New Neck = less dead spots?

[jk3]

trying not beat a dead horse here, but i want to zero in on the dead spot topic.

I have a Highway One jazz that i love, however the g string is dead from the 4th fret on down, and terrible tone apart from the deadness. otherwise, tone is lovely. Its been professionaly set up by solid technicians and the dead spots remain.

which leads me to my question, Simply- Is the neck the biggest issue with dead spots? or can the body be responsible as well?

If its the neck, I will start looking for a new neck today. If not...who knows

any input is greatly appreciated.


PLEASE NOTE: i have a Fatfinger and it doesnt do a damn thing

[rovito]

Like you I will not play a bass with dead spots. Fenders are notorious for dead spots as well as others in many price ranges. Warmoth puts graphite bars in their necks to help get rid of dead spots so you may want to talk to them. Fender was putting carbon rods in their necks on their higher end models. I believe Carvin does as well. This is not to say that you need bars or rods to not have dead spots but they seem to be one fix. I believe there are a lot of factors that contribute to dead spots. Weight, neck construction... Some say a better bridge like Badass or the extreme 2Tek make an improvement but I have not tried them. I have also wondered if you change the relationship between the neck and body by adding a thin washer between the neck and body at each screw (shim) if this would change any thing. At this stage in my life I simply pass on any bass that has even the slightest hint of dead notes because in a live situation it will be much more noticeable. Thats my 2 cents.

[jk3]

Originally Posted by rovito

Like you I will not play a bass with dead spots. Fenders are notorious for dead spots as well as others in many price ranges. Warmoth puts graphite bars in their necks to help get rid of dead spots so you may want to talk to them. Fender was putting carbon rods in their necks on their higher end models. I believe Carvin does as well. This is not to say that you need bars or rods to not have dead spots but they seem to be one fix. I believe there are a lot of factors that contribute to dead spots. Weight, neck construction... Some say a better bridge like Badass or the extreme 2Tek make an improvement but I have not tried them. I have also wondered if you change the relationship between the neck and body by adding a thin washer between the neck and body at each screw (shim) if this would change any thing. At this stage in my life I simply pass on any bass that has even the slightest hint of dead notes because in a live situation it will be much more noticeable. Thats my 2 cents.

thanks for the input. yeah, i've been leaning towards Warmoth, people seem to be pretty happy with them. my Hwy came with a badass, so that didnt really stop the dead spots.

i just wish i didnt love the look of this bass, or i'd be offing it for a new American Standard Jazz...