2 of mine look like Fenders, waterslide logo and all, that's usually what they pass for. I do get the occasional "where'd you get that left handed neck?" The fuss over them has died down a little bit, partly because I've been playing with better guitar players that get all the attention.
My first Warmoth J-Bass that's 5 years old now, it's gotten 2 serious offers to buy it. Both from studio engineers. The first time was from a soundman that month's later recorded an EP for us. We were opening for his band. During sound check, it was my turn, and he had his hands on the board, didn't do anything, said it was good and immediately came to the stage to find out what it was. He finished sound checking, went in the tour bus, then their bass player came out to hunt me down, which was flattering because he had a Sadowsky and Lakland. When he did record our EP, he remarked it was very user friendly and easy to get a good sound out of. We never talked price, but he was eager to take it off my hands.
The 2nd time was at a studio that is kind of a big deal around here. The kind of place you could drop 60 grand in for a "budget" album and records for major labels. They have 30 studio guitars and basses as well as rooms full of Marshalls, Mesas, Hiwatts, Voxes, Oranges, etc. In other words, this thing cut the mustard considering at the guys in the band played the house instruments at the studio's insistence.
Sadly it does nothing for the ego when the studio wants your gear but not you.
I've got 4 Warmoth basses now, but that is now the only one I record with. My guitar player requested for me to just bring that one to the studio.
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