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I decided to update this post to send an SOS to Warmoth. Dear Warmoth you make the best bodies in the world. Please!!!! Invest money in a CNC program that will give various “C” shapes to your bass necks. Also various fretboard radius like 7.25 and 9.5 as opposed to 10. You would be the best company in the world if you did so.

Sincerely,

Jim.
 
I decided to update this post to send an SOS to Warmoth. Dear Warmoth you make the best bodies in the world. Please!!!! Invest money in a CNC program that will give various “C” shapes to your bass necks. Also various fretboard radius like 7.25 and 9.5 as opposed to 10. You would be the best company in the world if you did so.

Sincerely,

Jim.
I concur. If they offered curvier fretboards, it's quite likely I would've commissioned one by now.

That being said, I've often wondered if there is some legal caveat in their licensing agreement with Fender that bars them from manufacturing necks that are far too close to Fender-spec'd necks. Something like a "Close is fine, but not too close." agreement, perhaps?
 
I concur. If they offered curvier fretboards, it's quite likely I would've commissioned one by now.

That being said, I've often wondered if there is some legal caveat in their licensing agreement with Fender that bars them from manufacturing necks that are far too close to Fender-spec'd necks. Something like a "Close is fine, but not too close." agreement, perhaps?
Doubtful because there are many other companies licensed by fender like all parts and they have C-shaped necks and 9.5 radius. I just don’t think Warmoth wants to spend more money on writing a CNC program to produce these types of projects, which they should they be the pinnacle of all parts if they did.
 
Dear Warmoth,
Thank You for making this Real Big 5 neck with 2 STEEL stiffening rods, 2 TRUSSRODs, and 5 layers of Maple/Bubinga.
It sounds/looks/feels GREAT!!!
IMFO, of course.
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Here is what is sounds like:
 
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Doubtful because there are many other companies licensed by fender like all parts and they have C-shaped necks and 9.5 radius. I just don’t think Warmoth wants to spend more money on writing a CNC program to produce these types of projects, which they should they be the pinnacle of all parts if they did.
Check the specs on the Allparts site. Unless I missed an exception, they're all 10" radius necks. And if they do have a Jazz neck with a 9.5" or smaller radius, please let me know. :)

On a related note, Mighty Mite necks have a 9.5" radius, but coincidentally or not, they stopped manufacturing Fender-licensed necks and bodies around the same time FMIC started selling their own necks and bodies. I remember because I was shopping for another Mighty Mite Jazz body when all of a sudden, model after model started showing up as "Out of Stock" across the main retailers. Then, within a couple of months, I started getting notices of "Genuine Fender Replacement Parts" left, right and center.

It was as if FMIC either pulled their licensing agreement or simply didn't renew it. Someday, I would love to brace the people at Mighty Mite to get their side of the story and put my speculation to rest.

As for Warmoth, it's probably one of two situations...either they won't cut their necks to Fender specs or they can't. Beyond that, who knows? And if someone does know, they ain't talkin'. :rollno:

USA Custom Guitars had a bunch of interesting options, but I never got around to ordering one before they closed up shop. 'Tis a shame, because I was really curious to know what a 7.25" to 9.5" compound radius neck felt like.
 
I decided to update this post to send an SOS to Warmoth. Dear Warmoth you make the best bodies in the world. Please!!!! Invest money in a CNC program that will give various “C” shapes to your bass necks. Also various fretboard radius like 7.25 and 9.5 as opposed to 10. You would be the best company in the world if you did so.

Sincerely,

Jim.
Compound radius is the real deal, hope they can also do It one day ;) It's piss easy to change the radius at cnc machine to be honest, no money investing needed :roflmao: but It would also change their fretting, sanding and a hoard of other automated processes. They must have their own reasoning. They also cancelled lot of hollow models with F holes etc. in past because of time consumption, order rate, fault rate etc.
 
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If your hand can feel the difference between a 9.5", and a 10" fretboard radius...

you've got a darn good hand, and you better take good care of it ;)
Well, I've been doing massage therapy professionally for 28 years, so "probably" and "definitely"! :D
 
I’ve never played a Warmoth neck. What’s it actually like?

well, here’s my warmouth with a slim Taporneck. I build my own guitars, and it plays pretty good. However, my fender is much better and has a better feel the telling part is that they use fender necks in their YouTube videos on their Warmoth bodies. Meaning to suggest their necks may not be as great as the bodies.
 

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I decided to update this post to send an SOS to Warmoth. Dear Warmoth you make the best bodies in the world. Please!!!! Invest money in a CNC program that will give various “C” shapes to your bass necks. Also various fretboard radius like 7.25 and 9.5 as opposed to 10. You would be the best company in the world if you did so.

Sincerely,

Jim.
 

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If your hand can feel the difference between a 9.5", and a 10" fretboard radius...

you've got a darn good hand, and you better take good care of it ;)


There is a big difference at least my hands compare a Lakeland neck to a fender neck completely different. Hell go play a cinder American original then play a Warmouth met. You will feel the difference.
 
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I concur. If they offered curvier fretboards, it's quite likely I would've commissioned one by now.

That being said, I've often wondered if there is some legal caveat in their licensing agreement with Fender that bars them from manufacturing necks that are far too close to Fender-spec'd necks. Something like a "Close is fine, but not too close." agreement, perhaps?

No, because Musikraft already does it.
 
Check the specs on the Allparts site. Unless I missed an exception, they're all 10" radius necks. And if they do have a Jazz neck with a 9.5" or smaller radius, please let me know. :)

On a related note, Mighty Mite necks have a 9.5" radius, but coincidentally or not, they stopped manufacturing Fender-licensed necks and bodies around the same time FMIC started selling their own necks and bodies. I remember because I was shopping for another Mighty Mite Jazz body when all of a sudden, model after model started showing up as "Out of Stock" across the main retailers. Then, within a couple of months, I started getting notices of "Genuine Fender Replacement Parts" left, right and center.

It was as if FMIC either pulled their licensing agreement or simply didn't renew it. Someday, I would love to brace the people at Mighty Mite to get their side of the story and put my speculation to rest.

As for Warmoth, it's probably one of two situations...either they won't cut their necks to Fender specs or they can't. Beyond that, who knows? And if someone does know, they ain't talkin'. :rollno:

USA Custom Guitars had a bunch of interesting options, but I never got around to ordering one before they closed up shop. 'Tis a shame, because I was really curious to know what a 7.25" to 9.5" compound radius neck felt like.

Musikcraft is licensed by fender and offers 7.25 and 9.5 radius. Also all parts does. You have to catch one on there.