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George Harrison-style Rosewood Tele® Replacement Bodies
In 2026 Warmoth presented a limited run of Telecaster® replacement bodies, built as a tribute to the most famous Rosewood guitar of all time!
Each body featured beautifully grained solid Rosewood on the top and back, and a thin accent line of Maple sandwiched down the center. They were also chambered for weight relief and routed for all the most popular options.
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Warmoth makes guitar bodies using three different constructions: Solid, Chambered, and Hollow. Not every construction is available on every body style. The sections below explain each construction in more detail.
Solid Bodies
Solid guitar bodies are built with a solid wood core. A Lam Top may also be used, but is not required.
A Lam Top is optional on solid bodies
Solid Soloist Body Solid Strat® Replacement Body Solid Tele® Custom Replacement Body with La...
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Warmoth makes bass bodies using three different constructions: Solid, Chambered, and Hollow. Not every construction is available on every body style. The sections below explain each construction in more detail.
Solid Bodies
Solid bass bodies are built with a solid wood core. A Lam Top may also be used, but is not required.
A Lam Top is optional on solid bodies
Solid 51 P-Bass® Replacement Body Solid Deluxe 5 J-Bass® Replacement Body with Lam Top Chamb...
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Right-Handed Oriented for right-handed players: the left hand frets, while the right hand picks. Left-Handed Oriented for left-handed players: the right hand frets, while the left hand picks.
Warmoth never charges extra for left-hand options.
Right-Hand Reversed This is a left-handed body shape routed for right-handed hardware, and meant to be played right-handed.
Right-hand Reverse is available on the Stratocaster® replacement body only. It uses our special...
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Binding is a decorative material applied to the edge of a body to to give it a classy look. Warmoth offers body binding in five materials: White Body Binding Black Body Binding Cream Body Binding Ivoroid Body Binding Pearloid Body Binding Tortoise Body Binding
Tortoise binding is translucent and looks best over light woods. Over dark woods like Rosewood or Ebony it may appear almost black.
White Binding darkens to a light cream ...
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Warmoth bass parts adhere to Fender's® vintage/original neck-heel and neck-pocket dimensions, except when noted. Many other manufacturers also use these specs, but they are not universal - even among Fender® products. Accurate measurement is the only way to ensure compatibility of parts.
4-String Bass Necks 4-String Bass Neck Pocket 4-String Heels (20 & 21 Frets)
J Bass® and P Bass® heels and neck pockets have the same measurements and are intercha...
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Warmoth bass parts adhere to Fender's® vintage/original neck-heel and neck-pocket dimensions, except when noted. Many other manufacturers also use these specs, but they are not universal - even among Fender® products. Accurate measurement is the only way to ensure compatibility of parts.
4-String Bass 4-String Bass Neck Pocket 4-String Heels (20 & 21 Frets)
J Bass® and P Bass® heels and neck pockets have the same measurements and are interchangeable:
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Binding is a decorative material applied to the edge of a body to to give it a classy look. Warmoth offers body binding in five materials: White Body Binding Black Body Binding Cream Body Binding Ivoroid Body Binding Pearloid Body Binding Tortoise Body Binding
Tortoise binding is translucent and looks best over light woods. Over dark woods like Rosewood or Ebony it may appear almost black.
White Binding darkens to a light cream colo...
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Strat®-style Pickup Routs
On top-rout Strat®-style bodies , the pickup routs and the control rout are interconnected, and ordered as one. Standard Rout S-S-H Rout H-S-H Rout Universal Rout Reverse Angled Rout
Depth of rout is 3/4" (19.05mm)*
Pickups are typically mounted from a pickguard.
*On Vintage Strat® replacement bodies, pickup rout depth is shallower: 5/8" (15.9mm).
Shop Strat® Pick...
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Heel and Neck Pocket Dimensions
Warmoth adheres to Fender's® USA vintage/original neck heel and neck pocket dimensions on all models (except when noted). Many other manufacturers have adopted these dimensions as well. Unfortunately, they are not universal...even among Fender® products. Careful measurement is the only way to be sure your parts will be compatible. Strat® Neck Pocket Tele® Neck Pocket Strat® / Tele® Heel Dimensions Neck Dep...
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Standard 4-Bolt
With this option the guitar body will come with four pre-drilled mounting holes that match Fender's® vintage/original neck pocket specifications.
This is the default option, and how the vast majority of bodies are sold.
Fits Warmoth replacement necks, and all other necks that use Fender's dimensions.
No Mounting Holes (Index Hole Only)
With this option three neck mounting holes will be left undrilled. The remaining one, which Warmot...
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Warmoth Meadowhawk Body Tele® Replacement Body Soloist Body Tele® Replacement Body Jazzmaster® Replacement Body Stratocaster® Replacement Body Stratocaster® Replacement Body Stratocaster® Replacement Body Stratocaster® Replacement Body
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Warmoth's Unique Choice section allows you to browse our stock of premium lam tops and choose the exact piece of wood Warmoth will use when building your new bass body. No guesswork or blind purchases. You'll know exactly what you're getting from the start.
