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Warmoth are awesome. I have two bodies and a tele baritone conversion neck from them. I’m totally happy.
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NND: New Warmoth Wenge Neck for my Jazz
- Thread starter Lammchop93
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For the weight, getting a neck with the optional graphite reinforcement instead of the standard steel will probably make more difference than maple vs. wenge.
Unless your strings are really really light, that's not going to be an issue. Ever.
I once thought the linear discoloration on an old detached neck were from strings wearing on it. Then someone told me it was most likely wear from the fingers between the strings, because the strings were probably not even touching the neck. So I checked on my bass -- sure enough, I couldn't make the strings touch the neck even when I tried. I just didn't have enough hand strength to push the string down that far. And I use 45-105 strings, nothing super heavy. And my hands are pretty strong.
The thing is, I couldn't push the strings down hard enough to affect the intonation either. With my taller frets, there was plenty of room for the strings to go down, if I'd wanted to use pliers or something to force them down. But my hands alone weren't going to do it.
On my Warmoth necks, I like the jumbo frets. I don't think they feel any different when playing than smaller frets do, and they allow for more flexibility & longer life regarding future fret dressings.
I've got a similar Warmoth on my P-build. I really like that neck. I'd never seen a Warmoth neck in the flesh prior to pulling the trigger. I am not disappointed in the least (and I tend to be quite particular).
I have yet to be disappointed with Warmoth necks. Although I did try matching a Warmoth 2+2 neck to a jazz body one time, and it just didn't look right to me at all. So both the body and the neck are waiting for different, more complimentary parts.
I think it made me choose a stiffening rod if I remember right
That neck looks sweet with the blue body. And I love me some Wenge - I've got an Ibanez Prestige SR5000 that has a wenge neck, fingerboard, and top wood that has made me a believer in the idea that heavy woods make for better sustain... my bass is _powerful_. Congrats on the nice refurbished bass!
Nice neck. I'm a big warmoth fan. All of my main instruments are Warmoth builds (J, P, Strat, Tele). I really like being able to get exactly what you want and their craftsmanship is top notch
If by "it" you mean the website, you're right. It takes a phone call. I'm sure you could get a wenge neck without stiffening rods if you call and ask someone. I've had a couple of special requests accommodated by Warmoth after calling them and explaining what I wanted. I've paid extra to do that, but I got what I wanted.
The Godin A4 in my avatar has a Warmoth wenge Jazz neck with a rosewood fretboard. So killer. Had to file the heel down to get it to fit in the neck pocket at the correct distance from the bridge, and it’s SO much better than the stock neck.
