General Neck Question

[p12bassnut]

Does a straighter (less relief) neck generally equate to a lessened chance of the neck warping or twisting in the future?
Thanks

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by p12bassnut

Does a straighter (less relief) neck generally equate to a lessened chance of the neck warping or twisting in the future?
Thanks

I've never heard of any such relationship.

Riis

[p12bassnut]

Okay, what could cause a neck twist and/or warp ?

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by p12bassnut

Okay, what could cause a neck twist and/or warp ?

Woods (maybe improperly dried?), design, climate changes...the list goes on. Are you having a problem with a particular instrument?

Riis

[Jim Nazium]

Originally Posted by p12bassnut

Okay, what could cause a neck twist and/or warp ?

Leaving the bass in your car, parked outside in the hot sun all day. Ask me how I know.

[JLS]

Originally Posted by p12bassnut

Does a straighter (less relief) neck generally equate to a lessened chance of the neck warping or twisting in the future?
Thanks

No.

[testing1two]

Originally Posted by p12bassnut

Okay, what could cause a neck twist and/or warp ?

As stated in the posts above, both environmental conditions (drastic changes in temperature and/or humidity) and material conditions (improperly dried or unstable lumber) can cause a neck to twist. Sometimes it manifests itself quickly (like leaving the bass in your trunk) and other times a twist can develop over a period of years as the wood dries out.

Back to your original question: a neck having little or no relief isn't necessarily more stable but a neck with excessive relief requiring extreme truss rod adjustment to straighten may be an indicator of future instability.

[p12bassnut]

Originally Posted by Zooberwerx

Woods (maybe improperly dried?), design, climate changes...the list goes on. Are you having a problem with a particular instrument?

Riis

No problem, I am just curious about the dynamic relationship between the string tension, neck construction and neck relief.
I know there's a lot of physics involved -unfortunately of which I have little knowledge- and it is an interesting subject.

I would love to hear from anyone with such knowledge.

[Jim C]

With Fenders, I have found that the parger P necks are more stable than someof the smaller J necks especialy with blocks

I'm assuming that this is due to lesss wood to offer structural support and am basing this on basses that I have owned