Neck Diving Jazz

str8_bourbon · #1 10-03-2006, 07:52 AM

I know you're not supposed to anchor your forearm, of the plucking hand, unto the body of your bass, but everytime I try to play properly(with my forearm lifted), the neck tends to dive downwards. I play a fender jazz, does anyone else have this problem?

jwl · #2 10-03-2006, 08:02 AM

i do not have this problem and i play fender jazz basses. peace, jeff

str8_bourbon · #3 10-03-2006, 08:51 AM

maybe it's the strap i use, i've got a levy's, leather, it's rougher on the inside, but then i guess it shouldn't be as slippery as other straps, made of nylon, cotton or whatever. or perhaps i have the neck at a wrong angle or something, i usually play with the head above my shoulders, because it's easier for fretting at lower positions.

anonymous278347457 · #4 10-03-2006, 02:43 PM

are you very tall or very short?

build/height seems to affect neckdive a lot

I can play a thunderbird and not have neck dive, but if my guitarist puts it on the headstock touches the ground

str8_bourbon · #5 10-03-2006, 09:39 PM

Quote:

are you very tall or very short?

build/height seems to affect neckdive a lot

I'm 185cm, that's roughly 6 feet. That's not very tall, is it?

whitedk57 · #6 10-03-2006, 11:47 PM

Some bass bodys are light. I have neck-dive on my bass as well. I have tried some basses at the store that were more balanced.

When I am not playing and not holding my fretting hand, it dives. When I play I use my fretting hand and my right arm to balance it. It may be wrong but it's my bass, and I can afford to get a better one right now.