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Twinguard

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5. I'm not sure about any legal conflict between Warmoth and Gibson.
Thu Nov 29, 2012, 01:15 PM
Nov 2012

If you are unable to get what you are looking for from Warmoth, you might also check out Carvin guitars. Building a guitar, even just assembling one, is an awesome feeling and you end up with an axe that you can be proud of forever. Sometimes, however, you are unable to get exactly what you want from Warmoth (or any of the other places). I don't know if Carvin ships internationally, but it would definitely be a good option. You can customize just about anything you want on their guitars. They don't have dealers, and therefore no middle-man, so their guitars are quite reasonably priced... especially factoring in their quality. My brother has three Carvins and likes them as much as any others he's played.


* I just went to Warmoth and indeed they are having issues with Gibson re: their Gibson style bodies. Personally, I don't really see the problem since Gibsons are mostly (if not all) set-neck guitars and Warmoth only makes bolt-on guitars... but that's between them.

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Anybody have any experience building guitars? [View all] LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 OP
I'm a bit of a luthier. Twinguard Nov 2012 #1
Thanks! LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #2
Maple bodies are definitely bright. Twinguard Nov 2012 #4
Thanks for the info LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #6
I'm not sure about any legal conflict between Warmoth and Gibson. Twinguard Nov 2012 #5
I'm fairly worried... LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #7
Bad news. LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #18
That's terrible news. Twinguard Dec 2012 #19
The best Strat I ever played... jeepnstein Nov 2012 #3
I can only imagine how much work goes into building an acoustic! LeftOfSelf-Centered Nov 2012 #8
Take your time, do it yourself. jeepnstein Nov 2012 #9
Well, I got all the unimportant stuff out of the way... LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #10
You're halfway there... jeepnstein Dec 2012 #11
Dat Guitar! LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #12
I'm more of a Bakersfield Sound kind of guy. jeepnstein Dec 2012 #14
I had to look up the Bakersfiled sound, I wasn't familiar with it :) LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #17
Just cigar box guitars and diddy bows Tom Ripley Dec 2012 #13
Thanks for this thread. I'm learning from it. I may want to build a guitar one day. We'll see. Scuba Dec 2012 #15
Yeah, I never really considered building a guitar. LeftOfSelf-Centered Dec 2012 #16
yes i have ashleywilliam Dec 2012 #20
I Put A Warmouth Neck On A Strat ProfessorGAC Dec 2012 #21
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