Nice photography.
Seriously. Are you professional? Because if not, you should definitely consider a career change. Annie Leibovitz ain't got nothin' on you.
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Seriously. Are you professional? Because if not, you should definitely consider a career change. Annie Leibovitz ain't got nothin' on you.
Thanks all! Not a pro in the least, and believe it or not, those were all taken with an iPhone 4S and cropped/edited in iPhoto.
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I know this isn't really the thread for it, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Moses necks you used. Various threads have had mixed reviews on their fit and finish. Curious about how you feel they impact your tone, and how well they fit the Warmoth bodies.
Finally finished my Warmoth project. One piece SG style mahogany body (last one they had). Dimarzio P/J PUs. Gotoh 201 bridge, Carvin neck with 20 frets and carved top headstock. Ebony board with no inlays. All black. Gonna put flatwounds on it cause I've never used those before. I'm giddy to finally play it.
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Great! I have a carvin neck and warmoth body on order right now. Body should be here by Friday. Looking forward to the combo.
I really like Moses. I think the quality is outstanding for the price (I usually pick them up here on the cheap). The fender-style necks fit like a glove on the Warmoth bodies. Conversely (and surprisingly), the Status neck was NOT an exact fit. I had to slowly trial and error the pickguard with a file until it perfectly covered the gap left behind by the difference in heel radius.
As far as tone goes, I find that the "sterile" comments describing composite necks and their tone to be way off base and usually made by folks that are all too set in their ways regarding traditional build materials. I've been a real fan of graphite/composite necks since 1986 and have owned, played, and thoroughly enjoyed MANY in my day and find them to be anywhere from warm and organic sounding to aggressive and punchy depending on amplification, EQ settings, strings, etc. In other words, they're every bit as versatile as wood. So if "sterile" means articulation with zero dead-spots and no truss tweaks due to climate change, then I'm all for it!! Seriously, the only time I may have to tweak the truss rod on a composite neck is during initial installation or a drastic string change (say Slinky rounds to TI flats for example). Hell, my Steinbergers didn't even have a truss rod.
Good question. I should have another Moses J sometime this week. I'll compare weights when I get it in.
some of my current warmoth stuff. a few others i need to shot pic of. recent favorite is a swamp maple faced mahog body jbass with a pau ferro /maple neck, SD j and MM each coil with own volume control and series /par pot on the bridge most coil. bass sounds amazing. also have a 2 mm very grainy p bass body with a wenge/wenge neck, old style carvin pass/active preamp/.
pictures i do have handy.
one i sold for some reason i can't seem to remember....
pictures i do have handy.
one i sold for some reason i can't seem to remember....
some of my current warmoth stuff...
one i sold for some reason i can't seem to remember....
The grain on that one is amazing! Twisty, psychedelic, trippy...
Was at a friends house today, he had a form fitted P case. The Z-Bass body does not fit in form fitted P cases.
It actually almost does fit, but the upper body contour (where the forearm contour meets the upper horn) is thinner and higher (and in my opinion, more ergonomic) then the standard P-Bass contour.Don't know about J cases though, I know they have more assymetric bodies so maybe.
Hope that helped.
Jeremy
Looking at the pre-made bodies in Warmoth's site, I'm amazed at the range of weights of the bodies.
Anyone else notice this? Can Warmoth supply lightweight bodies?
Davo
Anyone else notice this? Can Warmoth supply lightweight bodies?
Davo
Was at a friends house today, he had a form fitted P case. The Z-Bass body does not fit in form fitted P cases.
Don't know about J cases though, I know they have more assymetric bodies so maybe.
Hope that helped.
Jeremy
Thanks for the info. Although I thought the form fitted cases were formed to accommodate both J's and P's...
Either way, I know that if I get a Z-bass, I'll need another option for a hard case.
Or just find a body you like from the storefront. Unless you want something rather unusual, you can probably find a light body from among the bodies they've already made.
Oh my, Part 2 guess I better repost this: 
I really need to take some new pics as these wash out the colors quite a bit. This bass has become my main player.
I have 2 more (possibly 3) Warmoth builds to complete. I have almost all the parts aquired now. So hopefully I'll have some new pics to share in the next few months.
Stay tuned!
I really need to take some new pics as these wash out the colors quite a bit. This bass has become my main player.
I have 2 more (possibly 3) Warmoth builds to complete. I have almost all the parts aquired now. So hopefully I'll have some new pics to share in the next few months.
Stay tuned!
