CIJ PBass Neck on a Jazz

Steinyman_Oz · #1 07-11-2009, 12:09 AM

Hi, I have a lovely Japanese Precision neck that I want to place on a Fender or Squier Jazz body. It has a Q serial number which I think dates it around 2002 - 2004. Basically, I find the Jazz necks are not wide enough at the nut for me.

I need to know whether this neck will be a direct replacement on either a Fender or Squier Jazz body that is made in USA, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Korea...obviously it should directly replace okay on a Japanese body.

I tried it on a Monterey body and found the neck pocket was much deeper and had to shim the neck a considerable amount. The width was acceptable. But I do not want to have to wedge\shim this neck to fit a Jazz body. I want to buy the body and directly replace the neck (if it has one of course)

Any assistance or thoughts appreciated thanks.

slyjoe · #2 07-11-2009, 09:43 AM

My experience with CIJ necks is that the screw hole pattern is slightly off from MIM or MIA bodies (and vice versa). If I remember correctly, it's like 1/16" offset. Not a huge deal to work around this if you don't mind filling holes and redrilling.

Depth is another issue, but as you noted, shims can take that out. Again, if I remember correctly, the depth wasn't a problem going from a Japanese neck to a MIA or MIM, but the screw holes were.

Hope this helps (and I am remembering correctly).

Steinyman_Oz · #3 07-11-2009, 04:50 PM

Ah - that is very useful information Slyjoe - many thanks. I have had other recommendations not to go with MIM and MIA bodies for CIJ necks, so I will rule them out for now.

So this will leave the Asian manufacturers - anyone have any thoughts on body\neck match-ups?

slyjoe · #4 07-11-2009, 05:28 PM

Actually, I really like the CIJ neck I have on a MIM jazz body. The small frets and finish work is very well done. Didn't mean to discourage you away from them. Width and depth were fine as well.

Never had a Squire.

Steinyman_Oz · #5 07-11-2009, 06:03 PM

Thanks Slyjoe - no problem. Interesting to hear you have a CIJ neck on a MIM body. Yes the craftsmanship on the necks is excellent, and no I am not discouraged from the MIM or MIA bodies at all - just gathering information, and you have been most helpful thanks.

tomd999 · #6 07-12-2009, 09:29 AM

Hiya,

For what it's worth I used to do a neck swap on a MIJ Jazz body between a MIJ neck and a '77 fretless P neck depending on what I would be playing for a while. I had to do a setup each time of course because of the different radius and string height but they were a bolt up.

Tom

Steinyman_Oz · #7 07-13-2009, 03:38 AM

Thanks Tom - that is good to know.

Steinyman_Oz · #8 07-15-2009, 07:17 AM

To anyone interested - I bought a new Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz (Made in Indonesia) today - man that is a nice bass and the neck is so smooth (ebenol fingerboard I believe). But I removed the neck and put my MIJ Precision neck on it and...it fitted with no drama! Yay!! I quickly replaced the bridge with a BA II and replaced the stock strings with flatwounds. Now I have a most delicious Jazz with a fretted Precision neck, and can swap it over anytime with the fretless Squier Jazz neck too. Just what I wanted.
Many thanks for the replies - they were most helpful.