Just make sure this Washington box has the bass you bought, ok?
Man what a night THAT was!!!!!!! and thanks for the smile I work in Child Protective Services and my days can get pretty Sh*tty fast. But that my friend is funny stuff.
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Man what a night THAT was!!!!!!! and thanks for the smile I work in Child Protective Services and my days can get pretty Sh*tty fast. But that my friend is funny stuff.
Well, thank you for what you do for those kids; and you're welcome. Glad I could help in some small way. 
Just realised I'm not part of this club yet. And here I was thinking I'd posted this everywhere I could have.
Warmoth Jazzmaster IV body in sonic blue, routed for Notdstrand Big Singles (EMG35 size - the regular size wouldn't have fit the pickguard), Fender HMV string through bridge, with a Fender American Jaguar neck.
Very happy with how it turned out. Warmoth's customer service and final product were great. I did have some troubles at first with the bridge bottoming out and not being able to get the action where I wanted, but a shim in the neck pocket changed that and it now plays great.
This isn't getting enough love, thought I do think all Jagish instruments require a control plate full of surprising switches. I am thinking a red one with a Delano Hybrid system...
Thanks man. I was originally thinking of going the more traditional Jag route with active pre and switches all over the place. However in the end the tone I really wanted out of it was passive, and I'm really digging the two Big Singles. We'll see though, Ive got a control plate and switches here I could drop in one day!
I've always loved the Jag shape but disliked all the goofy-looking switches. I think yours is perfect.
On the pickup issue, was Warmoth good about routing the pickup? They only list P and J options on their page.
They were very helpful. They weren't set up to do anything other than a P or J, so there was a small up-charge for the extra routing. They pointed out that my original plan to put in the BC soap bar sized Big Singles wouldn't work with the pickguard as it would have been too long, but when I wrote back with the dimensions on the EMG35 and pointed out that this is shorter than a standard jazz pickup, they were all for it. Something to keep in mind though if you're planning a build.
Thanks, this is good to know. I'm contemplating a Nordy BS powered P in the future, with pickguard.
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Steve Doner
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My first Warmoth is all done and she sounds great! Photos attached. Quality, fit and finish of Warmoth parts is very impressive.
- Mahogany body – 1pc
- Birdseye top
- Tung oil and wax finish on the body
- Wenge neck (no finish)
- Ebony fingerboard
- Marbled burly walnut pickguard (high polish lacquer finish)
- Birdseye knobs and headstock name plate
- Babicz bridge
- Hipshot ultralights
- Nordstrand NP4a
- Audere 4 band Pro-Z preamp
- LaBella 1954 flats strung BEAD
Over the weekend I played a stingray with an all rosewood neck. I really like the way it feels and looks.
I'm considering buying a neck with all dark woods.
How does the warmoth rosewood/rosewood neck compare to a wenge/wenge neck in terms of strength and long term stability? Or how about other dark neck wood/fingerboard wood combinations?
I'm considering buying a neck with all dark woods.
How does the warmoth rosewood/rosewood neck compare to a wenge/wenge neck in terms of strength and long term stability? Or how about other dark neck wood/fingerboard wood combinations?
You may get some differing opinions but Wenge and Rosewood are actually very similar in strength, density and weight. You likely won't be able to distinguish any difference sonically. The big difference is the appearance, Wenge is generally darker and a bit more "rustic" looking where Rosewood tends to be lighter in color than Wenge and has a much more refined look due to the tighter grain. Both make an extremely stable neck.
Ya I don't buy into neck woods affecting tone. It's all in the pickups, strings and fingers as far as I'm concerned. I just want something that'll last forever and not move around much if at all, and look cool doing it.
Do you know if either necks are any more or less strong or stable than maple/maple?
I would put my Warmoth Wenge/Wenge neck up against any neck for stability and strength. I also have a Warmoth Bubinga/Wenge neck that has been pretty damn reliable too. I am a fairly aggressive player, I yank on my neck often for a bit of vibrato and I rarely even have to re-tune with either of these.
That said, I've never really had any issues with any Fender USA or Warmoth Maple necks I have played in the past either. Now my Fender MIM neck...that was a little squirrelly at times and needed regular adjustment. The common thread with all of the reliable necks I've used is some type of reinforcement other than the truss rod.
Doner Designs
Steve Doner
- Jun 2, 2012
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- Doner Designs is an alias for Steve Doner
I imagine the stiffening rods make a big difference regardless of wood. I play LaBella 1954 flats and the high tension ruined a Squier VM Jass neck but they are no problem on higher end bass necks.
Doner Designs
Steve Doner
- Jun 2, 2012
- 5,784
- 6,819
- Disclosures
- Doner Designs is an alias for Steve Doner
Anybody done one with a Bocote top? The photos look amazing on the Warmoth website, but I would think the look depends a lot of the finish. The photos almost look like the ash F basses that have a dark grain filler and a natural finish.
I'm just repeating internet lore here, but the Ernie Ball forum has a few stories of rosewood necks being unstable/warping, to the point of factory replacement.
Granted they're different necks with different construction techniques, but the eb forums are deep, dark kool aid dens, to the point of being useless for actual discussion. If the problem is actually being talked about over there, it kind of makes me wonder about rosewood as a neck shaft wood.
Never heard of a problem with a warmoth rosewood neck.
Granted they're different necks with different construction techniques, but the eb forums are deep, dark kool aid dens, to the point of being useless for actual discussion. If the problem is actually being talked about over there, it kind of makes me wonder about rosewood as a neck shaft wood.
Never heard of a problem with a warmoth rosewood neck.
There are numerous problems documented with all rosewood necks, whether they be from Warmoth, EB, or anyone else. It simply isn't a stable enough wood for a bass neck. Guitars are an entirely different story.
Very good to know. I really like what you have done there, it is a beauty. I have been wanting to do a build just like that using P-90 shaped Thundertrons.
