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[fauxtoe]

Very nice.
Did Warmoth make the electronics cavity also?...I wonder if they sell them separately?

Yes, Warmoth made the cavity cover. The cavity itself is routed, but I will decide the layout for the controls and drill the holes. You can always email their customer service to see if they will sell it to you separately. They usually get back to you within a couple days. All else fails I can do a tracing of it and send you a file for someone else to make.

GORGEOUS !!!! I'm especially impressed that you had a vision prior to purchase, as opposed to just buying what's in stock. That bass is going to be SICK !!!! It has all the characteristics of a great bass.

Thank you! I did a TON of renderings before I settled in on what I wanted. Warmoth also sold me pretty hard on that unique top, which I certainly paid extra for. Some of the examples of "quilted" maple I had seen people get without choosing just weren't going to do at this price.

There's still a little ways to go for this one. Besides the control layout I'm more than likely going to have to have the pickup cavities routed deeper another few millimeters to fit the pickups. It should be sometime in February before those make their way to me after I finalize what pole spacing I want for each pickup.

 

[fauxtoe]

Are the Warmoth P necks fatter back to front than Fender, Mex, Squire, current P necks?. I really need a thicker neck for my Squire project.

I'm fairly certain a Warmoth neck is fatter if you order the standard profile. The necks Fender and Squier are using right now fall into the shallow C category and are fairly thin front to back.

 

[Sjobi 1]

Here’s my Warmoth P. I’ve had the neck for a couple years, thin profile, roasted maple and rosewood, SS frets.

I recently got a new Ash body with the Holo flake finish. I love this finish, it’s impossible to capture all the little sparkle colors with my camera phone.
You can kind of see it in the close up pic.

For hardware it has Hipshot tuners and a d-tuner, Hipshot Kickass bridge and Fender knobs and pickup cover. Black anodized aluminum pickguard. The pickup is a Bareknuckle ‘58.

I love this thing!

 

[evilfirbolg]

From design, to reality! The neck came in a couple weeks ago with my other order and the body just arrived today -

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Body weight is as 4 lbs 12 oz, and the neck is 2 lbs 2 oz. Altogether with the hardware, electronics, and a substitute set of pickups (real thing might be heavier), it clocked in at 9 lbs 1 oz without strings on my shipping scale. I still have wood to remove from the pickup cavities as well as the holes to drill for the controls. I also had some of the parts in its packaging, so there's a real possibility this one levels out at around 9 lbs or less.

What a beauty!

BTW, I bought a 1/8" thick piece of pillowed maple from a woodworking supply and used the Warmoth cavity cover as a pattern to make a matching plate and truss cover for my project. It was quite easy.

 

[kraken_kr]

It's finally happening!!

The body piece weighs 5lbs as a roasted swamp ash short scale! Just wondering if anyone has any advice that can make it lighter? E.g where can I chamber it if possible?

Thanks in advance!

 

[BlueTalon]

It's finally happening!!

The body piece weighs 5lbs as a roasted swamp ash short scale! Just wondering if anyone has any advice that can make it lighter? E.g where can I chamber it if possible?

Thanks in advance!
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That fretboard grain is gorgeous!

The backside could be drilled/routed to save some weight, but is it not painted?

 

[kraken_kr]

That fretboard grain is gorgeous!

The backside could be drilled/routed to save some weight, but is it not painted?

Thank you! The body is already rear routed and painted...I didn't know I could pay $45 to ask they hand pick a lightweight piece...too late now

 

[BlueTalon]

Thank you! The body is already rear routed and painted...I didn't know I could pay $45 to ask they hand pick a lightweight piece...too late now

The rear routing makes it lighter than it would have been with a front route, but that wasn't what I meant. You could drill and route out more wood in other areas on the backside to save weight, the idea being that you would cover your drilled areas with a relatively thin sheet of wood, making your body chambered. Unfortunately, if you do that, you would have to have the entire back side of the body refinished.

Did you not know the weight of the body when you bought it?

 

[kraken_kr]

The rear routing makes it lighter than it would have been with a front route, but that wasn't what I meant. You could drill and route out more wood in other areas on the backside to save weight, the idea being that you would cover your drilled areas with a relatively thin sheet of wood, making your body chambered. Unfortunately, if you do that, you would have to have the entire back side of the body refinished.

Did you not know the weight of the body when you bought it?

Ohhh got it now! Thank you! Nope, I ordered directly from Warmoth online system and waited for a couple of months...I checked the neck pocket too after receiving it...no weight was wrote on there...

