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Creating my first Warmoth

#21
Alexander said:
I am interested in creating my first Warmoth - probably a 4 string jazz body (alder) with a rosewood neck (with binding and inlays) and PJ pickup configuration. I will most likely use SD Antiquities for the pickups. Fairly standard stuff, so I assume if I do things right, I should have a pretty traditional old-school tone, right? I'm doing this mainly for the fun and learning of it but hope to have a good bass at the end. I know a number of TBers have done this and I've read back through the threads. Just wanted to see if anyone had advice for a first time amateur like me - help me avoid the landmines, you know? Any suggestions?
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Ask for dan Allen over there at Warmoth. He helped me out a lot with this pictured quilt maple on alder (if you do a search at Warmoth for b515 you can see the bass before it was painted). Also, it seems that hardware is pretty in-expensive at Warmoth. Overall you can really build a beautiful item for not a whole lot. good luck.
 
#22
mikezimmerman said:
No. They'll apply the finish for a fee, but not assemble the instrument.
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Argh! Just wheni thought Warmoth can do anything to a bass :hmm: Do they at least fit the preamp, pickups and wiring them to the body? I have no experience with soldering and electronics. I dont mind screwing the bolts, screws etc.. together on the bass though.
 
#23
555 said:
Argh! Just wheni thought Warmoth can do anything to a bass :hmm: Do they at least fit the preamp, pickups and wiring them to the body? I have no experience with soldering and electronics. I dont mind screwing the bolts, screws etc.. together on the bass though.
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Nope, no wiring or any of that stuff. They're in the business of selling parts, not building instruments.

Mike
 
#24
555 said:
Argh! Just wheni thought Warmoth can do anything to a bass :hmm: Do they at least fit the preamp, pickups and wiring them to the body? I have no experience with soldering and electronics. I dont mind screwing the bolts, screws etc.. together on the bass though.
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You're on your own kid (or give it to a really good tech)
You also have to do your own drilling for the body to the neck and for the tuner screws.
 
#27
555 said:
Argh! Just wheni thought Warmoth can do anything to a bass :hmm: Do they at least fit the preamp, pickups and wiring them to the body? I have no experience with soldering and electronics. I dont mind screwing the bolts, screws etc.. together on the bass though.
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I can do that kinda stuff:

www.valentibasses.com
 
#31
NovusOrdo said:
Not to tell you that you are wrong, but, you're wrong. I just got my Warmoth in and they don't do it. I wish that they did. It would save me some money.
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Did you see that he said holes in the body? They actually *do* drill the screw holes in a standard four-bolt Fender pattern. Every body I've ordered from them (about four) have been drilled. They don't, however, drill the holes in the heel of the neck.
 
#34
While we're on the subject of drilling holes and Warmoth, perhaps someone could give me some quick advice. I'm thinking about buying a Warmoth P to go with a neck already have.

I know that the neck is standard Fender dimensions (checked against my Fender and Warmoth Jazzes), but the neck screws are in different positions from the standard. Am I best to fill and drill new holes in the neck to suit the ones Warmoth drills in the body, or to try to drill holes in the body to match the existing neck ones? And if I was going to drill the holes in the body to match the neck, are there any useful tips on how to do it without x-ray eyes?

Just now it's all purely speculative - planning Warmoth-based projects is one way I have of controlling my GAS.
 
#35
Alexander,

If you don't have experience in soldering and electronics, or woodworking, or anything related to guitar/bass building, your best bet is to put together your 'dream' Warmoth spec and let Nino build it for you. His work, from what I've seen, and will soon be experiencing, is impeccible (especially his wiring and setup). You'd do yourself a service, and save yourself a LOT of aggrevation, if you talk to Nino, tell him what you want and let him build it for you. I've built basses before (one that came out pretty good), but I can't come close to the quality-inducing care Nino takes in his builds.

Warmoth seems like a 'cheap way out' to most people but considering the amount of research you have to do, then the skills you should build with a soldering iron, lining up and drilling straight holes, not to mention the aggrevation...

Anyway, I'm sure you get the idea as to what I think about it. Good luck.
 
#38
AJ Brown said:
Did you see that he said holes in the body? They actually *do* drill the screw holes in a standard four-bolt Fender pattern. Every body I've ordered from them (about four) have been drilled. They don't, however, drill the holes in the heel of the neck.
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I am or must be ********. I just took an actual look at the body and the holes are drilled on the body for the neck. I apologize for being excessively stupid.
 
#39
Another thing to consider is the nut, you will have to have the nut slots cut. If you don't know how to do that you might be using more than one nut. I would recomend having someone like Nino or any other qualified guitar tech do that job, it has to done correctly or you will have problems.
 

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