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I am thinking about my next Warmoth build. I think I want a J neck with ebony board with pearl block inlay and binding... BUT I have never played a bound neck before. I can rarely see the fingerboard when I play as I tend to hold the bass low and tend to lean back a bit. I am used to using the side dots as reference when playing. As far as i can tell a Warmoth bound neck has no side dots....is this true? Do you people with bound necks have a lack of side dots? Do you find it a hinderance?

[quote name='Spike Vincent' timestamp='1334773738' post='1621111'] I joined a band before I could play.Punk and all that... [/quote] what he said

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1334327809' post='1614673'] These are excellent - Minotaur from Greece - about £30-40 and arrived within a few days. Top quality and able to deal with heavy basses (I have a dodgy shoulder and back) [url="http://minotaur.gr/catalog/index.php?cPath=28&osCsid=kea90j8ah0o229867kdh25ar02"]http://minotaur.gr/c...229867kdh25ar02[/url] [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334331634' post='1614761'] Agree with Clarky, another vote for Minotaur here... wide, padded, high-quality leather. Been using the 'used look' vintage-style one for ages and it makes my Precision seem very light indeed. And we regularly play 2 X 1 hour sets. [/quote] I have ordered one of these. (through Thomann not direct from Minotaur) Thanks chaps. I shall let you know how I get on with it.

is the ream for the bushings the same? I thought Ultralites needed GB7 (14mm) holes while std tuners use BML (17.5mm)........or am I mistaken?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334333735' post='1614811'] I've got the 145cm option, and having measured it, I'd say it would go 110-145cm (approx) and currently have it adjusted to around 125cm. There are two strap button holes at the bottom end of the strap around 13cm apart for a quick change if necessary, but will also adjust in 3cm increments, so you should be able to get close to what you want. [/quote] Thanks

My first bass was a Kay P-bass in 1980/1 ish. It weighed a ton, had an action about 1/2" at the 12th and was utter garbage. I could not wait to replace it. I bought a JV Squier 62P which I still have although for the last 4 months it has retired to spare bass status. So in answer to the OP it is a definite NO

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1334327809' post='1614673'] These are excellent - Minotaur from Greece - about £30-40 and arrived within a few days. Top quality and able to deal with heavy basses (I have a dodgy shoulder and back) [url="http://minotaur.gr/catalog/index.php?cPath=28&osCsid=kea90j8ah0o229867kdh25ar02"]http://minotaur.gr/c...229867kdh25ar02[/url] [/quote] [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334331634' post='1614761'] Agree with Clarky, another vote for Minotaur here... wide, padded, high-quality leather. Been using the 'used look' vintage-style one for ages and it makes my Precision seem very light indeed. And we regularly play 2 X 1 hour sets. [/quote] they do look nice.....I see 2 length options 145cm and 170cm - how adjustable are they?

[quote name='Ben Jamin' timestamp='1334328222' post='1614685'] Does it have to be leather? These are really good: [url="http://www.monocase.com/mono-gs1-betty.asp"]http://www.monocase....o-gs1-betty.asp[/url] [/quote] That looks comfy...... comfort is my primary concern I suspected leather might be my best option as I've only ever seen really wide straps in leather.

I am looking for a wide ( 3"+) , padded leather strap for my bass (what else would it be for?) There seem to be few out there and what there is is frighteningly expensive ( £80 seems like a lot of dosh).... I normally use a 2" nylon thing but find that after a couple of hours on stage it can cut into my shoulder..... so I thought a wider strap would be a good idea. I am not going to fork out £80 on an unknown quantity. What do you recommend?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1333973972' post='1608911'] You might want to meet my annoying neighbour, who points to our baby grand and always comments bang on cue...... 'What about banging out something on THE big Organ of yours' He laughs his stupid ugly head off, and his lovely charming wife dies of embarrassment. Garry [/quote] You could invite his wife to bang one out on your big organ. I suspect that might shut him up.

[quote name='Coilte' timestamp='1334053456' post='1610064'] I mean as far as fretting a string is concerned. You still have to press down on a string to get a note, no matter if your bass costs 50 or 5000 pounds. [/quote] My rubbish Kay bass took massive effort to get the string to fret. The tension in the string was always high and the action was so high that it was a physical effort to get the strings to fret. My JV has quite a high action but takes little effort to fret. My Warmoth will fret just by looking at it, almost,...it just needs the string to be touched and it frets... Not all basses are the same, believe me.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1334048989' post='1609949'] Happens to us all etc etc. [/quote] Not necessarily....Statistically you are not certain to die, after all, less than 100% of humnas that have ever lived have died.......yet....

I believe that one of the reasons U2 have managed to stay together so long is that everything they do is split equally 4 ways.

This isn't hard for me. unknown year Kay P-bass copy - weighed a ton - gave it away but not until about 1990 1983 Fiesta Red/4ply tort Squier JV 62 Precision bought new - I still have this. 2011 Charger Green/4ply tort Warmoth P-J - I made this in December, Alder body/Birdseye Maple slim taper J neck/Rosewood 20fret board/Fender original P pup/ Allparts J pup - I still have this. I am now GASing for a Warmoth hollow Custom T c/w f hole and front and rear binding with a J width Tele headed neck and a single coil shaped pup but favouring a stacked humbucker......I just loved making my Warmoth

[quote name='Ruiner' timestamp='1333371663' post='1600663'] Is this how most bands operate? [/quote] In my experience yes, mostly. in the bands I've been in whoever brings the initial idea gets the lion's share of the publishing. The bands i've worked with, and there have been a few, generally have a split 40% initial idea, 40% lyrics, 20% balance split equally as 'arrangement' unless it is agreed that one individual has contributed significantly more.

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Couldt be this? Hard to tell if that's SB or a trick of the light i and this is different: [but not SB]

[quote name='Max Normal' timestamp='1333032093' post='1596502'] Hi, I posted a few weeks back asking if anyone had experience of Warmoths new "Slim Taper" neck option. Nobody did, [/quote] i did

[quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1332846122' post='1593792'] You do have to be careful which type you order from WD as there are a few versions to match the changes in spec over the years from Fender. And occasionally there is the odd hole missing (As I discovered), but they are pretty helpful if you contact them about it. Don't know if you'll have any better luck buyng a Fender one as its a Warmoth, but as they are licenced they should be a good fit - as long as you match the era... [/quote] i fitted my Warmoth with a genuine Fender '62 RI tort plate [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/pickguards-scratchplates/pickguards-for-bass/pickguard-62-precision-bass-13-screw-holes-2-p-4663.html"]http://www.allparts....s-2-p-4663.html[/url] It is a perfect fit around the neck pocket and pickup routs and of course the 13holes you drill yourself in your body. Std precision Fender made 13hole mint green here: [url="http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/pickguards-scratchplates/pickguards-for-bass/pickguard-standard-precision-bass-13-screw-holes-p-4657.html"]http://www.allparts....les-p-4657.html[/url]

My 1983 JV Squier 62 Precision serial number JV80xxx I bought this new in Feb 84 from a shop in Romford for £129 I'll post some better pics later perhaps

Hello I believe I brought you here don't let the GAS take hold

I built a Warmoth in December - I love it. Gonna build another one this year. My import duty/VAT was £135.

Steve Hanley He was a bassline machine.....

Warmoth J-P is like a DAX Cobra [as opposed to the AC 427]

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