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Warmoth Neck Questions

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Progress Not Perfection.
Sep 2, 2004
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Vancouver, BC Canada
#1
I am about to buy a 5-in-line deluxe neck from warmoth with a satin finish. It will be maple / maple and I think it will look really nice with the white MIJ jazz body I am getting.

Couple questions...

I am thinking of going for a neck without facedots. Is that going to make it harder to play? My second choice would be for pearl dots which would also look cool with the white body.

My nut choices are corian or graphite. I know that graphite has good sustain, but what are the tonal characteristics of corian vs graphite?

Apparently as well as a TR they have steel bars for stability and reinforcement. Is that going to make it overly heavy?

From their website these necks look to be top notch. Can anyone testify otherwise?
 
#2
No facedots isn't a huge concern. You don't look at the face of your neck when you play, do you? They can still come with side dots.

Corian? No experience. But I've never had a problem with graphite. Great tuning stability too.

Yes, they have steel bars. They're a tad bit on the heavy side, but not unbearable.

I've yet to have a problem with a Warmoth neck.
 
#3
no face dots is my preference, but I can take black dots on a maple/maple neck so long as the fretboard is not birdseye

if you want a pre-slotted nut, I believe that Corian is your only choice. I have several basses with Corian nuts and they are all tone monsters with loads of sustain

not overly heavy, but a slight bit heavier than a graphite reinforced neck would be

Warmoth makes a really killer neck - construction and material selection is top shelf all the way

since this neck will be hanging on a 4-string body, you may have a few issues with balance ... but there are ways to compensate for this

all the best,

R
 
#4
I owned a Warmoth neck with no face dots and it made no difference in playability. They are great necks but a tad on the heavy side. Also, after owning two different Warmoth necks I finally came to the conclusion that I could not stand the contour and overall chunky feeling.
 
#5
IMO your bass will be too neck-heavy unless you go for some lightweight tuners, like Hipshot Ultra Lites. Even then, it will be unbalanced, I think. Those necks are nice but heavy.
 
#6
I've got a Warmoth J neck on a Warmoth Dinky J body. The neck itself is a bit heavy, but I've never been bothered from a balance standpoint. Two things probably help this: Hipshot Ultralights (apart from being good tuners, they save 8 oz or so on the end of the neck) and (not sure if this really makes a difference) the headstock is the old, smaller tele style (I just wanted something different). The neck is built like a tank - far more solid than the MIA Fenders. If feel is a concern, talk to USCG about different thicknesses they offer as well as various radius options. Their reinforcement is graphite, so it will be a bit lighter too.
 
#7
Geez, you guys are really making me reconsider. Glad i posted here as I was just about to pay for it.

The neck could indeed be too heavy for the body. The body is a MIJ 4 I want to convert to a 5 with some routing etc. Being a 5 string means its probably going to be a little heavy already, but those steel bars could put it over the top. If the profile is big and chunky that puts me off too. They say the "Asymmetric back is shaped for maximum hand comfort." I am used to playing a geddy neck so no chunk there. In the last couple weeks I have been playing my SX 5er and that neck is pretty good.

I guess I'll check that USCG website out. What does USCG stand for?

Any idea what the average Standard Fender Jazz 5 string neck weighs for a comparison reference point?
 

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