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Warmoth Owners Club!!

#3,241
Doner Designs said:
I agree but maple is popular for good reason. It’s the lightest wood that can make a viable bass neck. I like wenge, rosewood and ebony but all are noticeably heavier. The roasted and figured maple options do make for a great compromise and you can always use an exotic for the fretboard.
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And after that, I'm thinking of ordering a maple/rosewood neck from Warmoth -- but primarily because I can get it painted black, and that's not an option anywhere else I can think of.
 
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#3,243
here is my warmoth body 6 string
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#3,249
I agree I was blown away when my body arrived, I'm still looking into the necks. I'm liking the roasted maple with an ebony fret board. The head stock will be painted to match. My biggest hang up is wether or not to go regular radius or slim taper. Oh and wether to go with graphite or still truss rod setup. Not sure as of yet.
Any suggestions or ideas? I play a jazz bass now so I want that style neck for sure.
 
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Valsmere said:
I agree I was blown away when my body arrived, I'm still looking into the necks. I'm liking the roasted maple with an ebony fret board. The head stock will be painted to match. My biggest hang up is wether or not to go regular radius or slim taper. Oh and wether to go with graphite or still truss rod setup. Not sure as of yet.
Any suggestions or ideas? I play a jazz bass now so I want that style neck for sure.
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I think you may want to go slim with the neck if you want more of the jazz feel with the neck. I would recommend going with the lighter rods. My Warmoth necks tend to dive a little. The rods will help and go light with the tuners. The ebony board may add weight. It seems like the slim neck should help a little with the weight issue. I have a roasted maple neck coming with the 6150 ss frets. I have one of those new 2018 MM basses with that neck and it is awesome. I am hoping to replicate that feel with the warmoth neck. The extra cost with the ss frets and rods really makes sense to myself. Good luck on your project work slowly and don't force anything and you will reap the benefits for years.
 
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#3,252
pjbassist said:
I was not, but have a Swamp Ash Warmoth myself. I love the grain, and I just read the weight from the neck pocket of your pic. Congrats on the nice score!
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Yes, it was one of the showcase ones. I think the 5 pound range is good. My first Warmoth was wicked light and it was hard to control the dive. It was under 4 pounds. So I kind of shot between 4.5 and 5.5. I really recomend taking your time with the showcase. I was lurking for 2 to 3 weeks before going for it. Just don't look until you got the funds and you are ready. I have such a hard time resisting I just love their work. I not sure how true it is but I usually shot for a grain pattern not to tight (they tend to be on the heavy side) and not to wide just right in the middle. Thats just me.
 
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#3,253
BlueTalon said:
Were you looking at a body like that in the showcase?
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Yes, its a body from the showcase. I have found I usually don't bother with a special order body. I can usually kind a great body in the showcase. I have special ordered a neck in the past but it takes awhile and they have such a great selection in the showcase I can find one there. Take your time though. Ounce I go through all the bodies I just select by date and see if anything new pops up. There has been times I hesitated and bam its gone.
 
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#3,255
My Lulls see the stage and my Warmoths see rehersals and studio.

I’m not a P bass fan but I really need to get one again but with my spin on it.
Ash/Ebony vintage frets
Pickups: Nordstrand NP4a / NJ4SEb
Preamp: Nordstrand 2 band
All Schaller hardware

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TonyP- said:
My Lulls see the stage and my Warmoths see rehersals and studio.

I’m not a P bass fan but I really need to get one again but with my spin on it.
Ash/Ebony vintage frets
Pickups: Nordstrand NP4a / NJ4SEb
Preamp: Nordstrand 2 band
All Schaller hardware

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I just put a Nordie NP4A and a NJ4SE hum-cancelling in my Warmoth as well! They sound great.
 
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#3,260
landry.bass said:
Hey folks,

I've never ordered anything from Warmoth, or even done a bass project/build, but I think I will for my next bass.

My question is for anyone that has a 5 string with a Warmoth neck. How is the B string? I've heard good things about their necks in general, but nothing too specific about their fivers.

Also, are the Deluxe 5 necks chunky? I know they fit right into the neck pocket of many Fenders, but does the neck feel like a Fender 5 string neck? Or is there a better comparison?

Anyways, thanks for any input.
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I’ve built three five strings (and a bunch of fours) - they all have great B strings - as good or better than my high end five strings which have scales ranging from 34 to 37”. The three I built all have roasted maple necks and boards, graphite reinforcement rods, and reverse headstocks. I like the aesthetic of the reverse headstock. It does not change the tension of the B string - the longer length only impacts bending, with the longer strings being easier. That said, I use balanced tension strings which run low 40’s to 135, so having the lighter strings a bit harder to bend and the heavier lower strings a bit more flexible gives a nice feel overall.

The asymmetrical neck profile is a bit chunky but not bad - I have shaped/shaved down all of mine a bit.
 
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