| Reviewer
| Jeff Addicott
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| Experience
| 13
|
| Review date
| March 01 2002
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| Manufacturer
| Warmoth
|
| Model
| 'Wide' 5-string Jazz Neck & Body
|
| Price
| 500 used
|
| Item owned for
| 1-6 months
|
| |
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| Bass type
| 5 string fretted
|
| Neck join
| Bolt-On
|
| Neck construction
| maple w/ 2 truss rods
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| Fingerboard
| ebony
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| Body
| alder
|
| Finish
| ("walnut" stain)
|
| Pickups
| (bartolini)
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| Hardware
| (schaller, hipshot)
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| Electronics
| (bartolini)
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| |
|
I'm very impressed with the overall construction quality. The wood is
good, the neck joint is really tight, and all the curves and bevels are
perfect -- much better than most of the Fenders I've encountered.
The hardware and electronics is completely up to the purchaser, so I
won't comment on them.
I do, however, love the acoustic sound and playability of this Warmoth
bass. The neck (a "wide" 5 model, not in their current catalog) plays
great and sounds real solid, with no dead spots. (Man, am I ready for
that!) The body looks beautiful, and is perfectly mated to the neck.
A few minor issues. The bass is slightly neck-heavy, and the upper fret
access is pretty lousy. Overall, it weights a lot. These things don't
bother me too much, though. I bought this bass to groove on, and I find
that the wide string spacing and overall heftiness of the instrument make
me play more in the pocket than on previous instruments. It's hard to
describe, but I love it.
Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the quality and sound of my Warmoth
neck & body.
| Construction
| 100% | 
|
| (Solid as a rock)
|
| Appearance
| 100% |
|
| (Beautifully sculpted, not a hint of sloppiness)
|
| Playability
| 98% |
|
| (Great frets, low action)
|
| Sound
| 100% |
|
| (Solid as a rock w/ no dead spots)
|
| Customer Service
| 90% |
|
| (I've had good experiences ordering smaller parts)
|
| Value
| 100% |
|
| (Way better value than 'brand' name basses)
|
| Overall
| 98% |
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