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NBD- THE WARMOTH BUILD (ahem, assembly) IS COMPLETE!

#21
Rolling Thunder said:
As a Partscaster builder myself, don't sell yourself short. To anyone who thinks its just as simple as attaching part A and Part B to Part C, go ahead and try it.
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Amen, my friend. It’s not that easy at all. This beautiful bass has a lot of finish cracks and construction dings to show just how hard this is for a non-professional luthier :laugh:. I’m just a player, but I did my best with all of the great, knowledgeable and experienced help/advice at my disposal. I’ve done many a partscaster build (mostly Fender licensed pieces) , but this being somewhat unconventional parts, it took a lot more work. I’ve done many a setup, but trying to get good intonation between the body and neck was hard, considering Warmoth had never built a 34” scale MC body. It was new, experimental territory. Just about maxed out the G saddle, but I got it right on in the end.
 
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#23
melloncollie said:
How’s the comfort level with the body? It doesn’t look too big but I wasn’t sure how your forearm would fall across the body.
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It’s extremely comfortable. The body is not bulky at all. Measurement wise, the body is about on par with an offset like the original MIJ Fender Jag basses (not to be confused with the Squier or Modern Player short scale Jaguars). I have both, so may try to grab a side by side pic later. The contour that is there is similar to a JB. Same tummy cut, but no forearm cut, due to the lam top and binding. I like slab bodies, so my arm is used to sitting on an edge, and feels very natural. I feel that it’s very comfortable both standing with a strap, as well as in the lap. And since it’s a chambered semi-hollow with a center block, it’s not heavy at all. I hope that all made sense and helped. I’d be happy to try and answer any more specific questions you may have.
 
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captainofsmooth said:
So, you all have been dying to know what would become of 2021’s most famous bass neck. Well after 10 months from design to finish, the dream bass I was building (or assembling if your one of those gatekeepers) for my birthday is finally complete. Here’s the deets:

-Warmoth was nice enough to build me their Mooncaster bass body (usually a short scale) adapted for a 34” scale. Swamp Ash body with a AAAAA flame maple top. This is what they call a Black-Brown-Yellow burst with a clear gloss. Cream binding.
-TvJones Thunder’Tron pickups.
-Hipshot D bridge
-QParts knobs
-I usually go CTS, but my supplier was having issues, so I tried Bourns. Definitely different than I’m used to, but I see why people like them. Sprague orange drop caps, Swithcraft toggle and input Jack. All cloth wiring.
-Warmoth also made the neck. We’ll call it AAA flame roasted maple in a reverse Tele style. Cream binding. Jazz width at the nut. Clear gloss coat. Ebony board, Gold Pearl inlays. Hipshot tuners.

Oh yeah, and in case anyone was wondering, it plays and sounds just as good as it looks!


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Wow...!!
 
#37
captainofsmooth said:
So, you all have been dying to know what would become of 2021’s most famous bass neck. Well after 10 months from design to finish, the dream bass I was building (or assembling if your one of those gatekeepers) for my birthday is finally complete. Here’s the deets:

-Warmoth was nice enough to build me their Mooncaster bass body (usually a short scale) adapted for a 34” scale. Swamp Ash body with a AAAAA flame maple top. This is what they call a Black-Brown-Yellow burst with a clear gloss. Cream binding.
-TvJones Thunder’Tron pickups.
-Hipshot D bridge
-QParts knobs
-I usually go CTS, but my supplier was having issues, so I tried Bourns. Definitely different than I’m used to, but I see why people like them. Sprague orange drop caps, Swithcraft toggle and input Jack. All cloth wiring.
-Warmoth also made the neck. We’ll call it AAA flame roasted maple in a reverse Tele style. Cream binding. Jazz width at the nut. Clear gloss coat. Ebony board, Gold Pearl inlays. Hipshot tuners.

Oh yeah, and in case anyone was wondering, it plays and sounds just as good as it looks!


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Beautiful bass, very nicely done.

captainofsmooth said:
True, but I save flats for my fretless P :)
However, plenty of gold rounds. Just let me recover financially a bit first from the build lol
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As a Fender Starcaster owner, for me, the true voice of the bass came to life when I removed the rounds and switched to flats.

Enjoy the journey!
 
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captainofsmooth said:
Two things I don’t do is put flats on my jazzes or play with a pick lol. All the love to anyone who does though, just not for me.
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I generally don’t play with a pick, but there are two things that make me want to pick up the pick:

1) playing 1960s rock basslines, specifically anything the Beatles did, but also a bunch of other stuff. Höfner plus flatwounds, plus pick gives you a very cool tone.

2) Listen to the bassline for Sledgehammer. Fretless plus pick plus chorus plus octave. Wait for the verse/chorus.

 

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