Deluxe 5 Jaguar Bass!
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Corey P.
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And here it is laid out with everything I've gathered so far. I'm soooooooooooooooooo happy with how the body/neck/finish/everything turned out! I've been obscenely patient (by my standards, anyway :icon_tongue
to this point, so of course now that everything's in front of me patience is out the window, lol.
Neck (Un-boxing thread):
Body
I'm just waiting on the preamp (EMG BTS System), Hipshot chrome O-ring knobs and 3-string retainer to arrive, and then it'll be off for assembly.
It also has Dangerous neckwear ready to go. :headbang:
Eric Wylie was an absolute champion in terms of making this a reality and helping me make all of the important decisions. I think I'm committed to naming my first-born Eric/Erica.
I can't wait until I can play this bass!
to this point, so of course now that everything's in front of me patience is out the window, lol.Neck (Un-boxing thread):
- Deluxe 5 Bubinga Neck/Wenge Fretboard
- 4+1 Tuner Routing (17mm)
- Hipshot Ultralite Clover Key Tuning Machines
- Asymmetric Contour
- 1 7/8" Nut Width, with a slotted Corian nut
- 6105 Frets
- Abalone Face Dots
Body
- Solid Swamp Ash Jaguar Bass body with Deluxe 5 neck pocket
- Tobacco Burst finish
- String-through Hipshot A-style bridge
- Dual Battery Box (18v)
- 7/8" Side Jack
I'm just waiting on the preamp (EMG BTS System), Hipshot chrome O-ring knobs and 3-string retainer to arrive, and then it'll be off for assembly.
It also has Dangerous neckwear ready to go. :headbang:
Eric Wylie was an absolute champion in terms of making this a reality and helping me make all of the important decisions. I think I'm committed to naming my first-born Eric/Erica.
I can't wait until I can play this bass!
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Nice!
Corey P.
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Thanks guys/lady!
@Hannaugh, I haven't personally played the new Squier short scale Jaguars, but the price is great and they have a lot of fans over at Talkbass. The Jaguar/Jazzmaster is my all-time favorite body shape for either guitar or bass, so that's why this happened.
@Hannaugh, I haven't personally played the new Squier short scale Jaguars, but the price is great and they have a lot of fans over at Talkbass. The Jaguar/Jazzmaster is my all-time favorite body shape for either guitar or bass, so that's why this happened.
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Corey: How did you organise for the Jaguar body to be made into a Bass guitar body? :icon_scratch:
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Very cool and unique!
Corey P.
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I actually discovered this message board from Googling "Warmoth Jaguar Bass," and found Hachi Kid's build. IAussie Pete said:
The only hint of disapproval I got from him was when I called to finalize the order and told him I wasn't interested in gold hardware. :dontknow: :icon_jokercolor:
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Corey P. said:
Yeah, Eric is a great champion for Warmoth, he helped me with wood selection for the Uber Tele...I think he likes to occasionally walk an order thru even though his day-to-day job there doesn't warrant that.
But I think if every UW forumite started using Eric as the "unofficial" UW contact point at Warmoth for all of our projects, he'd have to call 'time out'!
For a special project like yours though, something that requires a bit of explaining, Eric is a good first contact point ("is this do-able?"), even if he can't take the whole order himself. :icon_thumright:
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Pete: Exactly. I remembered very clearly Eric and other Warmoth folks mentioning on the forums how much constant inquiries slow down a project once it's in production, so after everything was finalized I only emailed him once to share Doug's neck plate with him:
The body was completed and in my hands in just over 10 weeks, after I was given an estimate of 12+, which is outstanding. I genuinely hope he realizes how grateful I am for all of his work and enthusiasm for the project, along with everyone involved with the build & finish.
In other good news, the last shipment I was waiting on arrived today, so I just need to buy batteries and pack everything up to take to my trusted luthier for the final assembly and setup. :toothy10: :toothy10: :toothy10:
The body was completed and in my hands in just over 10 weeks, after I was given an estimate of 12+, which is outstanding. I genuinely hope he realizes how grateful I am for all of his work and enthusiasm for the project, along with everyone involved with the build & finish.
In other good news, the last shipment I was waiting on arrived today, so I just need to buy batteries and pack everything up to take to my trusted luthier for the final assembly and setup. :toothy10: :toothy10: :toothy10:
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After planning to get everything over to my friendly neighborhood luthier, my car's cooling system decided to take a nose dive, so I've been light on funds. That made me get a little brave and willing to tackle things I wouldn't have otherwise, and since most steps are pretty intuitive and Warmoth's routing gives you a clean, clear roadmap everything's gone really well so far: the tuners are installed, the neck is on, the pickups and preamp are in, and the bridge is on. And the electronics actually work!
