The CHEAPEST vs the MOST EXPENSIVE Warmoth BODY

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  • @silverjaw138
    @silverjaw138 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    People think old fender guitars are somehow special.
    Man, Leo was slapping whatever the hell he had laying around, multi piece, knots and all.
    There’s no such thing as “matched” necks and bodies, all bolt on guitars are partscasters and we can build better guitars through Warmoth than any $5k custom shop guitar from the big companies.

    • @karlsonkab51
      @karlsonkab51 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yep - about 50 years ago I stripped my 1972 Precision bass in hopes to do a transparent red finish - it probably had 5 pieces of "whatever" - a Glarry Burlywood body looks far better

  • @Robstafarian
    @Robstafarian 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Anyone who did not know immediately that poplar is the least expensive body wood lives a healthier life than I, at least in some respects.

    • @zeusapollo8688
      @zeusapollo8688 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Poplar is not even good firewood

    • @Joe-mz6dc
      @Joe-mz6dc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @zeusapollo8688 Poplar is excellent furniture wood.

    • @schmoemi3386
      @schmoemi3386 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There has to be a reason why it is so cheap... 🤔

    • @Robstafarian
      @Robstafarian 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@schmoemi3386 Poplar can be thought of as a wood about as soft as basswood which holds screws better than cheaper examples of basswood while sounding like alder and being heavier than alder typically is. It is cheap because it is plentiful domestically and is used in fewer applications than other, typical guitar woods such as mahogany.

    • @tMatt5M
      @tMatt5M 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Poplar is so cheap because poplar trees grow relatively fast

  • @TommySG1
    @TommySG1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Cool video Aaron, what’s funny is I’ve been on this site so often I can probably navigate through it almost as fast as you man ahah! This is a true sign that I do seriously have a Warmoth GAS issue 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @huskeryu
    @huskeryu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've got two guitars built from Warmoth parts and I did the wood finishing myself on them; it really is that simple, really satisfying and I think natural wood finishes look terrific.

  • @krasnodarling
    @krasnodarling 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Definitely makes me feel good about the $135 multi-piece roasted ash body I just bought. Turned out to be a 3-piece with very nice grain-matching, appreciate seeing that kind of attention even to the lowest-priced items.

  • @frankbrown3717
    @frankbrown3717 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The placement of the volume knob, on the guitar body being held at the beginning and the end of the video is very interesting. Also interesting, out of two guitars painted and three mock orders, four were green... that is four out of the five were green.

  • @4stringz.
    @4stringz. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Warmoth videos been CRANKIN’ lately! Love it!! 🎸

    • @themobseat
      @themobseat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Warmth?

    • @4stringz.
      @4stringz. 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@themobseat love that auto correct! 🤣

  • @SeytonWallace
    @SeytonWallace 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Warmoth is the best ever. Customer service. Quality of videos. And best products.

  • @andrewsmith1520
    @andrewsmith1520 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks again for the side adjust video last week! I have finally used it now that I knew how to use it and not break it. Worked like a charm! Such a nice feature!

  • @WindsurfMaui
    @WindsurfMaui 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice video as usual, Aaron. I've purchased a couple of Warmoth bodies, finished and unfinished. My last unfinished body was identical to your cheap body except made out of mahogany which I really love. But I think the best deals are actually the unfinished bodies in the Showcase. I saw some really nice Maple capped bodies at very reasonable prices. If I were going to buy another body it would probably come from the Showcase.

  • @JoeR203
    @JoeR203 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I switched from a Strat body to a Soloist in Alder. It will have a humbucker in the bridge and a single coil in the neck. A 3 way blade switch and the volume control will be in the tone control position. It'll have the recessed Floyd Rose rout and be finished in Taos Turquoise. I'll get red pickups and a red Floyd Rose from their "Special Vibe" series. Now, if only I had the money.

    • @miguelnewmexico8641
      @miguelnewmexico8641 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      you got me at the end there. if money was no object, oh man the things i'd buy...

