Neck Dive - Jazz vs Precision body

[katonart]

I have a Warmoth neck with old Fender tuners on a P-Bass body, with Badass Bridge. This combination is very neck heavy. I have tried moving the rear neck strap button, and that helps a little but not enough. Will I get better results from buying Hipshot ultralite tuners to replace the old monsters, or from switching to a Jazz Bass body? In other words, does a Jazz bass body counterbalance a heavy neck better than a P Bass body? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

[workdaddy]

neck dive is pretty common with a warmoth neck, that why i dont like em. overbuilt in my opinion. as far as the p vs. j body......i have not noticed an improvement with a j body. if you dont like the neck dive your having........get a HEAVY body.

[depalm]

Ultralites are just great! Go for it!

[The Mock Turtle Regulator]

I've got ultralites on a warmoth P neck and body- and it balances fine. the body is hard ash, and heavy, with a badassII bridge. 11lbs weight.

switching to ultralites you might notice the position of deadspots on the neck move towards the bridge.

[62bass]

Ultra lights may help some depending on the body weight. I tried a neck heavy Sadowsky recently. It had ultralights but a very light body. Shame really. Otherwise it was a nice bass.

[katonart]

I just got some ultralites and installed them. Didn't know what to expect, but the neck-diving problem seems to be completely solved (I also left the rear strap button pretty far up the side of the body) Thanks for your advice , everybody. Those old (1965) Fender tuning machines are incredibly heavy!