Yes I talked to the tech,there already and said they don't do MusicMan necks. Shame on them!
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Maybe because so few people mod MM basses. Which might actually be because there are so few aftermarket parts and EB has rarely ever licensed their designs out.
You could build yourself a short-scale MM style bass with Warmoth parts, which could end up cheaper than having someone custom build a neck for an existing MM bass.
Actually I already,have the vintage sunburst short scale MM,and switched neck on it also. Mostly got the white short scale body,not knowing it would be hard to find another neck. Live and learn I guess.
I will be joining the Warmoth Owners club tomorrow. Just bought this beautiful P/J and the seller is bringing it to my job tomorrow.
Warmoth Custom P-J Bass - Curly Maple Top - Honey Burst Gloss - Seymour Duncan - Mint | Reverb
Warmoth Custom P-J Bass - Curly Maple Top - Honey Burst Gloss - Seymour Duncan - Mint | Reverb
No shame. Smart. EB/MM has a large team of very aggressive attornies. *Anything* that could be perceived as infringing on their trademarks will get a cease and desist in time.
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Body: Roasted alder transparent amber. Which equates to transparent brown on the dark wood body. Rear route, ultra light upgrade. The body came in at 4lbs 6oz with paint. With everything except the two 9v batteries on the scale it’s still comfortably under 8lbs. I think it’ll easily be sub 8 when done.
Neck: Fender Classis 60’s roasted maple. (Musiciansfriend)
Hardware: Hipshot USA ultralight cloverleaf tuners (direct order from hipshot), Gotoh bridge, black. (from TB classifieds)
Electronics. Aguilar OBP1, Volume/Blend/Treble boost/Bass boost. (Had this sitting in a drawer forever).
Fralin single coils, 5% overwound. Custom order direct from Fralin.
I’ve also got a plan B setup with Volume/Blend/Passive Tone (push pull for active bypass) and Stacked bass/Treble. Same layout as a Sadowsky VTC circuit but with Aguilar guts. Have the parts for both layouts. Thanks to best bass gear.
Knobs: Sadowsky style machined aluminum. (From lovemyswitches.com and bestbassgear.com)
I was very happy with the neck to body fit.
I suck with a soldering iron so I’m going to take it to a pro for wiring and to get the nut filed (right now it’s just got guide slots cut).
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Nice! Just curious, any idea how much the neck weighs? I am considering a p bass build and want a sub 8 lb’er so looking at all parts weights. I do love the roasted maple necks, although I find they’re almost too dark sometimes for black dots and too light for white dots
but yours looks good with black.
I understand,I wanted to buy one their necks,and match it up with one of their bodies. Fortunately I found the original neck,that was taken off this body.
Here is my new Warmoth build. Plays as good as it looks.
These Seymour Duncan Quarter pounder pickups are awesome. Damn, now I get what the hype is. Deep, articulate, but can zing if needed. It helps that the seller set it up to perfection before I received it. The Warmoth body and neck fit together like a glove. No gap, no unsightly areas of chipping from being too tight and being forced into the neck pocket. Just perfect fit. And you would never guess the body and neck are 15 years old. No scratches, dents, dings or worn areas. I love this thing.
Gorgeous ! I LOVE that feeling of putting the neck into the pocket and it fits like that. Warmoth is the BEST ! I agree with you on the Quarter Pounders. They are so punchy ! That is one 7ender killer. That big, black Kick Ass looks ... kick ass !
Thanks. Best bass I have played. The seller set it up perfectly for me.
It looks gorgeous with the black hardware. Congrats.
I know a lot of people here on TB don't like them, but I'm with you on the Quarter Pounders.
I know a lot of people here on TB don't like them, but I'm with you on the Quarter Pounders.
I did not realize you can adjust the string spacing on this bridge. That is cool and almost a game changer for me with my sausage fingers. No unintentional noises when I play.
Nice! Just curious, any idea how much the neck weighs? I am considering a p bass build and want a sub 8 lb’er so looking at all parts weights. I do love the roasted maple necks, although I find they’re almost too dark sometimes for black dots and too light for white dots
I took the neck off this morning to do some work and remembered you asked this question. The neck, without hardware is 1lb 8.6oz.
Thanks, I'm seeing more and more the necks seem to be in the 1 lb 6-9 oz range.
Some changes to my two Jazz V’s…
I installed the Warmoth fretless neck onto the Natural VM body with the Apollo pickups. I then purchased a new CV Jazz V body, swapped all the pickups and preamp, and bought a new HipShot Kickass bridge for the Squier screw pattern, and installed the Warmoth Fretted neck onto it.
I now have “Twin” fretted and fretless Jazz V’s.
The fretless has 60’s pickup spacing, the fretted has 70’s pickup spacing.
Oh, and I really love this angle - reminds me of an ice cream sandwich …
Coming back to my “future build plan”, I’m stuck on whether I want to do a simple Stingray 5 type bass (like a 5-string version of the Flea Active Jazz) or if I want to do a P/MM configuration. I have a P/MM 4-string, and I really love how it sounds…
I would probably do either a Nordstrand NP5 and Bigman5 combo, or a Delano set (I can’t remember the names PVMC-5FE or something…)
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