Anyone got a warmoth bass?

[Metalmoore]

I know warmoth are known for the great build quality of their guitars but wondering if anyone has any here. Would like to see what it is you have, how they feel and anything else you can tell me really. I am really interested in the Gecko 5 so would really like to know how the neck feels on it and how it balances and again any info you have.

Cheers

[Delberthot]

I've had 2. Both '54 P basses, both with Jazz width necks

The first one had a gold flake finish over a mahogany body, wenge neck, ebony fretboard and gold effect frets. Gold Schaller tuners, Gotoh 201 bridge and SD 1/4" pounder

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The second one was done to replicate an original '57 single coil precision before the 'new' version was introduced. It had a swamp ash body finished in blonde, maple neck/fretboard finished in vintage tint, Gotoh resolite tuners, gotoh 201 bridge and a Lollar single coil pickup

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Warmoth stuff is absolutely immaculate when you get it. the attetion to detail is fantastic. I would put a week's wages on the Warmoth coming out top if you did a blind test with the equivelant Fender parts. Their stuff is that good.

The only issue is that the necks tend to be quite chunky due to the steel reinforcement bars that run inside. On the plus side, those necks ain't going to move unless you're turning the truss rod

I've never had a gecko so can't comment on them.

Check out the Unofficial Warmoth Forum - you can get the link from the main Warmoth website.


Both my basses are featured in the customer gallery with very poor quality pictures. My gold Warmoth is in Finland or somewhere like that and the '57 is somewhere in Ireland.

[Mr. Foxen]

Got severe temptation to get a blocked and bound telebass neck from them. I just made it, and given all those options, came to over $500.

[Metalmoore]

@ Delberthot: Out of curiousity, why did you sell them?

[Delberthot]

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My name is Derek and I'm a bassaholic

[ezbass]

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Entire membership of BC "Hello Derek"

[umcoo]

I got a telebass neck from them about a year ago now. I bought it in the showcase, so it needed a finish on it and frets etc, but from clicking 'buy it now' to arriving at my house was about 5-6 weeks. Pretty good really, considering time to finish, postage, customs etc. Top notch product too.