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Warmoth Owners Club!!

#4,021
mb94952 said:
That collection is KILLER ! It looks like you have every "bass" covered. I LOVE the Alembic Epic. Probably my favorite model. You have a fretless, semi hollow (wait, a Les Paul that I thought was a semi hollow at first glance), Steinberger, all you need is a Peavey Cirrus and you're set ! :)
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Well, thankyou... unfortunately, I only have the Steinberger left. All others went the way of destruction, being sold and being donated. It's a very old picture. Though your enthusiasm for those basses sure makes me miss them a little. Actually, I miss the Alembic a lot! :facepalm:
 
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#4,022
Hot Rats said:
Well, thankyou... unfortunately, I only have the Steinberger left. All others went the way of destruction, being sold and being donated. It's a very old picture. Though your enthusiasm for those basses sure makes me miss them a little. Actually, I miss the Alembic a lot! :facepalm:
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Destruction ? Donated ? I'd love to hear your story.
OH, and I LOVE your kitty :)
 
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mb94952 said:
Destruction ? Donated ? I'd love to hear your story.
OH, and I LOVE your kitty :)
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Ha, thanks...I have dogs now..but Cats rule too! The swamp ash double P was modified so many times that I eventually just tossed it in the recycle bin. The Epiphone Les Paul was given to a friends' son who was just starting and they didn't have the funds to get something for him. The others were sold over the years. Peace.
 
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#4,024
mrperkolator said:
they look almost the same. Why call it dinky then? are they actually lighter?
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I have a Dinky P (my avatar) and the difference is not as close as mikezimmerman's outline. It's a bit lighter but that also depends on the wood. It doesn't shave pounds off the body, just makes it look more streamlined, "sexier" for want of a better word. I like it better than the Dinky J. It's my number 1.
 
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#4,025
mrperkolator said:
they look almost the same. Why call it dinky then? are they actually lighter?

@LowEndLobster's video is pretty good. I like the tone, but as you can see from my questions, I'm very worried about weight. If Goldmemeber played the bass, It'd be the one lobster is playing.... "I Like Goooold!!"
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Because it is based on the Jackson Dinky shape. It was a series of guitars and basses. An 80's holdover description.
 
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#4,027
pjbassist said:
<-<-<- You can see from my avatar that I am a Double P Fan Boy. This one I have had since '88! Your statement
hurts my soul. But I guess some things just lose their usefulness.
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State of mind at the time and situation of life had a lot to do with it. I would not make the same decision today. :banghead: Mine was also an '88. Just look at that grain pattern... Have we talked about the lower bout being more slender in the past on the older Warmoths?

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It's a little sleeker and more compact, but it's a fairly subtle difference unless you see the actual bodies next to each other. The individual piece of wood will make a whole lot more difference than the Dinky vs regular Jazz body.

mrperkolator said:
they look almost the same. Why call it dinky then? are they actually lighter?

@LowEndLobster's video is pretty good. I like the tone, but as you can see from my questions, I'm very worried about weight. If Goldmemeber played the bass, It'd be the one lobster is playing.... "I Like Goooold!!"
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#4,031
mrperkolator said:
What do those Lace Aluma pups sound like?

And I figured this was the best place to post this, what is the difference between regular J (or P) bodies and warmoth's "dinky J" or "dinky P" bodies?
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I ran into some issues with the electronics (it’s been a fair few years since I’ve done any soldering), and thought it might be the pups. It wasn’t, but I’ve only recently gotten the bass working, and haven’t put the Lace Alumas in again just yet. Soon, though. I’m still getting the setup tweaked. I think I need to file the nut slots just a little bit, and finding the time is proving tricky right now. Update on that one once I get things sorted out more.
 
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#4,032
Hot Rats said:
here is a picture of my warmoth gecko 6 in between a warmoth jazz and warmoth P. The 6 only has 5 string becuase I was experimenting.
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Thank you! Size wise it looks like it's maybe a hair smaller than the P despite the wider neck and 35" scale.

Ugh. Between this and the Ibanez headless and Cliff Bordwell options I'm gonna be making my wife angry if I'm not careful :ninja:
 
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#4,035
Has anyone here ever approached Warmoth about a 72-75 telecaster bass? They make so many configurations close to the 72 Tele bass that you'd think it would be a standard offering yet they make ones that never existed except in special runs and artist models. I tried asking over at the Warmoth forum and basically got the business.
 
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I kind of decided that my next build (though it may take a looooooong time) will be a sort of Stingray 5, or better yet, a 5-string version of the Fender Flea Active.
Reason is that I sort of regret selling my 1994 Stingray (natural/bird’s eye neck) and would like to bring something like it back to the stable.

But I’m back and forth between Natural with Birds Eye neck and Tobacco Burst with Roasted Flame neck.

Again, using the Maruszczyk configurator, I have cobbled together what one might look like.
Natural:
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Tobacco:
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I am also wondering if I should do all black hardware on the Tobacco. The reason I chose chrome is because I had already purchased chrome Hipshot’s.
I made the knobs black because I plan on using the Seymour Duncan Ceramic MM pickup and preamp. It comes with black knobs. I know the pickup and preamp are dated, but I really like how it sounds.


I plan on buying a bridge soon but am at the crossroads of Natural vs. Tobacco / Chrome vs. Black at this point.

Opinions?
 
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