NBBD (New bass body Day) Warmoth

[aproud1]

Thats a nice piece of ash you got there. Plenty of natural beauty to show off.

I did a lot of sanding and many coats of Tried and True Oil on this Warmoth Body. Really happy with it and felt super natural.

 

[shodan]

I was planning on getting a warmoth neck. Not sure if I want a p or a j neck. I have heard that their necks are a little chunky (fine by me).

You can get a "slim taper" neck from Warmoth. I've been contemplating building a better version of my Franken P. Then I find myself playing it for an hour and wonder if it's really worth the money and effort.

 

[JRA]

Not sure if I want to go light or dark.

IMO: pick a lighter stain you like: if it's not acceptable = a tiny bit of sanding and then you can go darker...and darker...if that doesn't suit = paint.

 

[Thebrownarrow]

Wow! I really like that! Did you use any grain filler? I wasnt sure if I would need to do any sanding on the body or not.

Thats a nice piece of ash you got there. Plenty of natural beauty to show off.

I did a lot of sanding and many coats of Tried and True Oil on this Warmoth Body. Really happy with it and felt super natural.

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[Riff Ranger]

Had this body made for me. Only took about two and a half weeks to get here.

Wanted a jazz bass body with a P pickup. Almost got the jazz bridge pickup installed, but decided against it.

Swamp ash wood, not sure about the weight. No scale here.


Now to decide if I will find a nice stain, or paint it a crazy solid color.

Paint it to match that pumpkin! Scored myself an orange Spector 5 just before Hallowe'en and now I want the same in a 4, haha. Enjoy building your bass.

 

[aproud1]

Wow! I really like that! Did you use any grain filler? I wasnt sure if I would need to do any sanding on the body or not.

Thanks! No grain filler. Wiped the body with Mineral spirits, dried and sanded. Did that with progressively finer sand paper(to around 400 I think). Once silky smooth, started with the finish. Hand rubbed with pieces of old cotton tee shirts ( I save all my old ones for rags). Lost count after 6 coats. Guessing I did around 10. The tried and True Oil is an old Amish recipe I guess. Takes some work but the results are usually excellent. Only drawback is it does take a little time to fully cure.

I'm no wood worker or expert in any way but I've finished 5 or so bodies(and several necks)but I really like this stuff.

PM me if you'd like more details.

 

[Wfrance3]

Nice. I was looking into this to slim down the weight of my squire vm jag v. 11 lbs. I think I musta gotten one of the heavier ones...

 

[fhm555]

To get your pickguard just right, mount your neck, then fit you guard to the neck heel. You want a close fit but not so close you can’t remove the neck with the guard intact. Once that’s done position your guard and tape it if the neck heel is not holding it in place. Carefully position a small centerpunch in the center of the guard holes and make just enough of a dent to keep you drill bit from walking, then remove your guard and drill pilot holes for your screws. I use a tiny bit in a hand chuck for this. I make a hole just large enough to let the tip of the screw get a grip, then carefully screw my waxed screws down making sure they are going in perpendicular to the top of the body. Don’t run them all the way down, go just deep enough to get the full diameter of the screw in the wood. Remove the screws, drop on your guard and run the screws all the way down. Next, do the same with your fully assembled control plate if you have one. Set in place and line it up so it looks right and leaves no gap between the guard and plate, then repeat the steps for punching driiling and running your screws down.
patience is the key here and your initial fitting of parts and centerpunching will determine the quality of your install.

 

[BassoSaku]

Beautiful grain on that body! Let it show!

 

[BobKos]

I really like my Warmoth basses. They are the best for me. Weight is marked in the neck pocket. As far as paint - i saw a painted ash body once that wasn't filled and smoothed. You could see all the grain through the paint - not translucent but the grain was raised in the paint. It didn't look good at all.

 

[Skillet]

I'd use a black dye sanded back to pop the grain, then the finish dye color. I've just begun experimenting with the Keda wood dye product and it seems very easy to work with, mixed with either water or alcohol. Lots of Youtube info on the process. Very pretty body.

 

[Thebrownarrow]

This is the only thing that was in the neck pocket. I wasn’t sure if it was just a serial code, or a weight.

I really like my Warmoth basses. They are the best for me. Weight is marked in the neck pocket. As far as paint - i saw a painted ash body once that wasn't filled and smoothed. You could see all the grain through the paint - not translucent but the grain was raised in the paint. It didn't look good at all.

 

[pudge]

Here's the pocket from my short scale jaz body.SS=short scale , 4.9 weight.Not every body has the weight written in the pocket

 

[krovx]

Nice!
Seems like a quick build time..they quote usually 6-8 weeks?

 

[Thebrownarrow]

Thanks! It was quick because I didn’t choose a finish on it.

Nice!
Seems like a quick build time..they quote usually 6-8 weeks?

 

[stefancaunter]

Nice. I was looking into this to slim down the weight of my squire vm jag v. 11 lbs. I think I musta gotten one of the heavier ones...

the vm squiers are heavy. i heat gunned the poly off my jazz and it’s lighter and resonates better. i left it bare wood but should oil it