luthiers that work with carbon fiber necks?

Theres a UK based guy Zoot basses who uses (or used) carbon fibre necks. I rang him a few years ago and the problem is that the necks have to be mass produced. So if one chooses a stock neck like Jazz, Musicman then thats ok but if you want a custom neck the moulds and time to develop the neck have to be paid for.

Status make Jazz type necks and there is at least one US neck maker. If you chose a stock neck from any of these guys you could get a luthier to make a bass for you.

Depending on what options you want you could buy a stock bass and customise it. Second hand Status basses can be picked up 'cheap'.

Hope that helps

 

Give Moses Graphite a call. They can make a graphite neck to your specs, and even make custom basses. They are the only ones doing custom graphite necks, as far as I know. Very nice stuff. I have been thinking of getting one of their Fender Jazz necks with a Dymondwood fretboard (Dymondwood is the exact same thing as Rockwood).

There are a couple of other options:

Curbow uses Rockwood for his necks and fretboards. It's a resin impregnated birch that is heated and set. I prefer it to graphite necks simply because it feels more organic. Also, I have never felt a neck that was smoother, or faster.

His basses aren't cheap, though. Expect to pay over $4,000 for one. But, they are the most amazing things I have ever played, personally, and I've played a lot of basses.

 

http://www.mosesgraphite.com/cgi-bin/moses/Electric_Bass_Necks

I knew there was a US maker (thanks bassmonkee)

4 string necks start at $355

 

http://www.devonguitars.com/

 

oh baby

 

Yeah, I'd like to try one of those.

 

www.basslab.de

www.millerguitars.com

www.ritter-basses.de

 

while their basses do look really sweet....that J bass isn't anything you couldn't build from a moses neck and warmoth parts....


but! one of their 3 dealerships just happens to be an hour away, so maybe i WILL go check one out!


jason

 

The G-Bass series uses a graphite neck that has a killer fieel and sound. I like the rattlesnake pattern they finish the neck with. Hope this helps.

CHANCE

 

Chance, I swear, you must work for Peavey.

The poster was looking for a luthier who will make a custom bass that works with carbon fiber necks, not a production model carbon fiber neck bass.

 

www.ariesbasses.com

 

Aries is actually located in Croatia.

 

Yeah, those Ritters look good, but it's for your eyes only, keep it in a glass show-case - otherwise, just imagine how that beautiful gold finish would look like after some months of normal use . Not to mention hardcore use and all those scratches.

 

oh, I see you've been busy writing while I was, so I would just add one more to leper's collection: Warwick. And my observation: mass produced or very expensive customs: made in USA (mostly, or at least by US companies) - cheaper or more custom: Germany

 

www.basslab.de

Heh heh....