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IT'S ALIVE!!! Warmoth Build Complete...
- Thread starter SEK
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I can definitely say that the single string bridge configuration coupled with the brass nut gives this bass amazing sustain. The nut itself was originally a blank chunk of brass which a local luthier helped me fashion into the beautiful shape it has now. Choosing brass also permitted me to ground only one bridge.
Jjango: I see what you're referring to. This Warmoth neck has quite a bit of flare at the bridge end when compared to a Fender Jazz neck. And yes, I could have gone .5 mm closer to the edge, nothing a bit of filing couldn't solve. I deliberately made the nut slots very shallow for that reason.
Mr. Ray: Ha! Yeah, in my haste I didn't put the truss rod cover on. The neck dive is no worse than expected, I have a nice broad Franklin strap that makes the weight bearable.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you're not going to fix that string spacing issue by refiling the nut my man. Those bridges need to be moved, and from the looks of it they need to be moved almost a full mm or two. You might be able to adjust by loosening the neck screws and seeing if you have any side to side play in the neck joint. You may be able to angle the neck a bit to better center the strings. I did it with an old Ibanez once and it worked fine. Love to see these DIY basses turn out so nice though. Great job.
Oh, and BTW, I was just kidding above. I posted that before reading the comments about the lopsided strings. And I agree that they appear lopsided. But I played a Fender Jazz for years and years with the same defect (thanks, 1970's Fender!) and it was very playable. Didn't bother me at all. So don't feel like you necessarily have to fix it. If it's playable, it's a keeper.
Never was a fan of Tobacco 'burst.But,this may have converted me.Love the Alembic-style headstock.
Nice, ive wanted to do something like this for a while now, but everytime i either have to pay for school, or i need science books, which, btw, cost way more than they ever should.
I think it looks killer! Love the finish. I built a very simillar bass from wormoth years ago when I was 16 or so. My body was the same but with the deep cutout on the back. Same neck, even had the abalone inlays. Still got it, matter of fact my brother just refinished it. I'll have to send you a pic. Your's turned out way better then mine though.
Absolutely. Bridge(s) needs to be realigned. Plus they are not set wide enough either. Lots of wasted fingerboard plus the strings are not aligned with the bridge pup pole pieces at all.
Everything else looks great.
It's a string-through (though not strung that way in these picks.) If he were just filling a couple screw holes and moving the bridge pieces, that's one thing. Filling in the string-through holes and ferrule sink can be a daunting patch job, depending on your skills and tools.
Rickett Customs
Commercial User
That is very nice, very nice. However, Do my eyes deceive me, or is the fingerboard edge on the "E" and the "G" a little uneven?
Just a photographinc observation
Just a photographinc observation
Hey SEK, what set of Fralin pickups did you use? I'm thinking about going the Fralin rout for the P/J I am currently building but was unsure of the amount of hum I would get from the bridge J pickup. Any insight you can offer would be great.
Cheers,
Justin
Cheers,
Justin
re. Neck fit: I had followed this thread:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=475496&highlight=fenderbird
that had this entry:
The Warmoth thunderbird body SUCKS!< the neck pocket is way too far out tords the edge and puts the neck WAYYY out there, this not only totally SCREWS the balance, you need 10 foot long arms to reach the first fret.
Here was the one i built a few years ago.
See how far the neck sits in the body?
It sounded good though, double qtr pounder P's with 18volt bart preamp.
That concerned me. This particular picture sure makes the neck/body joint look odd, but your pix look great - so I'm wondering what's the difference.
No matter.
re. Warmoth finishes: They do great work - not cheap, but rally nice work. I've had the finish a few bodies for me and have been *very* happy with their work.
Enjoy!
