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Old 06-13-2010, 04:38 PM
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Gorgeous Warmoth Gecko 5 Medium neck - birdseye maple / pau ferro

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Thinking about selling my Warmoth neck. Only because I want a different Warmoth neck. This neck will fit a "medium" Gecko bass, which, is, in my opinion, the most comfortable 5 string I've played. I have large hands, but find that too wide a neck makes for an awkward transition to four-string basses (I play mostly fours anyway.) Too narrow a neck means too-narrow string spacing, and causes me to play very sloppy. The Gecko Medium is a perfect in-between.

This neck had bonus gorgeous birdseye figuring on both the neck back as well as the headstock. The stringers on the neckback are purpleheart. The neck came with a Warmoth "satin" finish, but I found it too thin, so I sprayed a few more coats of clear over it, and then smoothed them down with a green Scotch-Brite pad.

I applied a gold Warmoth logo to the headstock which I think looks classy. The neck is being sold without the gold Gotoh tuners, but I can throw them in for an extra $55. Not sure what size the frets are, but I find them comfortable and they are in good shape.

You can read more about Warmoth Geckos here:

http://www.warmoth.com/Gecko/Gecko5Neck.aspx

The fretboard is a gorgeously-grained pau ferro with a cool black Gecko silhouette. My wife actually became sad at the prospect of me selling this neck. She thinks it's very pretty. But I have my eye on a macassar ebony-board neck that I think I would prefer... I've been jonesin' for mac ebony for a while and it's hard to come by.

Nonetheless, I may decide to keep it, but I figured I'd at least list it and see what kind of offers I get.

$395 shipped (lower 48 only) or $450 including the gold Gotoh tuners.

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Old 06-14-2010, 05:31 AM
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Add a body Warmoth.com, pickups, and hardware, and you can have a sweet boutique-quality fiver for under $1000 pretty easily.
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Old 06-15-2010, 05:10 AM
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Old 06-15-2010, 12:50 PM
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But I have my eye on a macassar ebony-board neck that I think I would prefer... I've been jonesin' for mac ebony for a while and it's hard to come by.
That's a nice neck you've got there. Is GN208 (in the Showcase) the one with Macassar Ebony that you've been drooling over?
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Old 06-15-2010, 05:57 PM
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Yup, that's the one. I like the macassar and the canary Gecko. But honestly I like the back of mine (with the burled/birdseye looking maple) better than the one in the showcase.
So I may keep mine, but we'll keep it up for a little longer to see if I get any bites. The pau ferro grain may be even as nice as the macassar grain.


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That's a nice neck you've got there. Is GN208 (in the Showcase) the one with Macassar Ebony that you've been drooling over?
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Old 06-15-2010, 06:32 PM
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I'm gonna spray a couple more coats of clear on the back of the neck. I think for now, I may keep this neck. If you dig it though, PM me, I may still be willing to part with it, so I'll keep the thread open.
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what's the neck heel width... and this might be harder to answer but what is the angle on the end of the neck heel? got a protractor?
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Old 06-22-2010, 05:40 AM
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Not sure. I put the neck back on. Gonna keep it for now.


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what's the neck heel width... and this might be harder to answer but what is the angle on the end of the neck heel? got a protractor?
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Thinking about selling it again. $325 shipped without hardware. $380 shipped with the gold Gotoh tuners. Lower 48.

Body for sale in a separate thread....
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Old 10-11-2010, 06:06 AM
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Closing this thread. Whole bass is for sale here: Awesome Warmoth custom 5-string bass for sale
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