Warmoth Fretless Neck Reviews 4

I got it used, on a Yamaha P-Bass that already had Bartolinis in it, so I got to hear it really clearly before I bought the whole shabang. I was going to take it apart, but so far I find it to be such a fine player that maybe I should just let it be.

It's so comfortable you want to cuddle with it after you play it. Has a lined, nearly black ebony board, and the rounded "vintage" edges of an ancient Fender bass.

Mine came with tuning pegs that lack any taper whatsoever, and a cheapo white plastic nut. Rod access is at the heal, so it's a good idea to rout out the body to get convenient access to it. Side dots are low-visibility. The E-string peg ought to be a lot further from the nut [it's at about 3.5cm from nut].

Inlaid white lines on a very dark ebony fingerboard with 21 [non]frets, and small plastic side dots. Maple neck has NO stripe and looks to be all of one piece. Mine has a Fender headstock and "classic" open gear tuners with cast [rather than stamped] base plates. Don't know the radius, but it must be small [very round]. All maple parts are finished in an aged-looking amber. I was told that this neck is a "Fender Licenced" version. I don't know what that entails and I doubt that it matters for my needs. I didn't measure anything, but it's not a fat round vintage P-bass shape and it's not some pencil thin "speed" neck, just somewhere comfy in-between.

This neck is all about comfort. It's a real quality product, and feels and plays just like a great neck should, and for me that just outweighs all minor shortcomings. The one thing that really must be addressed is routing of an access into the body for the tension rod. So if you buy one of these necks, expect to face that chore.

Golem rated this unit 4 on 2005-03-22.

Write a user review

© Gear Review Network / MusicGearReview.com - 2000