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Fouled up a brand new Warmoth Body

#21
I have a really good guy who I'm going to involve in the assembly- Joe Jesselli. He apprenticed with Jimmy D'Aquisto for 7 years and now has a shop in East Northport, NY. He's been a wonderful resource, and never ceases to amaze me with his encyclopedic knowledge of build and finish techniques. I have not had the pleasure of meeting an authentic luthier before; my hat's off to you fellas who are afflicted with this passion.


This bass will come together just fine, chips or not. I'm going to attempt to repair or have repairs done to the affected area, get the pickup routed, and get this bass together. I do want it to look as beautiful and flawless for its for its birth as possible. After that, well, stuff happens.
 
#22
If you are going to have Jesselli do the routing for the second pickup you should have him drill the holes for the potentiometers too. I think it needs to be done with a drill press. Joseph is a trip, it is hard for me to think of him as just an "authentic luthier" since he is really a singularly unique craftstman who just happens to have selected guitars as a canvas for his art. Back in the days when he was a working musician he was actually a keyboard player not a guitarist. He apprenticed to a master woodcarver before he worked with Jimmy.

Should be a nice bass when you get it done. The ebony fingerboard will look good against that body.
 
#23
"Joseph is a trip, it is hard for me to think of him as just an "authentic luthier" since he is really a singularly unique craftstman who just happens to have selected guitars as a canvas for his art." Well said about Joseph. I'm going to his shop right now- who else would be open on a Sunday night? He's not driven by the dollar, that's for sure.
 
#26
Unfortunately these things happen., we live and learn, that's the deal. Easy for me to say, it's not my bass. ;-)

On the plus side it's a poly finish and I have seen good repair guys fix things like this and you couldn't ever tell it was damaged, especially in the area it's in. Check the Stewart Mac web site. Have fun finishing your build!
 
#31
I wasn't connected to anyone who could answer that question when I called earlier today. I was given an email to send my inquiry to, and await a response. I was also not given a satisfactory response as to why it was routed with just a bridge pickup. It is Warmoth's contention that I ordered it that way. My recollection is different, but who knows.

The upshot is that Jesselli is now much more involved in the assembly, and thus the bass will ultimately be of a much higher quality than my own efforts could produce.
 
#32
Go ahead and e-mail them. Every time I've e-mailed them, I received a response within a day. Also, chances are you thought you ordered it with two routes but actually only requested one. You can log into your account at Warmoth and review your orders, even ones that have been completed, and see exactly what you requested.
 
#33
Do you have the original chips that came off the bass when you damaged it? If so you may be able to get it back to 90% of it's former glory. Sometimes paint around neck pockets chips no matter how careful you are. If you really know what you're doing, you can put the chip back in place with a little thin CA glue and the damage is really hard to see. At least if it's done well.

If you can find the chips maybe your builder friend can do the repair for you.

It may be too late for that though. I wish I had seen this sooner.
 

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