Warmoth neck dead spots?

I've owned several Warmoth J necks over the years. No real complaints to report.

 

Excellent necks - but my neck has, despite steel bars, a "deader" spot, C# on G-string. Volume/sustain is somewhat weaker here - but nothing to get upset about. Overall sustain is better than anything I've played (may have something to do with the BadAssII and the j-retro..).

Excellent woodwork - my neck #1.

Use lightweight tuners (Hipshot), though - it's heavy!

 

yeah, on my Warmoth P with Hipshot ultralites (BadassII bridge).
there's a slight deadspot at D on the G string. C# on the G string has a slight deadness to it as well.
but the other strings are completely deadspot-free.

in practice it's barely noticeable unless I try and sustain a note on those spots.


in any case it's better than Fenders with unreinforced necks, especially the MIM's- and my Yamaha RBX270F, which has deadspots at C# and D on the G string, but also on the D string.


I also tried a Warmoth parts five string bass with a wide neck they had built at Chandler guitars, Kew.
this had Gotoh GB7's in a 4+1 config, and a Gotoh heavy bridge.
this had a very slight deadspot at D on the G string, but also a very slight one at E on the D string- which is similar to a couple of 70's P basses with very chunky necks I tried.

 

ps. here's a clip of the notes D# to C on the G string to get an idea of what the sustain is-
the D note decays noticeably quicker than the others.
C# actually sustains okay, although what sustains is mainly overtones and the fundamental disappears.

 

yep, that's maple, with a maple fingerboard.
the strings aren't very fresh, admittedly.


it would be cool to hear everyone else post similar clips of deadspots on their basses that are bugging them, to see what level of deadness we're talking about.