middlepillarpath
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Hello everyone,
Been playing bass for a while now and have decided that I want to plan for my next bass to be a Warmoth - custom from the ground up. I've already decided on just about everything in terms of pickups, hardware, etc. but I've reached a crossroads when it comes to the appearance of the bass - what I'd really like is a Walnut body (no top) and a Roasted Maple neck.
My only concern is that if I get a particularly light piece of walnut, or a particularly dark piece of roasted maple, that they will look too similar to each other, and since there will be no pickguard on this bass it will end up looking rather drab and boring even though Walnut and Roasted Maple are each very beautiful by themselves.
Has anyone done this combination of a Walnut body and a Roasted Maple neck that would care to share their thoughts, pictures, or experiences?
I have decided that if I do end up changing one wood or the other, I'd much rather keep the roasted maple neck and switch to maybe a swamp ash body finished in Clear, or possibly Honeyburst - I definitely want the natural woodgrain of the body to be a focal point of this bass, aesthetically speaking.
Thanks!
Been playing bass for a while now and have decided that I want to plan for my next bass to be a Warmoth - custom from the ground up. I've already decided on just about everything in terms of pickups, hardware, etc. but I've reached a crossroads when it comes to the appearance of the bass - what I'd really like is a Walnut body (no top) and a Roasted Maple neck.
My only concern is that if I get a particularly light piece of walnut, or a particularly dark piece of roasted maple, that they will look too similar to each other, and since there will be no pickguard on this bass it will end up looking rather drab and boring even though Walnut and Roasted Maple are each very beautiful by themselves.
Has anyone done this combination of a Walnut body and a Roasted Maple neck that would care to share their thoughts, pictures, or experiences?
I have decided that if I do end up changing one wood or the other, I'd much rather keep the roasted maple neck and switch to maybe a swamp ash body finished in Clear, or possibly Honeyburst - I definitely want the natural woodgrain of the body to be a focal point of this bass, aesthetically speaking.
Thanks!