Are P-Bass and J-Bass Necks Interchangeable???

rogerbmiller · #1 07-16-2005, 10:47 PM

I have been considerfing building a bass of my own from parts and am wondering if the heels of Fender licensed P necks are the same as Fender Licensed J necks. Does a J body take a P neck and vice versa?

I have read about the occaisional 1960's P body with a 72 J nec. Do they go hand in hand, or are mods necessary?

Thanks.

Turock · #2 07-16-2005, 10:53 PM

Yes, they are interchangable, if the number of frets are the same. A 22 fret Fender neck will not work on a "20 fret" Fender body. It will physically fit, but you will not be able to intonate it.

**BurningSkies** · #3 07-16-2005, 10:54 PM

Always interchangeable, never the same.

Count_Bassy · #4 07-18-2005, 10:07 PM

I've heard of alot of people mixing up Ps and Js.

My mark hoppus sig. bass has a 3/4 pound seymor duncan split pick-up, a p bass neck, an alder j body, and a P pick guard. It's served me well, but I just picked up an aerodyne j-bass, so who knows how much i'll be putting ol' marky to use any more...

hope your bass turns out nicely

rogerbmiller · #5 07-19-2005, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Count_Bassy

I've heard of alot of people mixing up Ps and Js.

My mark hoppus sig. bass has a 3/4 pound seymor duncan split pick-up, a p bass neck, an alder j body, and a P pick guard. It's served me well, but I just picked up an aerodyne j-bass, so who knows how much i'll be putting ol' marky to use any more...

hope your bass turns out nicely

Thanks. I am eyeing these Brazillian bodies on ebay. They have some cool shapes like Stingray, Vampire, etc. all routed for a Fender neck. So I am thinking a Ray or Jazz body with fretless P neck (unlined). Whatever the body is routed for will be the pickups. Probably an MM or 2 J's. I want to build a bass from parts to have a better understanding of how things work.

Techmonkey · #6 07-19-2005, 10:27 AM

Jaco used a precision neck in Modern Electric Bass when his jazz neck was being repaired didn't he?

LowEnd Theory · #7 07-19-2005, 12:45 PM

i think so.....
Audioslaves lord of the lowend, Timmy C, has a precision neck on his jazzes as well....
I actually read in the new Bass Guitar mag that he put a left handed neck on his BEAD tuned jazz, so the pegs point downward. This allows him to have a longer B string....
funky

LET

silent method · #8 07-19-2005, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LowEnd Theory

i think so.....
Audioslaves lord of the lowend, Timmy C, has a precision neck on his jazzes as well....
I actually read in the new Bass Guitar mag that he put a left handed neck on his BEAD tuned jazz, so the pegs point downward. This allows him to have a longer B string....
funky

LET

would that even make a differance? I thought it had to be longer from nut to bridge

Techmonkey · #9 07-19-2005, 01:48 PM

It would probably help with tapering problems

diechris · #10 07-20-2005, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by silent method

would that even make a differance? I thought it had to be longer from nut to bridge

i recall reading backk... that it doesnt matter how long the string is... the nut bridge is all that matters.. too bad for tim.. haha