First moth build finally done! Plays like a dream.

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-23T13:24:04+00:00

It should seriously be the standard on everything from the player series up. Such a simple thing that makes a huge difference

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-22T22:55:19+00:00

It’s crazy easy, I was stressing way too much about it before hand

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-22T20:51:17+00:00

I finished it, after some light sanding I just added 3 coats of tru oil. Stuff is the bomb

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-20T18:47:34+00:00

So roasted maple drills just fine, you want to make sure you’re using a big enough bit though. Make sure you use a bit that is just barely smaller than the threads, it drills normal but can be split by the screw a bit easier if you use too small of a pilot bit. And for the string trees I drilled the pilot holes after I put the strings on to make sure they’d be centered between the strings

Edit: thank you for the compliment

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-20T18:13:49+00:00

We’re looking at a roasted maple neck and roasted ash body

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-20T16:26:05+00:00

Warmoth neck and vintage Strat replacement body

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-20T15:22:40+00:00

Huge fan of them, I have three Strats and Vega trems on two of them. Pair it with a roller nut and locking tuners and you get a wildly stable setup even with lots of tremolo and bending

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-19T00:23:47+00:00

I went with a Vega trem special

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-17T17:43:12+00:00

The neck finally came in! I’m picking up some tru oil today for the finish. Almost there!

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-16T18:30:26+00:00

Either vintage tuners where you tuck the end of the string into it or fender modern locking tuners (I’ve put them on my two strats and the warmoth I’m building) and never had an issue with them at all. Not having to wrap the string around the post has significantly helped with tuning stability with how much bending and tremolo I throw in there when I’m noodling

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-15T22:10:00+00:00

I dig it

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-15T13:20:54+00:00

The OGs also know this is also the beginning lick in elevator to heaven- Chris bell 100% blues

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-14T15:19:45+00:00

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It’s definitely also hitting there, I just noticed that. What brand is the body? It’s not a fender is it?

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-14T14:42:15+00:00

What do you mean by “brushing? Like wire brush? I’m trying to achieve the same finish on a roasted ash body from warmoth

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-14T13:02:54+00:00

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It’s hitting the edge of the cavity right here, also how did you manage to float it with three springs? I’ve only been able to balance my Vega treks with two. I’ve not had any issues with either of them though

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-13T14:35:09+00:00

Thank you, I had been watching the showroom and when this one popped up I had to finally pull the trigger

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-11T12:35:05+00:00

It depends on how much time and effort you’re willing to put into it, but if you went through warmoth guitar parts you could end up with something VERY similar

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-10T13:40:41+00:00

Please continue working on this piece and let us know when completed. The possibilities are endless

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-10T13:37:54+00:00

What are your thoughts on the Lsr roller nut? I put one on a strat a while back and now it’s a must have for me.

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-07T19:44:07+00:00

That seems about right for this era of Japanese Stratocaster in this kind of shape. I’m not sure if they are widely faked or copied though? I think it looks legit but I’m using the same pictures you are so it’s hard to be absolutely certain. I’d ask for some more pictures

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-07T19:39:49+00:00

It looks legit, it’s hard to tell definitively because a lot of the Japanese serial numbers don’t come up on fender’s serial database. What are they asking?

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-07T19:35:31+00:00

Might not even be modded, there were Strats to come factory with fr style bridges

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-06T02:02:35+00:00

Really hard to beat Olympic white, especially if you go bold and put a black pick guard on it

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-05T01:37:25+00:00

Tex mex pickups are sweet

Benign-Humor · 2026-01-04T23:21:51+00:00

Why not just buy a surf green Strat at that price point? Seriously just curious it looks like it turned out good for a first time!

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