Northwest Guitars bodies opinions

Loobs

Tempted to order something like this https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/surf-green-hardtail-stratocaster-electric-guitar-body-2-piece-american-alder/

Does anyone have direct experience with them? Hard to tell if they're any good from pictures alone. 

wrinkleygit

I’ve only ever had necks and parts from them, never had any issues. That looks a good price for a finished body.

matt_sefton

They’re poly finished not nitro if that matters to you 

Loobs

Not remotely. 

Loobs

mostly curious if the body shape is right

Musicwolf

I bought body, neck and trem from them last year to do my first build (I already had pickups and tuners from a US Standard Strat).  I don't live far away from them so I called in to select the bits (I think that I'd planned a different colour body based on their online stock figures but, when I got there, they'd had a new delivery).  Everything fitted together well.

Loobs

Yeah ok that looks good! 

Loobs

So that's the surf green one? Are they making the bodies on site? 

Musicwolf

Loobs said:

So that's the surf green one? Are they making the bodies on site? 

Yes, that's surf green and I'm 99.9% certain that they are not making parts themselves.

TrentGuitars

Does the image on the site look like a render to anyone else? how strange!

euan

TrentGuitars said:

Does the image on the site look like a render to anyone else? how strange!

They've changed the colour of the same photograph for the different colours. Which isn't good for representing what a customer is buying 

Loobs

TrentGuitars said:

Does the image on the site look like a render to anyone else? how strange!

I thought the same, pretty odd...

ToneControl

Loobs said:

Tempted to order something like this https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/surf-green-hardtail-stratocaster-electric-guitar-body-2-piece-american-alder/

Does anyone have direct experience with them? Hard to tell if they're any good from pictures alone. 

Create the account a week before you buy, they sent me a 10% off code, but I had already ordered when I created the account

Loobs

Good to know, cheers. 

Fez

I had a strat body from them last year and its really good no problems fitting the neck, sunburst finish is fine.

Loobs

Nice 1!