  • @DBSG1976
    @DBSG1976 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Alder Strat body in Daphne Blue with universal route

    • @JoeR203
      @JoeR203 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I like that color but I like the Taos Turquoise better. I had a strat body spec'd out but changed to a Soloist. It'll have a humbucker in the bridge and a single coil in the neck. The volume knob will be placed in the location for the tone knob. The blade switch will be in its normal position. It will have the recessed Floyd Rose rout and I think I'll go with red pickups and a red tremolo from the Floyd Rose Special Vibe series.

    • @JimboMidge
      @JimboMidge 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Last year I bought an alder body in Daphne Blue from Warmoth. SSS route though. I went with a 60s vibe with the whole thing so I'll always have 3 single coils in it.
      I love it. The paint job is perfect. Worth every penny.

  • @stringspicksandfiddlestick6388
    @stringspicksandfiddlestick6388 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Warmoth makes great pickguards too.
    I thought Poplar was cheaper than Alder.

  • @GuillermoSmyser
    @GuillermoSmyser 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Any time I play around on the custom design menu it always ends up lookin sweet.

  • @Push-Pull
    @Push-Pull 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    problem with pricing is international shipping costs

  • @pmdinaz
    @pmdinaz 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still a value even at the most extravagant option choices. Gotta pay for that expertise!
    I've only seen a handful of the premium builds, and have to say..they are absolutely flawless.

  • @workdogwern4716
    @workdogwern4716 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Maybe I'm remembering wrong. Didn't you guys used to do scheduled color runs way back? I'd love a candy red body, but I get turned off by the price every time I spec it out. Maybe like "order your body by this date for $xxx off the finish charge".
    My issue is the weight. I need a featherweight body due to back and shoulder issues, and a swimming pool route because I'm always messing with stuff. I can find pre painted bodies for cheap, but not with those specs. Scheduled color runs might drive sales and keep your paint guys from going insane.

  • @metalfatigue
    @metalfatigue 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks. I wish you would do a video on dos and dont's of oil finishes (which woods need to be sealed, for example). It could be a win-win because you always seem to be behind with finishing.

  • @EothaG
    @EothaG 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I LOVE this video! For fun, I price out guitar builds ALL the time on Warmoth's site. I know it very well. One day when I have some extra cash I'm going to build another Warmoth guitar. One option that I would love for Warmoth to offer would be for a toggle switch control on the lower cutaway "lower horn" on their Strat, Strat 7/8 and Star.

  • @jackmaddox4960
    @jackmaddox4960 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What about if the expensive Strat had a recessed Floyd route..? And a 1-piece body..? Also, is the Mooncaster the most expensive body? For some reason I seem to recall something like the Explorer or Iceman shape, I don't recall for sure, but an oddball solid body shape, that was CRAZY expensive, at least compared to a Strat. Totally unrelated, two things I kinda 'yearn' for: first, I've always liked Strat bodies with NO contours, forearm or tummy cut, kinda like the old Ibanez Roadstar II's. The RS130 was pretty much my first "good" guitar, maple neck on an olympic white body, 3 single coils, and the non-trem brass bridge (some will roll eyes, but the Japanese Ibanez and Squires from the early/mid 80's were better than ANYTHING being made by Fender then), and I think Strats look really cool that way (same edge radius, just no contours), but sadly it costs MORE to get no contours, not less..! So, not an option within my budget. Not that I CAN'T afford it, I just don't want to pay more for less, y'know? The other off the wall thing is, waaaay back when you guys had the contoured top Soloist, and it had this cool sorta slightly raised edge around it, almost a slight lip; super impractical for sure, but just looked cool as all get-out. Probably a total hair-pulling hemorrhoid to make, though! maybe not so much now with CNC. But still, it's not like you guys have any shortage of body styles! I keep waiting for the Warmoth take on the Parker Fly...!!

  • @schmoemi3386
    @schmoemi3386 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What about insanely expensive off menu options? 🙈

  • @CaptainNoDoze
    @CaptainNoDoze 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The weight of any wood can vary greatly. Take an alder strat for example. The range can be between 3.3 and 5.5 lbs. It appears that many people don't understand why this is important.