 

[BlueTalon]

Ohhh got it now! Thank you! Nope, I ordered directly from Warmoth online system and waited for a couple of months...I checked the neck pocket too after receiving it...no weight was wrote on there...

Sorry to hear it. I think for all of us, the first-time experience of doing something teaches us things we probably never would have known otherwise. Next time, you'll know to be more careful about the weight, to get a chambered body or start with a lightweight piece of wood from the beginning. But knowing that for next time doesn't help you this time. I'm sure your future experiences with Warmoth will be far more enjoyable, now that you know what to look for and what questions to ask. But the disappointment of this experience might turn you off to future experiences with Warmoth, and I get it.

 

[kraken_kr]

Sorry to hear it. I think for all of us, the first-time experience of doing something teaches us things we probably never would have known otherwise. Next time, you'll know to be more careful about the weight, to get a chambered body or start with a lightweight piece of wood from the beginning. But knowing that for next time doesn't help you this time. I'm sure your future experiences with Warmoth will be far more enjoyable, now that you know what to look for and what questions to ask. But the disappointment of this experience might turn you off to future experiences with Warmoth, and I get it.

Thank you for the kind words! I really know what kind of questions to ask next time! Oh well at least it's still the prettiest bass I have ever own haha!

 

[BlueTalon]

For future reference, you can add notes to online orders. Usually, when I have added notes, it was something I discussed with the sales people over the phone first, and they told me what to add.

Also, you can place orders over the phone, or just discuss what you're thinking of buying with one of the sales people.

By the way, what hardware are you going to be using on that bass? I'm not a big fan of that color, but I think it would look really cool with all black hardware.

 

[kraken_kr]

For future reference, you can add notes to online orders. Usually, when I have added notes, it was something I discussed with the sales people over the phone first, and they told me what to add.

Also, you can place orders over the phone, or just discuss what you're thinking of buying with one of the sales people.

By the way, what hardware are you going to be using on that bass? I'm not a big fan of that color, but I think it would look really cool with all black hardware.

Thanks for the info! I have actually called in to ask them move the bridge pickup slightly towards the neck to get the music man sweet spot position but I totally forgot about the weight! My bad.

I am thinking about either all black or all gold hardwares to go with the white covered Delano MM Pickup (no poles exposed).

 

[BlueTalon]

Thanks for the info! I have actually called in to ask them move the bridge pickup slightly towards the neck to get the music man sweet spot position but I totally forgot about the weight! My bad.

I am thinking about either all black or all gold hardwares to go with the white covered Delano MM Pickup (no poles exposed).

Delano is a great choice! Have you already ordered the pickup, or do you already have it? If not, I'll try to talk you into getting a black pickup cover, because I think it would look fantastic with a black bridge, black knobs, and black strings.

 

[kraken_kr]

Delano is a great choice! Have you already ordered the pickup, or do you already have it? If not, I'll try to talk you into getting a black pickup cover, because I think it would look fantastic with a black bridge, black knobs, and black strings.

Sorry to disappoint...I have already have the pickup...I specifically waited for a couple of weeks and ordered the white one directly from Delano...had this in mind for inspiration and now kinda makes me double think...oh man you are absolutely right...the all black would look soo good!

 

[Thumper]

Actually, the white works with chrome. With judicious tuner and bridge selection you can still come in at 9 lbs or less

 

[BlueTalon]

Sorry to disappoint...I have already have the pickup...I specifically waited for a couple of weeks and ordered the white one directly from Delano...had this in mind for inspiration and now kinda makes me double think...oh man you are absolutely right...the all black would look soo good!

Hey, it's your bass. As long as you're happy with the end result, don't pay any attention to some old geezer on the internet.

 

[BlueTalon]

Actually, the white works with chrome. With judicious tuner and bridge selection you can still come in at 9 lbs or less

While you're right about the white pickup cover working with chrome hardware, I think it (white + chrome) wouldn't contrast as well with the color of the body. Black would be far more striking.

Just one man's opinion.

 

[Thumper]

While you're right about the white pickup cover working with chrome hardware, I think it (white + chrome) wouldn't contrast as well with the color of the body. Black would be far more striking.

Just one man's opinion.

I wouldn't change anything about my CS 'NOS '59, my better photos are downstairs in my Music Room computer

 

[BlueTalon]

I wouldn't change anything about my CS 'NOS '59, my better photos are downstairs in my Music Room computer View attachment 4575518

That dark tort is cheating.