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#3,501
Seventeen days ago I ordered a neck from Warmoth's Showcase. The neck needed nothing as it already had frets. UPS tells me it will be here today. So that is ~2.5 weeks to deliver a hot'n'ready neck from the showcase in WA to my door in OR. Given Warmoth's typical slow shipping process plus COVID-19, I'm thinking that really isn't too bad. Though in today's world of in-stock shipments going out the same day, that is terrible. I could have driven to WA to pick it up and had it faster.

Y'all will hate the neck, since it will convert my P bass from a 4 inline headstock to a 2x2. Wenge. With blocks to boot. It will be ugly :). I plan to do before / after pics to share.
 
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#3,504
darwin-bass said:
Seventeen days ago I ordered a neck from Warmoth's Showcase. The neck needed nothing as it already had frets. UPS tells me it will be here today. So that is ~2.5 weeks to deliver a hot'n'ready neck from the showcase in WA to my door in OR. Given Warmoth's typical slow shipping process plus COVID-19, I'm thinking that really isn't too bad. Though in today's world of in-stock shipments going out the same day, that is terrible. I could have driven to WA to pick it up and had it faster.

Y'all will hate the neck, since it will convert my P bass from a 4 inline headstock to a 2x2. Wenge. With blocks to boot. It will be ugly :). I plan to do before / after pics to share.
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The neck is here. And mounted. Here is the thread I started to give details.
NND: Warmoth 32” Scale Wenge Neck Swap

And here are the before / after pics.
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#3,506
T-34 said:
This head is ugly. But those blocks are pretty! So that's zero sum I say :D
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Right. But the tilt-back headstock has enough benefits that I'll overlook the ugliness. Benefits for me are:
  • Reduced headstock leverage due to tuners being closer to body.
  • Break-over angle eliminates the need for a string tee so there is small weight savings there.
  • Tuner holes are the right size for Gotoh res-o-lite tuners (my favorites)
  • Much improved truss rod access
  • Blocks (a biggie for me)
  • Shortened overall length - maybe this bass will fit a guitar case now :-)
I've photoshopped the 2x2 headstock on a Jazz body and it is just too ugly. Sigh.

Ironically I actually like the headstock by itself. It just looks wrong with a Fender body. With their G4 body it is sweet. Like with my other bass in this thread. NBD: Stingray something; Can you guess?
 
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darwin-bass said:
Right. But the tilt-back headstock has enough benefits that I'll overlook the ugliness. Benefits for me are:
  • Reduced headstock leverage due to tuners being closer to body.
  • Break-over angle eliminates the need for a string tee so there is small weight savings there.
  • Tuner holes are the right size for Gotoh res-o-lite tuners (my favorites)
  • Much improved truss rod access
  • Blocks (a biggie for me)
  • Shortened overall length - maybe this bass will fit a guitar case now :)
I've photoshopped the 2x2 headstock on a Jazz body and it is just too ugly. Sigh.

Ironically I actually like the headstock by itself. It just looks wrong with a Fender body. With their G4 body it is sweet. Like with my other bass in this thread. NBD: Stingray something; Can you guess?
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I love the look of the 2x2 headstock on a jazz body. I've done it once, planning my second as we speak!
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#3,511
I had a roasted maple/wenge J neck on my Dinky Jazz, but I really prefer wider P necks. So, this just arrived, after a COVID-19 delay of a month or two:

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It’s hard to see in the picture, but the board is some of the most beautiful striped ebony I’ve seen in a while! The dots and binding are cream—I’m a sucker for bound fretboards—and I’ve got an aged pearl pick guard on the way to complete the “aged” look on the roasted ash body. Very excited to get this thing back together!
 
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#3,517
These are my two Warmoth builds.

1) Swamp ash Dinky Jazz body, Unfinished Roasted Maple Neck /Macassar ebony board, slim taper contour, EMG passive jazz pups.

2) Swamp ash Dinky P body, Maple on Maple neck (Jazz nut width) with thin satin finish, Seymour Duncan SBP-1 pickup.

Through buying “hot deals” from the Warmoth showcase and parts from TB classifieds, eBay and Amazon, I have less than $1000 in both basses combined. Couldn’t be happier! I do want to route and install a MM humbucker in the bridge position of the P. I have a passive MM pickup I’m just hesitant to do the routing without a lot of practice first (I have a router). I also want to wire it so the pups have separate volume and tone controls that do not interact with each other except to blend at the output.

The unfinished roasted maple neck on the Jazz is the nicest feeling neck I’ve ever owned. It’s literally perfect for me.
 
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#3,518
TK4261 said:
Thank you, I got the neckplate from the official Warmoth forum from a guy named Doug. Search for custom neckplate on their forum and then send him your artwork. He charges $40 :cool:
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Thanks for that info. How do the Ezi pickups sound? I'm kicking around the idea of eventually getting a bubinga set like yours, except having the wood completely cover the blades, putting them on a black jazz body, and matching it with a Warmoth bubinga neck. The net effect would be very similar to yours, except I'd go with a black bridge, black control plate, and bubinga knobs. And probably black tuners, strings, and string retainer.
 
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BlueTalon said:
Thanks for that info. How do the Ezi pickups sound? I'm kicking around the idea of eventually getting a bubinga set like yours, except having the wood completely cover the blades, putting them on a black jazz body, and matching it with a Warmoth bubinga neck. The net effect would be very similar to yours, except I'd go with a black bridge, black control plate, and bubinga knobs. And probably black tuners, strings, and string retainer.
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I really, really like these Ezi pickups. I opted for the humbuckers in the Jazz casings and they are quiet, clear and thick sounding. They are definitely pieces of art. Right now I am running them passive with no onboard pre-amp but I use a trace eliot direct/pre-amp pedal for this Bass. My Koa P bass has a Nordstrand 2b pre in it. Your bass will look amazing if you choose those options. I am glad that I chose the Bubinga fretboard, it feels great and no finish needed. I just use the Music Nomad F-one oil on the fretboard and I use Warwick wax on the Roasted maple neck when needed. I also got extremely lucky that when I finished my build the bass only weighs 6.9lbs :thumbsup:

T-34 said:
Wow, this bass is beautiful!
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Thank you T!
 
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