Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: gwEm on December 20, 2010, 01:51:13 PM
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Its a Warmoth bubinga neck with ebony fingerboard, compound radius, modern thin profile, CBS headstock.
Thanks to PhilK for looking after it for me!
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ooooh can we see the back? I love the look of bubinga!
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That's some nice stuff, sir! I agree with Roobubba, a pic from the back would be nice.
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Nice! :D
Was it a Showcase item, or a special order? I'm always on the lookout for a nice CBS Strat neck, but I'm fussy - it has to be a Vintage Modern and '59 Roundback.
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Nice! :D
Was it a Showcase item, or a special order? I'm always on the lookout for a nice CBS Strat neck, but I'm fussy - it has to be a Vintage Modern and '59 Roundback.
yeah, i'd rather have had a thicker profile (clapton or '59 for example) and a more fendery radius... but as you guess - it was a showcase bargain. with all the options i wanted, it would have be a chunk more money of course.
i'll take a pic of the back later. i'm hopeful for the tones, the grain is super smooth feeling, and it seems to be pretty resonant stuff!! the ebony board is my preference, so happy to get that.
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heres the back:
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Ooooooh that thing is going to age and wear beautifully :)
Cheers Gwem, happy New Neck Day!
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Sweet! :D
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Bubinga, it's a beautiful wood and it's a fun word to say. Double win.
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so whats it going on?
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so whats it going on?
this: http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=22930.0
which is now dyed, oiled, waxed and loaded with a set of Sultans.
finish doesn't look quite as good as your firebird though, but its not bad!
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just put the neck on.. i'm pleased with how its taking shape - this thing weighs a bloody tonne though!
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just put the neck on.. i'm pleased with how its taking shape - this thing weighs a bloody tonne though!
What was the weight of the body on its own?
The double-expanding trussrod in the neck adds a fair bit of weight - when I sold those two necks recently I was quite surprised to find the solid rosewood Vintage Modern was lighter than the maple/pau ferro Warmoth Pro.
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just put the neck on.. i'm pleased with how its taking shape - this thing weighs a bloody tonne though!
What was the weight of the body on its own?
The double-expanding trussrod in the neck adds a fair bit of weight - when I sold those two necks recently I was quite surprised to find the solid rosewood Vintage Modern was lighter than the maple/pau ferro Warmoth Pro.
unfortunately I didn't weigh the body before I got started. It didn't appear to be that heavy though, maybe slightly. I guess the truss rod has made all the difference
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I've taken the whole thing to Feline for some refinish in anti-gravity paint. He'll fill the control chamber with helium at the same time ;) ;)
Not too sure about the fret job on the neck, I've seen better on low-end Squiers. On the Warmoth website they do say they just whack them in. I think at least the fret ends need work.
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yeah, they are very much factory fresh. frets pressed in and bevelled on the ends, but not shaped, levelled or polished
generally they are playable and consistent - but much nicer with a little work
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Not too sure about the fret job on the neck, I've seen better on low-end Squiers. On the Warmoth website they do say they just whack them in. I think at least the fret ends need work.
They're better than they used to be! The ends were just cut completely square, at least now they angle and smooth them a bit.
To be fair, they need to leave the frets such that people can tailor them to their own requirements. I don't see how it can be possible to do a "perfect" fret dress without fitting the neck to an actual guitar and setting it up properly.
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To be fair, they need to leave the frets such that people can tailor them to their own requirements. I don't see how it can be possible to do a "perfect" fret dress without fitting the neck to an actual guitar and setting it up properly.
they will always need a final tweak after transport - but bolt-on necks are pretty easy to work on seperate to the body
of course, to take a neck as close as possible to done you can always take the stew-mac approach and use a surrogate body
http://www.stewmac.com/tradesecrets/ts0103_surrogate.hzml