which custom build?

jjkelly84 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:21 am **Posts:** 17

I am planing to build a custom strat. I was wondering who I should go with? Warmoth looked great, but I have read about some of the others as well. Just wondering. Im not concerned with trying to go cheap on it, but i also dont want to break the bank. i want a great quality with my own mark on it. 2500 and under is what i am shooting for. I did a number crunch on warmoth and i can get the best they have to offer for just under 2 grand. What do you guys think? Thanks.

BlackCatBone · **Posted:** Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:50 am

jjkelly84 wrote:

I am planing to build a custom strat. I was wondering who I should go with? Warmoth looked great, but I have read about some of the others as well. Just wondering. Im not concerned with trying to go cheap on it, but i also dont want to break the bank. i want a great quality with my own mark on it. 2500 and under is what i am shooting for. I did a number crunch on warmoth and i can get the best they have to offer for just under 2 grand. What do you guys think? Thanks.

Warmoth is a very good option and certainly well liked by many, but for my money I would go with Musikraft. I got my replacement Tele body and neck from them and both were absolutely perfect.

www.musikraft.com

nikininja · **Posted:** Thu Sep 23, 2010 6:36 am

That Musikraft looks a great service.

Amazing deals. I put this in and look at the price back.

Quote:

Set Neck Guitar
. Price: $510.00
. Item amount:
. Options:
Head Stock Orientation: Reverse for Right Handed
Head Stock Shape: 6 Inline Paddle
Scale: 25-1/2" Standard Fender
Number of Frets: 21 (Standard Fender)
Nut Width: 1-5/8"
Neck Wood: Rock Maple
Finger Board Wood: Rock Maple
Tuner Hole Size: Kluson 11/32"
Trussrod Option: Duel Acting Adjust at Head
Finger Board Radius: 10"
Finger Board Inlay Top: Black Phenolic
Finger Board Inlay Side Markers: Black
12th Dot Spacing: Wide 1.035 Pre 1964 Style
Fret Size and Type: Med Jumbo 6150 .104 X .047
Nut Style: Fender Style Flat Bottom
Back Profile Thickness @ the 1st and 12th Fret: Boat V .95 to .95
Body Wood: Light Ash
Top Wood: None
Body Style: Tele Style
Neck Pickup: None
Middle Pickup: None
Bridge Pickup: None
Bridge Rout: Vintage Tele 6 Through Holes
Control Cavily: Vintage Tele Top Side
Arm Contour: Flat (Tele Style)
Tummy Contour: Flat (Tele Style)
Finish (Neck Portion): Sealed with Shallac
Finish (Body Portion): Shallac Sealer
Custom Up-Charges: None
Additional Options: Heavy Rolled Finger Board Edges + $15
Shipping Option/Delivery Signature Required: Signature Required (YES)
Comments Section: What does this section require?
. Total: $510.00

BlackCatBone · **Posted:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:59 am

My luthier is the one who suggest Musikraft to me, saying he had noticed their fret work being a lot better than the competitors. I had a good experience with Musikraft's customer service. I emailed them and they actually gave me a call to answer my questions. I was mainly asking about the flamed maple necks for custom order and the sales guy told me he would make sure I got a really nice one. Less than 3 weeks later, this beauty showed up. Frets were perfectly level and the edges super smooth

nikininja · **Posted:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:23 am

Noice

jjkelly84 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:21 am **Posts:** 17

thanks for the info guys. musickraft looks like great deal. musickraft it is.

Drock2k1 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:10 am **Posts:** 106

Wow, I have considered them as my first custom build but was a little concerned after seeing their prices...as in how low they were. It looks like people like them though, I may rethink them.

This is going to sound like a terribly dumb question but oh well, is any guitar that I put together going to come close to anything I could go buy for the same price? I really like the idea of building my own guitar but don't want to end up with something low quality.

BlackCatBone · **Posted:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:45 pm

nikininja wrote:

Noice

waiting to get it back from being given a light relic and being finished with a nice amber nitro lacquer

BlackCatBone · **Posted:** Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:49 pm

Drock2k1 wrote:

Wow, I have considered them as my first custom build but was a little concerned after seeing their prices...as in how low they were. It looks like people like them though, I may rethink them.

This is going to sound like a terribly dumb question but oh well, is any guitar that I put together going to come close to anything I could go buy for the same price? I really like the idea of building my own guitar but don't want to end up with something low quality.

Ideally you should be able to put together a guitar for $1000-1500 that will blow the doors off a $3000 custom shop guitar. This is just my opinion, but I feel comfortable that after my Tele project is assembled it will look, sound and play better than a $3000 custom shop Telecaster.

So my answer is, you should be able to put together a better guitar for less than you would pay for the same guitar had it been assembled by a manufacturer. In other words, your money on a build goes a lot further than it does on a preassembled guitar.

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