  • @thseed7
    @thseed7 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just saying, my one piece swamp ash strat body with the transparent turquoise gloss finish and roasted flame maple neck makes a really pretty guitar 😉🤘

  • @doubbledonkeydude
    @doubbledonkeydude 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    WarMoth fans when PeaceButterfly walks in

  • @RudeRecording
    @RudeRecording 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like to see the return of clear back finish over roasted swamp ash with a dye lam top. I have one on a Jazzmaster body and it's awsome!

  • @Rob_Zingler
    @Rob_Zingler 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    In the past you've done a video comparing regular and roasted maple necks. Do you think you could please do the same with regular alder and roasted alder bodies (preferably. Stratocaster)? As a customer that would be a much more useful comparison, thanks.

  • @Chimp_No_1
    @Chimp_No_1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating ! Thanks for sharing !

  • @heikoschwammle4650
    @heikoschwammle4650 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😎 my last body was about 500€ so little about your sweet spot. You should consider a complete build of a max and min guitar.

  • @JulianFernandez
    @JulianFernandez 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Giveaway idea: make a build with the cheapest and more expensive and compare the two?! :D

  • @nathancourtney2006
    @nathancourtney2006 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good information,
    It’s almost like, I know a guy at Warmoth that’ll hook me up.

  • @jantzencase7524
    @jantzencase7524 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What about the cheapest baritone neck my 1st warmoth order would be a strat with a single humbucker

  • @coleslawyum
    @coleslawyum 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I mostly shop in the showcase for the finished bodies. But I think the most expensive body I got from you guys was a quilt top blue dye Flying V and a custom blend dye job, double bound 5A flame maple Tele. Neither tipped over the $1G mark. IMO Warmoth is way more worth it than the Fender Custom shop, with better options.

    • @NothingNowhere-vu5oq
      @NothingNowhere-vu5oq 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ever tried to sell one? My question is rhetorical, but I know that you would take a 50% loss, at minimum. Parts guitars are worth almost nothing.

    • @Joe-mz6dc
      @Joe-mz6dc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      NothingNowhere-vu5oq Parts guitars are meant to be purchased for life. Anyone who buys and builds a parts guitar and thinks they're going to profit from a sale is an idiot.

    • @miguelnewmexico8641
      @miguelnewmexico8641 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@NothingNowhere-vu5oq uncalled for.

  • @themobseat
    @themobseat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jimi played an alder strat, Buddy Holly played Ash bodied strats. It worked OK for them.

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jeff Beck's favourite white Strat had a "cheap" basswood body. It was just what sounded and felt best to him when he experimented with various bodies and necks he got from Fender, after he had accidentally "murdered" his surf green Strat on stage.

  • @deanallen927
    @deanallen927 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whaaaaaat? Basswood is $20 less than Alder, poplar $30. I have a strat-style guitar I made with a Warmoth basswood body and it sounds and feels superb.

  • @philliphanford2792
    @philliphanford2792 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can I simply bolt that together with my neck aligning the predrilled holes, put the lags in straight... or is more complicated?
    It would be a Warmoth strat neck, my preferences, and a Warmoth strat body so I do not know about any specific matching at this point
    if any strat neck goes with any strat body... just send me to a video if you like I have not seen them all.

  • @jeffkoerbor1370
    @jeffkoerbor1370 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mooncaster reminds me of a 70s stingray guitar body when you look at a 2d flat picture of it

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's the shape of the CBS-era semi-hollowbody Fender Starcaster, first introduced to the market in 1976.

    • @jeffkoerbor1370
      @jeffkoerbor1370 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@henrygvidonas9573 I figured.

  • @TheProgGuy
    @TheProgGuy 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Floyd Rose angled pocket is $10 more on all bodies that offer it :)

  • @robphillips8351
    @robphillips8351 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does tungoil finish poplar okay?? Im going the cheap route for a build I'm doing soon.. if poplar dosent take oil ok then I'll do alder but just curious about poplar and tungoil or similar oil finish..

  • @t-rocket6381
    @t-rocket6381 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great topic

  • @bevinmodrak4997
    @bevinmodrak4997 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting location on the controls on that initial strat body in the opening of the vid.

