Guitar Assembly - Warmoth Soloist

[thedistortedguitar1]

I bought a mighty mite neck too, and I have to say that it is very good stuff. I wanted to make an experiment with this neck, and it turns out to be one on my best neck ever!

[Earnhardt12345]

@thedistortedguitar1 The mighty mite was pretty nice. I replaced it with a Warmoth neck several months ago. I paid around $600 for it, so the quality is top notch. (SS Frets, Wizzard Profile, 3A Birdseye)

[ThrashingBuddha]

why did you do the copper shielding, what use does it have?

cheers

[Earnhardt12345]

@ThrashingBuddha Shield from electrical noise. It creates a barrier for the control cavity and cover.

[Bobby59]

what does copper shielding do?

[Earnhardt12345]

@Bobby59 Shield from electrical noise. It creates a barrier for the control cavity and cover.

[KingofPho75]

your body doesn't have parts of it cut out for the floyd so do you need that.

[Earnhardt12345]

@KingofPho75 It is a Non-recessed floyd installation. Can only divebomb.

[KingofPho75]

@Earnhardt12345 so that means i can't pull back

[Earnhardt12345]

@KingofPho75 yes

[KingofPho75]

@Earnhardt12345 oh well i only need some squeals and divebombs

[sprocket226]

I like it!

What did the body cost ya?

[Earnhardt12345]

@sprocket226 Thanks. The body was around $350. I just replaced the mighty mite neck with a Warmoth.

[marineman825]

how do you mount the humbucker directly into the wood?

[Earnhardt12345]

@marineman825 I used bondo to attach two treaded inserts. Then screwed into the inserts.

[marineman825]

@Earnhardt12345  whats a bondo

[Earnhardt12345]

@marineman825 Its a filler that hardens really hard. Search on google. BONDO

[marineman825]

@Earnhardt12345  where do you get inserts?

[Earnhardt12345]

@marineman825 Here is one place.. w w w .keyelco.com/pdfs/prod31-stand­offs.pdf I already had them from a project.

[penguinzrule12]

dont put a american flag in the background if the song is by a british band

[lfbales]

@penguinzrule12 Dude the band is van halen. They are half american, and half dutch.

[penguinzrule12]

@lfbales originally done by the Kinks which are a british band

[Earnhardt12345]

@penguinzrule12 I can do what ever I please..

[sbvikings30]

is the copper shielding necessary??

[Earnhardt12345]

@sbvikings30 It helps to reduce electrical interference.

[13thNoteOfMusic]

lil' simple dont ya think LOL

Jk looks pretty cool and stable

[filionka]

Is the EVH Frankenstein pickup F-spaced? Eddie's original one wasn't and that's why he had to angle it to make the magnetic poles align better with the strings . Just asking because I'm interested in getting one if they're F-spaced. :)

[Jackadee321]

is the neck any good???

[Earnhardt12345]

@Jackadee321 Yes, pretty good for the money. The warmoth neck is about twice as much or more. I had to have the frets cleaned up as they were a little rough.

[darkmagicforce]

hows the tone of the EVH with the swamp ash body?

[Earnhardt12345]

Not what I expected. It is a little thin. I'm going to try a Seymour JB and see if it improves.

[darkmagicforce]

really? i have a jb in my esp. its good but it lacks definition in a lot of places. just see how it works out.

[TheDistortionist]

It's probably the birdseye maple neck.

[Earnhardt12345]

It had a nice fit. All I had to do was line up the neck and drill the holes. I was pleased with the quality of it. I plan on replacing it next year with a kramer style warmoth neck (reverse banana style).

[megatroll]

How did you mount the pickup to the body? I mean don't you need to shim it? It must be pretty low, not to say out of range...?

[Earnhardt12345]

It is shimmed up. It is about 1/8" under the strings.

[megatroll]

Oh okay. What did you use to shim it? I'm just curious because everyone has their own way it seems...(^_^) I always use some left over wood pieces and work on them until they fit. ^^

[Earnhardt12345]

Right now, I just shimmed the mounts with metal nuts. This is leaving the middle of the pickup suspended. I was going to cut some wood and fill this area with it so the pickup is fully resting on it.

[foreverand6days]

Sahweeeeet!!!

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks a lot man! I need to raise the pickup a little more to get the EVH sound I'm looking for, then time record something!

[Musicmancometh5150]

That's awesome! Can't wait to hear it!

[Earnhardt12345]

Thanks... I'm going try to do something from Van Halen's 1st album soon.

[JimiHendrixFan10]

awesome guitar! cant wait to see a cover on it!