Warmoth necks

[jnuts1]

That's a big topic. I don't know if this is the place for that discussion and I'm not an expert. A good teacher would be the best choice for that.

yes we are expressing opinions but yours is seriously uninformed and kinda dangerous. how many specialist have you talked to about this? how many bass teachers? how many physical therapists? I've been to dozens of specialists/therapists/teachers and spent years working on this problem. this is a serious topic with real physical consequences.

if I went your route I would still be seeing doctors and therapists to overcome my "faulty" technique......

 

[HalfManHalfBass]

I have had both standard and slim contour Warmoth Jazz necks. The standard is a bit 'chunky' and I would imagine if you are already experiencing discomfort, why make it potentially harder on yourself?

The slim contour Jazz neck is the most comfortable neck I have ever played -and I've had a LOT of basses and NECKS, including their slim Precision necks and 5 string asymmetrical too.

It's so comfy that I can't imagine it exacerbating a pain problem -but then again I am NO expert. It is the only neck I currently use on all my main basses and when I play a wider or thicker neck I do find it slows me down somewhat. IMHO. YMMV. Yadda, yadda, yadda......

 

[Gorn]

yes we are expressing opinions but yours is seriously uninformed and kinda dangerous. how many specialist have you talked to about this? how many bass teachers? how many physical therapists? I've been to dozens of specialists/therapists/teachers and spent years working on this problem. this is a serious topic with real physical consequences.

if I went your route I would still be seeing doctors and therapists to overcome my "faulty" technique......

I conceded to your authority. I rescind my dangerous opinion.

 

[jnuts1]

I conceded to your authority. I rescind my dangerous opinion.

took you long enough

 

[Gorn]

took you long enough

I know right? So jnuts has written. So it shall be done.

 

[jnuts1]

hey I was just joking. but i'm serious about hand and wrist pain. if you have never had it you won't know.

 

[hennessybass]

Just found this on Warmoth site (thanks @non )

Standard

• Average thickness at 1st fret: .872" (22mm)
• Average thickness at 12th fret: .975" (25mm)

Slim Taper

• Average thickness at 1st fret: .790" (20mm)
• Average thickness at 12th fret: .920" (23mm)

Nice! My Jazz bass (I think) is .830" at the first and .900" at the 12th. So somewhere in between.

Seems like the Warmoth Standard would feel a bit chunkier.
Slim Taper would get fat fast as you go up the neck.

 

[mongo2]

My left hand/wrist/arm/back issues were remediated by moving to lightweight short scales.

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

Yes, people are shaped differently. However, I feel that improved technique can do more for pain than finding a shape that's more comfortable. The improved technique will make previously uncomfortable shapes more comfortable.

I think remote diagnostics of other peoples technique, without videos and pictures is quite useless. Especially when it's not asked for.

 

[Gorn]

I think remote diagnostics of other peoples technique, without videos and pictures is quite useless. Especially when it's not asked for.

Perhaps, but not nearly as useless as a commentary on the uselessness of the unsolicited remote diagnostic itself.

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

Perhaps, but not nearly as useless as a commentary on the uselessness of the unsolicited remote diagnostic itself.

Let's pretend that is true.

 

[TN WOODMAN]

Just want to add to the discussion that my most recent 2 basses have the Warmoth standard contour jazz necks and for me they are the most comfortable necks out of my 15
basses and that includes slim tapers and 1.75 p widths and everything in between. Chunky front to back, 1.5 at the nut.

On my guitars I like my Gibsons with 50s profile neck carves vs. 60s slim tapers as well. I have fairly large hands but not particularly long fingers and these seem to work the best but I can usually adjust to whatever.

 

[mellowgerman]

I'd say I have pretty average size hands, but I'll agree with the argument for a deeper neck. At least for me, a really flat/shallow neck has always felt uncomfortable. Nut width is not much of a concern for me

 

[BAG]

I've got a Warmoth fretless Jazz neck and a fretted Jazz slim taper. They are the two best necks i've ever played..... BUT!.... they didn't quite start out that way.