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's the "DeLonge Mod", which you can get on our Strat Replacement pickguards.

  • @2204JCM
    @2204JCM 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a one piece Alder body from Warmoth many years ago. Is that still an option if you have it in stock?

  • @KainzMusic
    @KainzMusic 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been curious about this since I first saw it decades ago... No charge to rout out a trem (vintage, 2 point Fender, Gotoh, Wilkinson, Floyd) on a body but $45 to cut a Floyd nut on a neck. Routing the body takes longer and removes a truckload more wood than cutting a Floyd nut (I'm aware it's all CNC but it still takes a while to carve out a fulcrum spring trem cavity) . Why the extra to cut the nut slot for other than standard?

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Trem routs are done by CNC. Floyd nut shelves are done by hand. They need to be much more precise, and depth varies by fret size the customer has chosen.

    • @KainzMusic
      @KainzMusic 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@warmoth I woulda never thought that. Thanks for the info!

  • @MixingGBP
    @MixingGBP 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Maybe you do want to keep the cheapest at alder for $195 because poplar is usually paint grade. It would not look good with just oil finish for most cases. And poplar is very soft without some kind of protection from the finish.
    Painting the poplar so it looks good would easily be $30 or more if the customer wants to paint it on their own, assuming they have the time and skill to do it.

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great point!

    • @Joe-mz6dc
      @Joe-mz6dc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      poplar is usually paint grade."
      That is completely untrue. Poplar is very often used in high-end furniture with stain finishes.

    • @MixingGBP
      @MixingGBP 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True, but to get it right requires skill, as opposed to staining oak or ash which is easy for even a beginner.
      With all of the purples, greens, yellows and browns in poplar, you really have to know what you are doing to make it look good. And that stain doesn’t help the fact that poplar dents easily, which some people do not like. I just made a bass body from 8/4 poplar lumber from scratch and let me tell you, it would have looked like #€}% if I had stained it. And I do know what I am doing, not that you asked, though 😊.

  • @chrisfain3612
    @chrisfain3612 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How close is the grain match is my concern

  • @andrewarnold9642
    @andrewarnold9642 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you have a strat body routed to take an evertune?

  • @TarshishedCactus
    @TarshishedCactus 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Warmoth is higher quality than PRS. I just got a ce24 and the gap in the neck pocket in crazy! My warmoth looks so much nicer!

    • @somebrains5431
      @somebrains5431 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You should look at the junk pots and cap used in an SE.
      Chokes the potential out of what's installed.

  • @MrSuperHappyFunBall
    @MrSuperHappyFunBall 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Can you specify what type of shape you want for a rear routed control cavity? The builder doesn’t go into that. LP vs Cabronita (for example).

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nope, the control cavity shape can't be changed.

    • @MrSuperHappyFunBall
      @MrSuperHappyFunBall 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@warmothwell then should tell you what it will be.

  • @eduardocarvalho7095
    @eduardocarvalho7095 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    now.... how do they sound like????

  • @heftosprod
    @heftosprod 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's all gone mad.. and it's all expensive. And what the hell is "pricing out"? Similar to "swapping out"? Can you price in?

  • @Krullmatic
    @Krullmatic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is the Gloss that they put on Nitro?

  • @LafBoi
    @LafBoi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why not basswood? Isnt it like 10 dollars less?

  • @MrSuperHappyFunBall
    @MrSuperHappyFunBall 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aaron, I’m on that tool a lot. I found a discrepancy on the pricing for Warmoth to install the bridge studs. The tool lists the fee at $25, but the “learn more” link language lists at $10. Which is it?

  • @v.k.7463
    @v.k.7463 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I got to $1330 on a Regal with similar features.

  • @spenser330
    @spenser330 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where is the neck comparison video?

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's already shot. You'll see it in a few weeks.

  • @baileywatts1304
    @baileywatts1304 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is there a way to ask for no control cavity, in case I have possibly foolish plans for rear routing it out myself including making the cover include the jack plate.

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We can do that as an "off menu " option if you call in.

