What is this bass?!

[wysiwyg248]

That is not a Fender body, the upper horn is a bit too short and the strap button orientation is wrong (should be pointing towards the headstock and not away from it). The body cut outs are too severe and rounded.
The bent G string tuner does not help either.

 

[Sharko]

I like the offensively bad rectangle fender sticker

 

[antfarm]

Cool looking bass, I especially like the combination of a chip seal pickguard with mother of pearl binding and golden hardware. Looks heavy though.

 

[jamro217]

The only thing even remotely "Fenderish" about it is the moniker on the decal. The neck has a maple capped fingerboard, the body looks like plywood, the control plate flew south for the winter leaving the aftermarket pickguard in charge of the non-factory issued EMGs and the equally non-factory bridge. What's left, the strap buttons? Even they don't look right.

 

[Warhawk]

Body wood looks like oak. If so you won't have to worry about neck dive. Looks like a home-made body with a fancy Warmoth neck. What's the line on the headstock a little above the nut?

 

[bordinco90]

Looks like a Warmoth neck. That's a $600 neck if you built one from Warmoth! Nice looking bass!

 

[eniac]

> Body wood looks like oak

That's what caught my eye first. So, yeah, there's the weight issue. Then the (somewhat) high-mass bridge and brass saddles. Add all three and you might have an instrument with a somewhat sterile, piano-like tone.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

I really like the 300 grit sandpaper pickguard!

 

[Lance Bunyon]

And just for the record, Warmoth is licenced by Fender so a Warmoth neck is legally allowed to wear the watermark.

 

[in tune]

... a $600 neck..EMG x pups...if sound is good too, go for it immediately!

 

[HappyChillmore]

The only thing even remotely "Fenderish" about it is the moniker on the decal. The neck has a maple capped fingerboard, the body looks like plywood, the control plate flew south for the winter leaving the aftermarket pickguard in charge of the non-factory issued EMGs and the equally non-factory bridge. What's left, the strap buttons? Even they don't look right.

What do you mean about the emgs being non factory issued ?

 

[FRoss6788]

What do you mean about the emgs being non factory issued ?

They're not stock Fender pickups.

 

[CoughSyrup]

And just for the record, Warmoth is licenced by Fender so a Warmoth neck is legally allowed to wear the watermark.

Warmoth is licensed to produce replacement necks with Fender's trademarked headstock shapes. Their licensing agreement specifically prohibits them from placing any logo or logotype, even their own, anywhere on the headstock.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

Warmoth is licensed to produce replacement necks with Fender's trademarked headstock shapes. Their licensing agreement specifically prohibits them from placing any logo or logotype, even their own, anywhere on the headstock.

Ok. It's funny,I'm unable to find the actual licensing agreement. The whole thing is stupid- it's a neck that's officially licenced by Fender as a Fender replacement. I suppose the best watermark would be "Official Fender Replacement Neck" but then you'd need a magnifying glass to read it.
How is it possibly enforceable that Fender can keep Warmoth from putting Warmoths name on a Warmoth neck?
I need a nap.

 

[Dust2Dust]

This is probably the best "Mystery" post and thread I've ever read hear

 

[CoughSyrup]

Ok. It's funny,I'm unable to find the actual licensing agreement. The whole thing is stupid- it's a neck that's officially licenced by Fender as a Fender replacement. I suppose the best watermark would be "Official Fender Replacement Neck" but then you'd need a magnifying glass to read it.
How is it possibly enforceable that Fender can keep Warmoth from putting Warmoths name on a Warmoth neck?
I need a nap.

Fender owns the trademarks to those headstock shapes, so they can set whatever terms they like for their licensing agreement. Warmoth can choose to abide by those terms and continue making tons of money producing necks with trademarked Fender headstock shapes or they can choose to stop and only produce necks with their own unique headstock designs.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

Fender owns the trademarks to those headstock shapes, so they can set whatever terms they like for their licensing agreement. Warmoth can choose to abide by those terms and continue making tons of money producing necks with trademarked Fender headstock shapes or they can choose to stop and only produce necks with their own unique headstock designs.

Oh I got all that, I just couldn't find it in writing. And neither could you, because you posted a video instead. I'm not saying you're wrong or trying to provoke...just that I can't find it in writing lol!

 

[CoughSyrup]

Oh I got all that, I just couldn't find it in writing. And neither could you, because you posted a video instead. I'm not saying you're wrong or trying to provoke...just that I can't find it in writing lol!

He says in the video that the licensing agreement used to be on Warmoth's website, but it was the least viewed page on their entire site, so they took it down. I don't understand the logic of that, but it's what he said.

Despite that and thanks to the magic of the Wayback Machine, I found an archived copy for you to peruse at your leisure:

Wayback Machine

 

[Bighouse]

I couldn't find that document, however, I did find this:
Wayback Machine

 

[Bass4ThePublic]

warmoth you can tell by the shape of the fretboard by the tuners. I hade a warmoth neck and it had the exact same carve. Solid necks but very heavy imo