Lakland 44-01?
Hmm, must be a custom order only item, I don't see that body anywhere in the showcase.
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Warmoth Suggestions!
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Lakland 44-01?
Hmm, must be a custom order only item, I don't see that body anywhere in the showcase.
Okay guys.. my fretless addiction has offiicially kicked in, and I want to make another fretless. My first fretless was recently completed which many of you know and is a '82 Squier P bass with a Mike Dolan neck.. I love this bass to death, and wont let it pry out of my dead hands!
Okay, but what I need help with is ideas for a new fretless. Im getting a Warmoth neck on trade with an unlined fretless rosewood board and maple neck, black Schaller tuners.
I plan on doing full black hardware.
RULES!
1. Cant be just simple P bass. I love mine to death, but I want something a bit different. Can be any body style, ANY, just not a simple P bass with a P route. P bodies are fair game, but they need to be routed specially or something.
2. Must come from the Showcase! Im using the 20% off deal to get it, so thats a BIG deal.
3. It cant be too expensive.. My parents are loaning me the cash so I can take advantage of this awesome deal, but I still have to pay em back. I make money gigging and such and with Christmas and my birthday coming up, Ill have some cash to pay it off.
4. I am not into metal-ish things, like an all black bass that screams Metallica. I pay funk, jazz, and rock. I need it to be tasteful.
Honestly, the possibilities are endless! I have a few good ideas on mind, but Im open to all suggestions. The most I can do is politely say no.
And on the "losing value" thing.. I dont care, honestly. I want this to be the perfect brother to my P, and seeing Im practically getting the neck and tuners for free on a trade I wont be losing much.
Thanks TB!
J.
It's tough to beat a sunburst finish, tortise pickguard... unless it's fiesta red with a tortise pickguard!
Having a fender bird, I can attest to their awesomeness. I thought about trading for a fretless neck, but I really like how the maple brightens up the mahogany body. Personally I will forever gas for a telecaster (as in the guitar) shaped bass, and a fretless one would just kill, imo. And you can build an awesome warmoth way cheaper than a g&l asat, especially a custom fretless one.
Hm.. Come to think of it, if I go with a good ebony/maple neck, Ill have enough for one. Its between that, and buying a neck with tuners from another TBer. Rosewood, though.
Have you added up the cost of this? Body, neck, tuners, pickups, bridge, preamp, misc electronics, setup, pickgaurd, input jack...
Yeah, personally I wouldn't go "all" Warmoth. Get an Allparts/Mighty Mite/USACG neck. Warmoth necks are pretty fat and heavy. There's definitely cheaper (and just as good) ways go to without breaking the bank. For all the parts.
A Huge -1.
Warmoth necks may be thick and heavy, but they are much better necks than Allparts/Mighty Mite/USACG.
For one thing, you are only going to get a Maple/Ebony neck from those guys. (Well, maybe USACG can do Rosewood or something, but they don't do any exotics unless you supply the wood.)
I know that USACG does not have a Fender licensing, which means the headstock looks like a cheap copy of a J or P.
I'm guessing that if the OP is a P bass player, he likes a thicker neck, so that may not be a problem.
Weight can be taken care of with lightweight tuners.
I believe that Hipshot's 1/2" Ultralites fit the 11/16" reams on Warmoth's showcase necks.
It was just a suggestion. He had mentioned he didn't like the Warmoth neck he had, so I was trying to provide some alternatives. I've heard that the Allparts necks are very nice.
Engine207
Losing faith in humanity...one call at a time.
Im with Eagle.. I have a Warmoth neck, and it is pretty chunky feeling compared to my Fender and Mike Dolan neck.
