Fishin'Musician
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Ordered two Tele necks spec'd out the same; or as close as the options would allow. One piece maple, medium c, 6100 frets, truss adjustment at headstock, satin nitro w/ vintage tint. (Musikraft was a medium vintage tint, Warmoth only had tinted or non tinted)
Here's what I got:
Price including shipping
Musikraft: $360
Warmoth: $310
Wait time
Musikraft: 6 weeks
Warmoth: 3 weeks
Finish
Musikraft: Perfectly applied finish, not too thick, but enough to completely smooth out any grain. Tint was not too heavy, very natural looking. Polished out expertly.
Warmoth: Uneven sheen, shinier in some places, weird marks, very thin finish (looks and feels like maybe 2 coats?) Not enough to fill in the grain. Tint was a little darker and slightly orangish. 3 pretty good sized dings on the back of the neck.
Frets
Musikraft: Fret ends were rounded off, frets were flawless, they looked like they had been dressed and polished. No lacquer on them whatsoever. Seated perfectly and ready to play.
Warmoth: Fret ends were not rounded off, not polished, would need to be dressed and polished. Lacquer covering the frets completely. Frets were seated perfectly.
Other notes
Musikraft: I waited twice as long for this neck, but I knew what the estimated wait time was and they delievered within the stated time. I was pleasantly surprised to find the frets in ready to go condition. The finish was beautiful, I was very happy with the quality and attention to detail; also overjoyed to not have to "do anything" to it to get it in playing condition. I ordered another one from them.
Warmoth: I was initially excited when this came in so quickly, but a bit disappointed when I took it out of the packaging. My first impression was thay they used a neck that was intended to be a heel truss adjustment style neck as there was a hole about that size on the heel of the neck that went in about 1/2" deep. Wasn't expecting that, and when I called them about it they told me all of their necks have that; it is how they "clamp the neck in place" while working on it. In my case it would have been visible with the neck mounted. There is no mention of this anywhere on their website, and I'd never seen it on other Warmoth necks I've had in my shop or owned myself. Their customer service is fantastic however; I decided I couldn't live with the weird looking finish, pending fretwork and the dings and they agreed to let me ship it back for a full refund.
I don't work for Musikraft, and have no ill will towards Warmoth. This review is completely unbiased and is for your entertainment/information only. I would have included photos but I sent the Warmoth neck back to them already and decided it wouldn't be fair to just post photos of the Musikraft.
Here's what I got:
Price including shipping
Musikraft: $360
Warmoth: $310
Wait time
Musikraft: 6 weeks
Warmoth: 3 weeks
Finish
Musikraft: Perfectly applied finish, not too thick, but enough to completely smooth out any grain. Tint was not too heavy, very natural looking. Polished out expertly.
Warmoth: Uneven sheen, shinier in some places, weird marks, very thin finish (looks and feels like maybe 2 coats?) Not enough to fill in the grain. Tint was a little darker and slightly orangish. 3 pretty good sized dings on the back of the neck.
Frets
Musikraft: Fret ends were rounded off, frets were flawless, they looked like they had been dressed and polished. No lacquer on them whatsoever. Seated perfectly and ready to play.
Warmoth: Fret ends were not rounded off, not polished, would need to be dressed and polished. Lacquer covering the frets completely. Frets were seated perfectly.
Other notes
Musikraft: I waited twice as long for this neck, but I knew what the estimated wait time was and they delievered within the stated time. I was pleasantly surprised to find the frets in ready to go condition. The finish was beautiful, I was very happy with the quality and attention to detail; also overjoyed to not have to "do anything" to it to get it in playing condition. I ordered another one from them.
Warmoth: I was initially excited when this came in so quickly, but a bit disappointed when I took it out of the packaging. My first impression was thay they used a neck that was intended to be a heel truss adjustment style neck as there was a hole about that size on the heel of the neck that went in about 1/2" deep. Wasn't expecting that, and when I called them about it they told me all of their necks have that; it is how they "clamp the neck in place" while working on it. In my case it would have been visible with the neck mounted. There is no mention of this anywhere on their website, and I'd never seen it on other Warmoth necks I've had in my shop or owned myself. Their customer service is fantastic however; I decided I couldn't live with the weird looking finish, pending fretwork and the dings and they agreed to let me ship it back for a full refund.
I don't work for Musikraft, and have no ill will towards Warmoth. This review is completely unbiased and is for your entertainment/information only. I would have included photos but I sent the Warmoth neck back to them already and decided it wouldn't be fair to just post photos of the Musikraft.