They were both second hand and the fretless needed quite a bit of work as the fingerboard was worn down and needed levelling. The rosewood board was, in the words of the luthier, "the softest piece of crap i've ever seen on a fretless". He set about epoxying it, rolling the edges, and refinishing the whole neck. It is now the single most comfortable neck i've ever played at any price point.

Once i got it back i noticed that the fretted neck felt a bit rough. The fretboard edges were quite sharp and the fret ends were noticeable. In the defence of Warmoth, i'd not noticed either of these things before getting the fretless fixed as it was already really good. It was, and still would be, a very nice neck........ but after getting the same luthier to roll the edges and fret-ends it is so, so much better.

So, my take on it is, they are very good necks, but can be better if you want to spend a few more dollars (and have access to a luthier who is a perfectionist and magician).

 

[AskBass]

I've got a Warmoth fretless Jazz neck and a fretted Jazz slim taper. They are the two best necks i've ever played..... BUT!.... they didn't quite start out that way.

They were both second hand and the fretless needed quite a bit of work as the fingerboard was worn down and needed levelling. The rosewood board was, in the words of the luthier, "the softest piece of crap i've ever seen on a fretless". He set about epoxying it, rolling the edges, and refinishing the whole neck. It is now the single most comfortable neck i've ever played at any price point.

Once i got it back i noticed that the fretted neck felt a bit rough. The fretboard edges were quite sharp and the fret ends were noticeable. In the defence of Warmoth, i'd not noticed either of these things before getting the fretless fixed as it was already really good. It was, and still would be, a very nice neck........ but after getting the same luthier to roll the edges and fret-ends it is so, so much better.

So, my take on it is, they are very good necks, but can be better if you want to spend a few more dollars (and have access to a luthier who is a perfectionist and magician).

My intent is to take it to a luthier for a perfect set up.
I just wonder which profile would suit me better

 

[Engle]

I have a regular and a slim taper both with 1.5” nut width. They are both really nice, solid necks. I find the slim taper more comfortable. The regular is slightly chunkier than I prefer.
They are a little heavy due to the steel reinforcement bars. I would get carbon fibre bars next time.

 

[hennessybass]

Buying a neck is the hardest thing. Without actually playing the thing, most of the other parts on a bass are pretty standard, and you know what you are going to get,, but a neck is kind of it's own thing. Each one unique, like a fingerprint. The neck is also the where we have the most physical contact with the bass, so the neck can be a pretty personal thing.

 

[Engle]

Buying a neck is the hardest thing. Without actually playing the thing, most of the other parts on a bass are pretty standard, and you know what you are going to get,, but a neck is kind of it's own thing. Each one unique, like a fingerprint. The neck is also the where we have the most physical contact with the bass, so the neck can be a pretty personal thing.

Yep the neck makes the bass. The slim taper Warmoth neck I have is ebony on maple and it’s on a Squier P body with a Jazz Bass Special PU (I think).
It’s really my daughter’s bass now so I don’t play it that often. Every time I do I realize how very nice that neck is. I don’t think you’d be disappointed.

 

[BAG]

if you can't try out a warmoth slim taper neck go into a music store and find a ibanez sr. it should put you in the ball park of the warmoth slim taper.

My intent is to take it to a luthier for a perfect set up.
I just wonder which profile would suit me better

Definitely go and have a play of some of the slimmer Ibanez basses.

As an indication of how good a Warmoth with rolled edges can be i was at a shop on the weekend playing a frew basses and the sales dude grabbed the most expensive Ibanez they had on the wall (not really much choice in this place), a semi hollow SR30th4PE it think it was, which was about $2500 NZ. He handed to me saying "this is one of the nicest necks you'll ever play". He was quite taken aback and looked to be very unbelieving when i said that it was quite sharp on the fretboard edge and the fret ends were quite noticable. It wasn't until i got my daughter to feel it and she backed me up that he started to believe. Yes, it was a very nice neck, but the Warmoth with rolled edges and perfect fret ends is much better again.

I should add too that the slim taper, despite being the thinnest neck i've seen, is one of the most stable i've ever owned too.

 

[Rumbledore]

they make good and beautiful necks no question hands down, if you want to try on, there is one way...? get one!