...I plan on using Warmoth parts for it too. Thanks guys for making such beautiful products :) BTW ...great vid ...very informative!
That combination of options is not available in the online builders. Generally it's only available in the showcase, but you could call in and request it as an off-menu option.
Hey Aaron, I absolutely love your products and the finishes on your guitar bodies and necks. Would have been great if I lived in the USA as I would have been knocking on your door for sure. Love these edge bindings and treatments - they look stunning! Keep up the great quality as youve done all these years and wishing you all the best. Fulton ( South Africa. )
Seeing the guitar finishes on video really helps bring them to life. So much better than the thumbnail photos on the website. I have watched a handful of the color-comparison videos - which are very helpful, but what I would really love to see is a solid 5 to 10 minutes of video just showing off different finishes as well as the effect of different woods where the color finishes are transparent. There are so many options and those tiny pix just don't do them any justice.
That dyed guitar with the clear back is stunning. I love that. BTW we are all going on lockdown again. Don't support we can talk the powers that be at Warmoth to let Aaron come hang out with us again maybe weekly. Many thanks for the first time it really helped.
Good video,Aaron! Totally love my soloist body with a Stratocaster shaped neck that Warmoth made for me about 25 years ago! The body has a dark blue dye, with a clear finish , Adler,and a dark accent line that is hard to see because of the dark dye. Everyone who sees this guitar is really impressed!All the pickups and pots,switch are rear routed(no pick guard). The neck is Birdseye maple with an ebony fretboard and abalone spots. Thank you for the awesome work,still play it a lot!!!
the moment in which i realized that aaron predicted that i would be realizing the pun was such a rollercoaster of emotions, of which surprise, fear, and anger were most prominent. ive been read like a book, well played aaron from warmoth
I was worried. I haven’t seen Aaron for a while. This is how you know if the country is in lockdown. If he’s at Warmoth we’re okay. . If he’s at home we are in trouble. 😷🤒🤕
I finished a Warmoth Tele neck. I painted the neck amber poly satin. I painted the head stock black lacquer to match the pick guard.(That's a scratch plate if you are British, LOL). When I wet sanded the head stock I got a clear wood tone edge. It really looks cool.
Taping off the natural maple looks sooooooo good. Traditional plastic binding just looks so cheap to me now. ...even though it's probably more labor intensive.
I got a dark accent line between a roasted alder G5 body with a black Korina lam top. It looks sick, especially following the rollercoaster through the forearm and tummy cuts. It might have popped a little more with a gloss finish, but I would never trade the smooth feeling I get from the satin finish on sticky New England summer weather. Wicked hot!
I bought a Warmoth transparent blank stained flamed maple top/natural mahogany back chambered taped “binding” tele with all the curves (standard tele bridge/mini hum bucket neck). It is absolutely stunning. Musikraft Maple 9” radius 57 profile neck with 6105 frets It is the best electric I’ve ever played.
This is super cool. All of this edge choices are super cool. It is good to see Warmoth moving forward. This guy is a better spokesman than the owner. He does a good job. I am loving these finishes, and edge treatments. All of them. I like traditional binding the least and never understood why that was done in the first place except to give the edges are harder surface to fight against chipping, but ... binding has never felt right or natural to me. I like these other choices much more, and they all look better than binding which to me looks out of place.
One cool thing to offer on telecasters (or other bodies with no tummy cut or arm rest) it would be cool to have something like the old danelectro u2’s have. They have a fat tolex like going around the body in the middle. So it is kind of a single binding, or that it makes the top and bottom makes binding. It is really cool, and would be unique to offer it on tele bodies at least!
I own not a single Warmoth product but I've known about them for years. Over the past several months these vids have been popping up and I must say...you are an absolute joy to listen to and watch! I could literally watch these all day long and I've watched dozens up to this point. I do have a question: What string gauge and pick gauge/material do you prefer? I ask this question to a lot of guitarists. Judging by other vids I'm betting you use 9-42 strings but I could be wrong. As for the pick I have no idea lol. Thanks for these videos!
Nailed it: 9-42 is my preferred gauge on 25-1/2" scale guitars. On LP-scale I do 9.5-44. For picks I use a million different kinds, depending on what I'm trying to do. If I had to pick one....just give me a Fender Medium and I can get it done. And thanks for the kinds words! :)
@@warmoth wow thanks a ton for the swift reply! I know that most do not reply further on their own channel but I do have one more question: what is your preferred String Height in Millimeters? I totally plan on buying a neck for this old Jackson PS-1 guitar that I have. I put Seymour Duncan pickups in it and redid the wiring. I'm betting it would be a good idea to check out Warmoth for a new neck. Thanks a ton man!
Honestly, I wouldn't even know what the exact measurement I prefer is. I don't adjust it that way. I do it by feel, and every guitar is likely different, but generally speaking I like my action in the medium to medium-low range.
It isn't because it's applied by hand; it's because it soaks into the wood instead of staying on top like paint or a clear finish. Other than that, great video, and some really great looking bodies!
Those look good. I know a guy who scratched in "binding" with a razor blade to his first year studio Paul...which looked fine before he started. It was upsetting.
this is a great video and well explained thanks so much Aaron - I ordered another warmoth custom neck coming my soon i hope, and now seeing some of these finishes i'm thinking some ideas for these edges and accent lines- nice
Very informative vid thanks Aaron! Would love to see a full vid on the selection of dyes you offer. With gloss vs satin maybe? I’ll be ordering soon as soon as covid lets me gig again!
First, great videos. I have a hybrid tele strat (T-body with S pickups, neck pocket and bridge) in ICE Blue Metallic. Perhaps walking through the options via the website would be more illustrative while also showing the actual resulting guitar body.
and also very informative. It’s not often I comment twice on a video haha. So how about a video on what string gauges you might expect to use on a baritone scale whether in B or standard E, and whether all strings are long enough if you go reverse headstock? Or maybe just a quick explanation of pros and cons with normal and reverse headstocks? Thanks again for making these videos 👍
I wish u could do some kind of configurator/prevew in the page. that'll be fing amazin. Im really considering a bass body with u guys in the future. Already got the neck. On my jbass
Hey Aaron you need to do a video on replacement bolt on necks for Fender “spec’d” necks like those on older ESP’s and such. I myself am planning on ordering a custom neck from you guys but in my situation need to order a neck with “no pre-drilled” holes because the one “odd” hole sight located on ESP’s bolt-ons. Plus any extra info involved with custom ordering would be great!! Thanks!!
I know this is off-topic, but I gotta ask: Will you ever offer the option to have the holes for the neck screws countersinked? I think that would create a cleaner look for contoured heels instead of having a backplate on.
I doubt the neck would hold very well. I asked about that when building my bass. It was strongly recommended that I go with a back plate for stability and after seeing the finished product, it makes total sense. Just trying to spare you from heartache 😜
@@S.C.500 Is that with 4 or 6 screws? Either way that's awesome if it holds great. I'm just going off Warmoth advice given to me, and the disappointment of past building projects that didn't have adequate support. If Warmoth is advising people use back plates, I'm guessing they probably won't offer countersinked holes.
That is news we can use. I didn't realize there were so many different options with binding and edges. And of course I fell in love with most of them. Thank you Aaron. One question, all the clear finishes looks like they were high gloss are the clear finish is offered in satin as well?
I bet that little PRS company will do really well one day. ;-) Actually I was wrong about the 'scraped edge' part... it's masked off prior to the color coats, as you have shown. Cool!