Warmoth Blog
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Aaron Cheney
- Sep 23, 2025
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Five "Invisible" Specs Critical to Your Guitar or Bass
If you’ve ever wondered why someone would choose to build a guitar from parts when they could simply buy an off-the-shelf one that looks exactly the same, this article is for you!When confronted with the option of customizing your guitar or bass with parts or buying an off-the-shelf axe that ...
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Aaron Cheney
- Dec 6, 2024
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Quartersawn Guitar Necks Explained!
If you have been around the guitar world long enough you’ve likely heard the term “quartersawn” or “quartersawn neck”. In today's post we’ll be taking a look at what these terms mean, and how they affect your guitar’s tone, stability, and playability.
The ...
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Aaron Cheney
- Jan 29, 2024
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Berklee alumni Jake Baynes is making waves in Nashville.
Boston may seem like an inauspicious place for a blues guitarist to get his start, but after being introduced to the blues at an early age Jake Baynes has never looked back. As a teen he found himself on stage with the likes of blues legend Robben Ford, and performing with his high school jazz combo ...
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Aaron Cheney
- Jan 9, 2024
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Scotti Hill of Skid Row and his brown guitar made from Warmoth parts.
When Skid Row’s eponymous debut album arrived in 1989 it was an immediate success, and has since been certified 5x platinum. It generated two Billboard top-ten hits – “18 and Life” and “I Remember You”. Not long thereafter they took part in the Moscow Music Peace Festival, performing to ...
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Aaron Cheney
- Dec 27, 2023
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The truth behind the fret work on Warmoth replacement necks.
In the world of manufacturing, guitars - and replacement necks in particular - are an unusual challenge. They forge an unholy alliance between organic materials that move and flex with changes in their environment and the need for precise tolerances with easy adjustability. These final adjustments ...
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Aaron Cheney
- Nov 30, 2023
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998views
Koa replacement necks made from a reclaimed bunkbed
Over four decades ago, when Warmoth was a fledgling company, Ken Warmoth was a father with young kids at home. The kids needed a place to sleep. Ken didn’t have a lot of money, but he did have access to a lot of wood
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Aaron Cheney
- Nov 30, 2023
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The Jason Becker Robbie Robertson Tribute Guitar
Every now and then Warmoth has the opportunity to work with an artist and create something special. A short time ago we were approached by guitarist Jason Becker
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Aaron Cheney
- Nov 30, 2023
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877views
Take your axe to the max with an 80's style replacement neck.
The Rubik's Cube. Pac-Man. Mix-tapes. Cabbage Patch Kids and Teddy Ruxpin. The good Star Wars sequels. Alf. Clearly some of humankind's best inventions occurred in the 80's
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Aaron Cheney
- Nov 28, 2023
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The asymmetric neck profile and you: a beginner's guide
The term “asymmetrical neck profile” refers to any guitar or bass neck that is thicker along one side of the neck than the other.
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Aaron Cheney
- Apr 25, 2022
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The ins and outs of the 1/4" electric guitar jack
The myriad jack, jack rout, and jack plate options can be confusing. Let’s dive into the output jack and see if we can’t uncoil a few mysteries.

