Warmoth Bass Parts
 

If I were to order enough warmoth parts to put together a bass (using their body builder thing to get all the parts in order), how long would it take for me to put it all together? Assuming I am willing to work for like, 4-7 hours a day.

Gonna order the neck and body prefinished?

Ok, assuming you don't have to apply any finish, a day should be enough. Assuming you have the proper tools. A drill press is pretty much the most complex tool you'd need. Drill some holes, add some shielding, do a bit of soldering, screw it together... finished.

What all parts would I need to buy? If I am going to get this body:

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/Show...,JBass&i=DP161

and this neck:

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/Show...light&i=D5N685

. I realize that I will also needs strings, and the tools to put them together. I'm also having trouble telling whether or not that body comes with pickups.

I have been wanting to do a Warmoth build similar to yours. I have noticed that the classifieds here on TB is a great place to find hardware and electronics for much cheaper. Warmoth bodies usually do not come loaded, and pickups and preamp systems can really add up. Not to mention tuners, bridge, input jack, string retainer, neck screws, neck plate, and tone knobs. You will probably need a professional setup and fret job after also, unless you can do it yourself.

You will still need to buy all the parts for the bass. All you will be purchasing is a body and a neck. You would still need to purchase pickups, wiring/electronics, tuners, bridge, pickguard, knobs, and all the hardware/screws to put everything together.

^^ yes. then comes the setup.

Awesome, thanks for the help man.

I'm getting ready to purchase all the necessary parts to build a Warmoth Bass. Their prices for parts are competitive. In fact, they are less expensive than many of the bass parts sites I've found online. One stop shoping at Warmoth is the way I'm going. They're limited in pickups and pre-amps but what they do offer is pretty good and as I said earlier, the prices are competitive.

Here's the list I came up with for my Warmoth build. A p-bass but it will give you the idea:

Pickup Guard
Pickup Guard Screws
Tuning Keys
Bridge
Strap Buttons
Felt Washers
Neck Plate
Neck Plate Screws
Knobs
String guide
Pickups
Wiring kit - includes pots and jack
Thumbrest
Shielding

My advice would be to save a few bucks buying used parts and spend the saved money on a good fret job on your new neck. Warmoth's fretwork is pretty good right out of the box, but it's more than worth it to have it done.

Unless he's willing to read up and do it himself. It can be done.

Glad I could help!

That's a nice choice for a neck-beautiful.

If this is your first build, buy thru guitar fetish so you're not burnin money on something you may potentially **** up.

I've owned and built a few Warmoth basses. I highly recommend spending the xtra bucks for a graphite reinforced neck. Less weight , better tone. Even if you have to custom order it, get graphite!!