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Warmoth Bodies and Necks
- Thread starter PleyswethSqwerl
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The Warmoth neck on my bass is the most stable of any I have ever owned, with the exception of an early 80s Steinberger XL2. The bass feels the same every time I pick it up, despite the wild humidity and temperature fluctuations of south Georgia, USA. I opted for the graphite stiffening rods.
For this and many other reasons, I may be totally done buying off-the-shelf basses, only to be disappointed.
For this and many other reasons, I may be totally done buying off-the-shelf basses, only to be disappointed.
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I'm sure Warmoth's CNC machines are capable of producing various neck profiles - they already do, just not as many as You'd probably like - the 4 string standard scale necks are available in 3 widths, and two thicknesses - 6 profiles. The issue is not if they can do it, it's whether or not they have enough business to justify programming and prototyping various neck profiles. Their business in guitar necks is bigger than it is in bass necks (natch), so they have more variety available.
If I were asking for more cnc programming from Warmoth, I'd be asking for programming to do chambered 5 string bodies - (I like their 5 string neck profile (there are only a couple). They do chambering for a lot of 4 string bodies, but again, the further down you go in volume, the less variety you get, so at least to this point, 5 string bodies are all solid.
If I were asking for more cnc programming from Warmoth, I'd be asking for programming to do chambered 5 string bodies - (I like their 5 string neck profile (there are only a couple). They do chambering for a lot of 4 string bodies, but again, the further down you go in volume, the less variety you get, so at least to this point, 5 string bodies are all solid.
My build will be a Warmoth body and a USACG neck. I wanted to use a Warmoth neck but pricing the slim taper, 14mm tuner holes, and graphite rods made it over $150 more expensive than a USACG build (with a slimmer neck!).
Plus how hard is it to put a truss rod adjustment in the headstock? I don't want to have to remove my neck every time it needs tweaking!
Plus how hard is it to put a truss rod adjustment in the headstock? I don't want to have to remove my neck every time it needs tweaking!
Curiosity: is that a walnut body with a clear finish or an alder body with a transparent one? (Or...?)
I'm not bustin your chops, I'm genuinely curious:
Wouldn't it make more sense to send this directly to Warmoth, than post it in a thread here?
I thought I was the only one who dislikes Warmoth's thick bodies. I just built a beautiful Seafoam Green PJ that's going up for sale. Just can't gel with the "Fatty".
This thread inspired me to pull out my 2 WARMOTH builds today & switch up my 2 in rotation. (Put away the Warwick Corvette and Sterling 25 CA-Christmas present 2021)
These are definitely 2 of my best playing & sounding basses.
White guard is a ‘56 p bass with Lindy Fralin Split ‘51 pickup & GHS pressure wounds.
Black guard is a PJ with Wilde PJ pickups and GHS black tapewounds. All maple unlined fretless neck.
Both sounding incredible today through the Eden rig. (MARKBASS too for that matter.)
These are definitely 2 of my best playing & sounding basses.
White guard is a ‘56 p bass with Lindy Fralin Split ‘51 pickup & GHS pressure wounds.
Black guard is a PJ with Wilde PJ pickups and GHS black tapewounds. All maple unlined fretless neck.
Both sounding incredible today through the Eden rig. (MARKBASS too for that matter.)
No a sales person will tell you it would cost them $10k to write a program to do that. Spike told me something to that effect when I called. So this SOS is sent in hopes that Warmoth head honchos sees that other consumers such as: (you and I). Would like more “variety” {Emphasis Added}. If it comes from one guy from a phone call or an email. You tend to get brushed of with foolish gaslighting hyperbole and or a B.S. response. As they are swift to get you off of the phone. Let’s be Real here, one person making a demand about something will never raise awareness.
Being a CNC guy by trade, it would take a person less than an hour to edit an existing program. I hear bs like this all the time about things made certain ways vice versa and most times it's crap. 9 times out of ten if there is not a personally vested interest, it will cost too much time and money. BS!
I would like Warmoth to offer the same back profiles for bass necks they do guitar. I’d love to have a Fatback bass neck.
And fingerboard radius. More selection please - I’d love to have a 16” or 20” radius.
And fingerboard radius. More selection please - I’d love to have a 16” or 20” radius.
Wow! You’re right! I had no knowledge of that specific legal battle. I remember hearing about how the headstock shape factored into some lawsuits, but nothing in detail…only occasional talk of the “Lawsuit Basses” of the 1970’s or thereabouts.
Do you have any links to articles regarding the ‘90s case(s)? I’d really like to learn more!
Wow! You’re right! I had no knowledge of that specific legal battle. I remember hearing about how the headstock shape factored into some lawsuits, but nothing in detail…only occasional talk of the “Lawsuit Basses” of the 1970’s or thereabouts.
Do you have any links to articles regarding the ‘90s case(s)? I’d really like to learn more!
Funny enough or coincidentally, the dude from Warmoth did a little video about this. There's definitely more out there online written about it, probably by IP attorneys.
There's all kinds of searchable stuff out there, from the late '70s,
after the Japanese Lawsuit Era Drama...
like how Warmoth moved in on Boogie Bodies...
and stole their shop........and their turtle!
And David Schecter using 7ender's headstock shapes, and all the cease and desist letters...
and just so much drama
This internet is so much FUN!
(Personally, I love Warmoth's neck selection the way it is, and think it's perfect.
I do not need 12 to 24 options of neck profiles!)
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I understand, I have both. My necks with the reinforcement require trust rod adjustment maybe once a year, maybe not at all, where my necks w/ out reinforcement require at least two adjustments a year. So I prefer necks w/ reinforcement. I prefer carbon fibers because of weight. It'd be good to have options though.
A lot of people here implying Warmoth is too dumb or too stubborn to offer more options. Not likely, since they have been doing this for a long time. They know what sells and they know how many people are asking for various options and have figured out what will make them the most money.
It's no different than Fender making basses with the specs they do. If you want something different they send you to the Custom Shop and you pay CS prices.