How to Purchase
To purchase, just add the Unique Choice item you want to your cart. (A Universal Size lam top is required for bass bodies. See the sizing information below.) Then use the custom builders to spec out the body you want i...
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Warmoth's Unique Choice section allows you to browse our stock of premium lam tops and choose the exact piece of wood Warmoth will use when building your new guitar body. No guesswork or blind purchases. You'll know exactly what you're getting from the start.
How to Purchase
To purchase, just add the Unique Choice lam top you want to your cart. (Be sure to follow the sizing information below.) Then use the custom builders to spec out the body you want it used on, and choose "Unique Choice"...
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In February of 2026 Warmoth released the Last Waltz Limited Run to honor Robbie Robertson's iconic guitar. The limited run featured Vintage Strat®-replacement bodies in two unique finishes. A few were bronzed at the same bronzery Robbie's Robertson's was, and the rest featured Warmoth's exlusive "Dirty Penny" finish.
Each bronzed body also included a Migas Touch Robbie Robertson Loaded Pickguard, an incredibly detailed reproduction of the original. The "Dirty Penny" bodies came...
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"Rainbow Claro?"
It was a truly breathtaking and beautiful batch of wood that we reserved for this 2024 limited run of body and neck sets. At the shop we had taken to calling it “Rainbow Claro” because of the colorful vertical stripes within the flamed figuring. Claro Walnut Tele® Replacement/Warhead sets Claro Walnut Strat® Replacement Bodies Claro Walnut Soloist/Warhead Sets Claro Walnut Strat® Replacement/Warhead Sets Wa...
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Will it fit my Guitar?
Will it fit my Bass?
How do I order?
How long will my order take?
Can I request a custom option?
Will my body or neck look like the picture?
How do I adjust the Truss Rod?
How do you finish your Frets?
Do you offer Nitro finish?
How do I use a Conversion Necks?
Will it fit my guitar?
All Warmoth guitar replacement parts adhere to Fender's® vintage/original 2-3/16" neck pocket and heel dimensions. This means our pa...
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Who We Are
Since 1980, Warmoth has been the standard in American-made bodies and necks for electric guitars and basses. During that time, we have helped countless players customize, personalize, and improve their instruments. We have also helped to pioneer many advancements in guitar technology, including the compound radius fretboard, the conversion neck, and the "drop-top" laminate top. We use a blend of modern and traditional guitar-building techniques. CNC machi...
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Conversion necks are a Warmoth innovation that allow you to easily change the scale length of your 25-1/2" bolt-on guitar to either 24-3/4" (Gibson® length) or 28-5/8" (Baritone length). They work by lengthening or shortening the distance between the bridge saddles and the string nut, and offer an easy and inexpensive way to experience something new on your old Fender®.
All Conversion Necks are built using Modern construction .
Installing a conversion neck is just as easy as install...
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Standard Neck Finishes
Warmoth offers four standard neck finishes. Prices vary depending on fretboard and shaft wood combinations. Clear Gloss Clear Satin Nitro Vintage Tint Gloss Vintage Tint Satin Nitro
Warmoth will only apply a finish to necks with frets already installed, or fretless necks. If you select "No Frets - Slots Only" the Finish option will not be available.
On maple necks with maple fretboards the entire neck is finished including the...
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21 vs. 22 Frets
Fender's® original Strat® and Tele® necks had 21 frets, while Gibson® necks had 22. In order to bring this extra range to Fender®-style models, we created replacement necks with a 22nd fret on a short fretboard extension. Standard 22 Fret
Fretboard extends 1/4" beyond neck heel.
A 1/8"(3mm) space between the fretboard overhang and the top of the body leaves enough room for a standard thickness pickguard.
Switching from a 21 to 22 fret neck usua...
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Standard Neck Finishes
Warmoth offers four standard neck finishes. Prices vary depending on fretboard and shaft wood combinations. Clear Gloss Clear Satin Nitro Vintage Tint Gloss Vintage Tint Satin Nitro
Warmoth will only apply a finish to necks with frets already installed, or fretless necks. If you select "No Frets - Slots Only" the Finish option will not be available.
On maple necks with maple fretboards the entire neck is finished including the...
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Warmoth offers 20, 21, and 24 fret bass necks on our standard bass neck models. Our 21 and 24 fret over hung fretboard is a direct replacement for 20 fret Fender® bass necks. No modifications are necessary. The fretboard simply extends over the pickguard. Standard 21 Fret
Fretboard extends 1/4" beyond neck heel.
A 1/8"(3mm) space between the fretboard overhang and the top of the body leaves enough room for a standard thickness pickguard.
Switching from a 20 to 21 fret neck usual...
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Strat® Replacement Neck
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