New Slim Taper option for P and J bass necks

[Wyliee]

This has been a stealth option for a while now.  We finally have the marketing/PR stuff done so.... here it is!

http://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Necks/4StringBassNeckContours.aspx

I've been playing one of the first ones off the line since December and it feels fantastic.  Speaking strictly as a bass player, this is two thumbs up. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Upcharge?

 

[Wyliee]

Upcharge?

+$35, just like the guitar custom contours.

 

[line6man]

Dammit! I really wish my two necks were thinner.
If I ever buy another bass neck, it's getting the slim contour.

 

[mayfly]

That's very cool.  I always thought that the W bass necks were a little chubby.

 

[whyachi]

That's very cool.  I always thought that the W bass necks were a little chubby.

Nothing wrong with a solid handful of chubby.

...:doh:

 

[Nando Vallart]

That's very cool.  I always thought that the W bass necks were a little chubby.

Nothing wrong with a solid handful of chubby.

not sure if you're joking, but that is my way of think...

was going to ask when will be avaiable thicker necks for bass

 

[AprioriMark]

I have this newer contour on my current main P-bass, and going back to my other W necks makes me a little sad now.  Not because they're so bad, but because the new contour is so awesome.  It should be the standard contour.

-Mark

 

[drewfx]

I have this newer contour on my current main P-bass, and going back to my other W necks makes me a little sad now.  Not because they're so bad, but because the new contour is so awesome.  It should be the standard contour.

-Mark

No, the rule is what I like should always be the standard option. And I like chunky necks.  :icon_thumright:

Options are a good thing though, so still +++ on the new necks.

 

[dbw]

My Warmoth bass neck is a monster!  My dad's Squier bass is much easier to play.

It's OK, I noticed long ago that if you start playing on really skinny necks, you will become a whiner when presented with a normal neck.  If you start playing on fat necks, you will become a badass when presented with a normal neck.  :headbang:

 

[AprioriMark]

My main instrument is an upright, so width isn't the only issue.  I love the cut of the slimmer necks.

-Mark

 

[dNA]

Is there any reference of what these different profiles might be comparable to in terms of production instruments, so I can get an idea of how they feel before I think about buying one?

 

[AprioriMark]

Is there any reference of what these different profiles might be comparable to in terms of production instruments, so I can get an idea of how they feel before I think about buying one?

As an owner (current and previous) of many types of basses (Gibson, Ibanez, Warwick, Fender, and obviously Warmoth), I can tell you that the standard Warmoth bass neck is much more similar to a 60s Gibson EBO, or a 70s Gibson Gripper than a Fender.  It's thicker than my 70s Jazz bass (the one with binding and inlays and a slightly thicker neck profile).  The new thinner one is *similar* to many modern thinner necks, and though not quite as thin as an early 90s MIJ Fender, it's between that and a current American Standard.  It's wayyyyyy comfortable. 

To be fair, the standard W profile is comfortable as well, but it doesn't *feel* like a Fender neck to me.

-Mark

 

[dNA]

I guess I don't have extensive experience playing basses or knowing neck profiles, but an American standard felt fine to me when I was trying a few out at GC. You're saying that the profile of an American Standard is somewhere between the standard W and this new slim contour?

 

[AprioriMark]

Sorta.  The Thin W contour is similar to a modern American Standard, but feels slimmer from the nut to the third fret.  It feels more like an Ibanez, but it's subtle.  An early 90s MIJ J Bass "feels" a lot like the Thin W, but it's overall slimmer. 

I found the American Standard neck to be "blockier" than the Thin W, but not by much.

 

[simple]

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

When it says it's available on J Bass and P Bass necks, is that refering to the 1 1/2 and 1 11/16 nut widths, or the headstock shape as it relates to the unangled peghead?  In other words, is it available on the other 4 string necks with angled headstocks?  Because they are available in 1 1/2 and 1 11/16 nut widths.

 

[Wyliee]

P and J only.  We have to take the blend between neck shaft and peghead in to account.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Sooo....P and J refers to the headstock and not the nut width?

 

[AutoBat]

Sounded clear enough to me. I don't see the confusion point.