NGD: Warmoth WGD - triple WRHB

[bgalizio]

Got my Warmoth WGD project pretty much set up, so it's NGD!

The body is a Pau Ferro top on Mahogany, with a natural accent binding. I'm using a Reverend roller bridge and a Duesenberg Les Trem II.

Model: WGD
Orientation: Right handed
F-Holes: None
Scale: 25-1/2"
Wood: Pau Ferro on Mahogany
Rout: Rear Rout
Pickup Rout: Humbucker (Neck), Humbucker (Middle), Humbucker (Brdg)
Controls: V-T-T-5 (Strat®)
Bridge: TOM/STP, Angled Pocket
Stud Install: Will mail in inserts to Warmoth
Jack Rout: 3/4" (19mm) Side Jack Hole
Neck Pocket: Strat® Shape
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Contours: Contoured Heel
Battery Box: No Battery Box Rout
Binding: Natural Masked Accent
Top Finish: Clear
Back Finish: Clear
Finish Type: Gloss Finish

[bgalizio]

The neck is a Warmoth roasted maple with rosewood fretboard, 12" radius to match the bridge, 6150 stainless frets, and a tusk xl nut. I upped for the split diamond inlays. Using Sperzel EZ mount locking tuners. I burnished the neck, which is hard to photograph, but feels nice!

Style: Warmoth
Construction: Modern Tiltback Construction
Orientation: Right Handed
Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
Fingerboard Wood: Indian Rosewood
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Back Shape: Standard thin
Fret Size: SS6150 (Stainless)
Tuner Ream: Sperzel (25/64")
Radius: Straight 12"
Scale: 25-1/2"
Fret #: 22
Mounting Holes: Standard 4 Bolt
Pre-Cut Installed String Nut: GraphTech Black TUSQ XL - Standard Nut
Inlays: White Pearloid Split Diamond
Side Dots: White Side Dots

[bgalizio]

Pickups are from Sunday Handwound. Tim says they are built like this:

The neck uses threaded FeCrCo 2 rods through the covers and Alnico 3 rods under. Middle and bridge employ the new threaded rods from Magnetic Hold Inc., a proprietary alloy that falls between A5 and A2. Under the cover are Alnico 2 rods. Wound 7k7, 8k7, 9k7 respectively, under the coils is a steel bar core between the magnets coupling them together that functions like the steel plates under vintage WRHB’s.

They look great, and sound fantastic! Nice cross between single coil and humbucker.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtZh00DH7GR/

[bgalizio]

Mocked up, and looking good.



Aligning the pickups.



Pickups rings installed. There's a small mark on the lower right of the bridge pickup. I drilled the initial pilot holes slightly too small which made some of the finish separate when I started screwing the screw in. Drilled larger holes and all was well.

[bgalizio]

My wiring is messy, but works. It's a 5 way switch, with a push/pull tone knob to activate the bridge. I like to have options! The 3rd knob is a bass cut (from the G&L store), like the Reverend BCC or G&L PTB controls. The pots are CTS and I used Sozo capacitors for the treble cut and bass cut. There's a silver mica capacitor for a treble bleed too.



Basically fitted together.



Strung up, knobs on.



Before set up.



After setup. Hard to get good shots since the surface is so reflective! Custom neck plate - won't translate as it's personal.

[bgalizio]

Also used a 0.5 degree shim from StewMac. This guitar fits very well in a Reverend standard size teardrop case.

[Embenny]

Gorgeous build. I think this is the first time I've ever seen this shape pulled off in a way that I really like. Well done!