Thank you for your kind words! I will see what I come up with the parts I have!
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Thank you for your kind words! I will see what I come up with the parts I have!
If you're planning on using a pickguard, you could cheat and drill out some of the material under the guard. Just be careful with that since you already have a finish. Only problem, is that then you have to keep the PG on to hide the ugly holes....
Warmoth does chambered bodies but you have to select that when you spec out our order. I would even talk to one of their representatives just to make sure.
To lighten a finished body will always be more ha$$le than making a light one from scratch. Therefore, I would recommend selling the body at a small loss and get a professionally chambered body (these can come in under 4lbs) from Warmoth.
Great looking bass by the way!!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Unfortunately...it'd be impossible to sell it at a small cost...given a $100 shipping fees and quite a chunk of import taxes...you are Canadian too and know what I mean lol
Maybe I will stick with it for now and use a pickguard to cover the potential holes I might drill in the future as per @mrperkolator 's suggestions!
PS: Did you get your stingray defretted?
I have decided to do it myself, but first I have to get my workshop set up.
I have an ebony piece that I will use as the new finger board and remove the existing fretted board entirely.
I am not in a hurry right now, but I will show it to you when it is done.
For any diy projects you could check with the luthier's corner chaps. They are friendly, skilled and their input could save you $ and time.
These two things just showed up. Looks like I've got a spring project.. what to do...what to do....
Does anyone else not click with the warmoth neck profile? I have a medium scale jazz and something just doesnt feel great to me. its not awful, but far from what id hope. I feel it could be a tad slimmer, but the shape feels odd to me, especially going up the neck.
All good! Im just trying to put my finger on what it is. I dont think its the thickness bc Ive played thicket necks and not minded them. I can help but feel its a combination of the neck taper and contourSorry!
I actually like them and I love the roasted maple necks with no finish on my 2 short scale builds.
But necks can be funny and people can be very particular about them, for example I always loved Taylor guitar necks but always found it difficult to find a Martin acoustic guitar where I liked the neck. Different strokes for different folks I guess?
But necks can be funny and people can be very particular about them, for example I always loved Taylor guitar necks but always found it difficult to find a Martin acoustic guitar where I liked the neck. Different strokes for different folks I guess?
And I played (nearly adequately) the Warmoth shortscale 30" P bass on my bands (Truckstop Hooligans) first CD, if I may blatantly push my bands fist CD
First time I played their jazz bass neck....It felt like a chunky Precision to me....BUT OMG beautiful work..wood and I would have easily got used to it...Perhaps graphite bars would help...weight also
I am still in love with my Warmoth bodies.....Spectacular
The short/medium scale necks dont have stiffening rods. I have played some pbass necks and warwick necks that were chunkier (idk about chunkiest) and not minded them. I cant pin it down but there is something that just doesnt feel ideal. Its not a deal breaker, but definitely something I plan to address at some point.
Lovely basses! But I’d want to get a finish on that maple neck and board, asap, otherwise it’s going to end up looking really grubby.
Sandpaper and ingenuity= new neck shape.
I’ve taken 1/8” (front to back) off a standard taper finished maple Warmoth 34” P neck. A significant amount of that was the poly clear. But, nevertheless the neck went from over 1” at the 12th fret to a much more comfy and fast feel. Tru oil was used to seal it afterwards, and the neck lost no strength or stiffness. I’ve yet to have to adjust the truss, even when playing in direct summer sun or cold temps.