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I looooooooove the neck. The basic tactile experience is pretty fantastic, and being so substantial you really do feel the notes you play. The asymmetric contour is great, too. I do feel like the open pores in the Bubinga can feel a little like they're snags my hand is hitting for lack of a better term, but that effect seems to be going away the more I play, so I reckon it's a combo of wearing away at the edges of the pores and the neck taking on some of the natural oils, etc. in my hand. Or maybe I'm just exfoliating, in a really fun way, lol. I don't know that I'd want to finely sand any further or use wax a la Warwick, but will consider both once I've really spent some time breaking it in.
Plugging in, I'm REALLY happy. The whole spectrum is there, but the midrange is the most clearly defined I've ever had with any bass. Both plugged in and acoustic the piano-like quality a lot of folks strive for is there. Right now I'm just using a single 9-volt with the stock EMG clip; I'll eventually learn to solder effectively, but this isn't the project I want to do that on, lol.
The nut seems slotted really well, Corian gets my seal of approval. The Hipshot tuners are great, too - I don't have to use a string winder or give myself carpal tunnel to get good string tension, and they're nice and light, which helps since the neck isn't, lol. I didn't realize at the time I ordered the neck that graphite rods were an option over steel, but I've had overall heavier basses with no issues, so I'm not too worried about the weight once I get the strap buttons installed. Right now it balances really nicely on my leg while seated, so it's a pretty safe bet it'll balance well on a strap, too.
As far as challenges, I bought a square jack plate to use, but the roundovers, which are amazing, don't leave enough flat wood to install the square plate flush, so I'm borrowing a football shaped jack plate from my jazz bass, and temporarily have the square one on the jazz diagonally - perfect fit, lol. Pretty silly looking but a workable solution. I also lost one of the screws for the retainer, so I'll probably bring that to Mark (the luthier) when I bring it in for a proper setup and see if he has any spare, and just have him install that. I'd like to say it doesn't need it, but there's just not enough downward tension behind the nut .
To do: Drill for the the jack plate (or maybe I'll just keep that awesome masking tape instead?), battery box and control cover, install the ferrules and strap buttons, wire/solder the battery box to the preamp, and install the string retainer.
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I looooooooove the neck. The basic tactile experience is pretty fantastic, and being so substantial you really do feel the notes you play. The asymmetric contour is great, too. I do feel like the open pores in the Bubinga can feel a little like they're snags my hand is hitting for lack of a better term, but that effect seems to be going away the more I play, so I reckon it's a combo of wearing away at the edges of the pores and the neck taking on some of the natural oils, etc. in my hand. Or maybe I'm just exfoliating, in a really fun way, lol. I don't know that I'd want to finely sand any further or use wax a la Warwick, but will consider both once I've really spent some time breaking it in.
Plugging in, I'm REALLY happy. The whole spectrum is there, but the midrange is the most clearly defined I've ever had with any bass. Both plugged in and acoustic the piano-like quality a lot of folks strive for is there. Right now I'm just using a single 9-volt with the stock EMG clip; I'll eventually learn to solder effectively, but this isn't the project I want to do that on, lol.
The nut seems slotted really well, Corian gets my seal of approval.
The Hipshot tuners are great, too - I don't have to use a string winder or give myself carpal tunnel to get good string tension, and they're nice and light, which helps since the neck isn't, lol. I didn't realize at the time I ordered the neck that graphite rods were an option over steel, but I've had overall heavier basses with no issues, so I'm not too worried about the weight once I get the strap buttons installed. Right now it balances really nicely on my leg while seated, so it's a pretty safe bet it'll balance well on a strap, too.As far as challenges, I bought a square jack plate to use, but the roundovers, which are amazing, don't leave enough flat wood to install the square plate flush, so I'm borrowing a football shaped jack plate from my jazz bass, and temporarily have the square one on the jazz diagonally - perfect fit, lol. Pretty silly looking but a workable solution. I also lost one of the screws for the retainer, so I'll probably bring that to Mark (the luthier) when I bring it in for a proper setup and see if he has any spare, and just have him install that. I'd like to say it doesn't need it, but there's just not enough downward tension behind the nut .
To do: Drill for the the jack plate (or maybe I'll just keep that awesome masking tape instead?), battery box and control cover, install the ferrules and strap buttons, wire/solder the battery box to the preamp, and install the string retainer.
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Awesome! Congratulations on the new machine!
. . . so when is the Jag bass officially going to be added to the site?
. . . so when is the Jag bass officially going to be added to the site?
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Sweet!