  • @mookyshoots1
    @mookyshoots1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wish Koa lam tops were still a standard menu option :(

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Koa has become so rare and expensive in the last decade that it's just not possible. Limited Runs only for the foreseeable future.

    • @mookyshoots1
      @mookyshoots1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@warmoth Gotcha. Makes sense. Thanks!

  • @Route32rg
    @Route32rg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Regal is the most expensive. Should have used that.

  • @sega62s
    @sega62s 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great stuff

  • @curlzwalk
    @curlzwalk 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    #500! Very cool!

  • @garethlewis1279
    @garethlewis1279 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    VIP Body can get you higher... $1360 I got... Carved Top Hollow with 2 x F-Holes.

    • @schmoemi3386
      @schmoemi3386 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It has to be that way to get the *real* PRS vibes from that body shape 😅

  • @CHICKPEASLUSTS
    @CHICKPEASLUSTS 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Poplar was the cheapest at $165 vs $195 for Alder. Just saying.. lol ***Edit*** just saw that Poplar was caught in post production. Nothing to see here, carry on!!

  • @williambaumert7726
    @williambaumert7726 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cool

  • @kevinmackfurniture
    @kevinmackfurniture 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lots of great options at no extra cost.... Unless you're a Lefty... The red headed stepchild of the guitar industry.

    • @warmoth
      @warmoth  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We offer nearly every single thing we build in lefty at no extra cost. The few things we don't offer in lefty are because no lefty hardware exists to support them.

    • @kevinmackfurniture
      @kevinmackfurniture 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@warmoth I did a deep dive of your website last night... I was actually very surprised how much you do offer. My comment was more tongue in cheek, peppered with the frustration of being a left handed guitar player. My apologies, for being crass. I think the Mooncaster body might actually be my next guitar purchase. Fender doesn't make this model left handed... But you do.🙌🏻 Any chance you would make a Meteora offset design in the future ? That is also a model that doesn't come in a lefty.

  • @skidudek2
    @skidudek2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    or Bassword $175

  • @guitaryuan
    @guitaryuan 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I hope you can start a business in China someday. You know a lot of Chinese guitar fans need custom business, and China's guitar custom industry is terrible.

  • @MilanoGuyTexas
    @MilanoGuyTexas 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    $195? How much is that in Scooby Snacks?

  • @richiebohr5421
    @richiebohr5421 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wouldn't it be less expensive by going Poplar?

  • @FredBeltran-o3d
    @FredBeltran-o3d 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Poplar is the cheapest possible. Are you saying Poplar isn't functional?

    • @KilaKrumpira
      @KilaKrumpira 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He is saying functional=routed out completely.

  • @SHENDOH
    @SHENDOH 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    1325 is hideous

  • @zyxwfish
    @zyxwfish 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Poplar is the cheapest body wood

    • @soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342
      @soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dings easy sad to say but if that doesn't bug ya it's great!

    • @zyxwfish
      @zyxwfish 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 just saying it’s slightly cheaper than alder. I have no idea if it dings easy or not. I know basswood dings real easy.

  • @AlternateUniverse
    @AlternateUniverse 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I waste more time every single day.Building fantasy bodies on that builder.Cheap super expensive middle of the road.Some I end up buying. Let's not forget to add on that extra hundred dollars for the tax and the shipping. Always a downer after spec ing out an $825 luscious monster body.

  • @soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342
    @soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    LOL at anyone who's buying a body at the cost of a full blown proven guitar lololol. 1300 hahaha you kiddin me?
    The cheapo one you put together looks more of my thang but nvm seafoam! Sherwood green is where it's at!
    Great vid guys. I'll be putting in a body order real soon : )

    • @Joe-mz6dc
      @Joe-mz6dc 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well some people obviously have the money to buy whatever they want at any cost.

    • @henrygvidonas9573
      @henrygvidonas9573 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have fun trying to build a thinline Strat with a luxurious finish any other way. Context matters. Clearly not to you, but to intelligent people it does.
      Hey, you could buy an Eric Johnson Strat or a Limited Edition and tear it up for parts for more than twice that price. Have a laugh about that.