Thinnest profile bass necks?

[Rockin Mike]

If you want to shred a good setup is more important than a thin neck.
My Spector Euro has a very thick neck but plays faster than my Ibanez SR535 just because the fretwork is superior and I can get a better setup on it.

Some gnarly shredders play Spector.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpoyBe4ZgsA

There are other examples if you look around.

[LaBassGuy]

Pedulla--all models
MusicMan Sterling 4
Ibanez SR
Warwick post-09
Peavey cirrus

[N.F.A.]

Originally Posted by Rockin Mike

If you want to shred a good setup is more important than a thin neck.
My Spector Euro has a very thick neck but plays faster than my Ibanez SR535 just because the fretwork is superior and I can get a better setup on it.

Some gnarly shredders play Spector.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpoyBe4ZgsA

There are other examples if you look around.

Thanks for this. Leaning toward an Ibby or Spector at this point.

[chuck norriss]

You can always sand down a neck. Fender Jazz Bass Special MIJ are thin. Even thinner fretless.

[Toptube]

Originally Posted by N.F.A.

Do you recommend any particular model of theirs?

In my opinion, the necks on the prestige models are overall their smallest neck. The fretboard has the least width all the way up the neck, of any of their basses.

I think the premiums are slightly less thick past the 12 fret, but the fret board is wider up the neck. I feel like the width difference and the overall slimness of the prestige, makes it their smallest feeling neck.

Also, the older SR4 necks that ended about 3 or 4 years ago were super small in hand. I think they tapered more at the edges of the neck. The newer SRs feel slightly fatter at the edges.

[boristhespider9]

All of the neck measurements for each model are set forth clearly on Ibanez's web site. No guesswork needed.

[georgestrings]

Originally Posted by Toptube

In my opinion, the necks on the prestige models are overall their smallest neck. The fretboard has the least width all the way up the neck, of any of their basses.

I think the premiums are slightly less thick past the 12 fret, but the fret board is wider up the neck. I feel like the width difference and the overall slimness of the prestige, makes it their smallest feeling neck.

Also, the older SR4 necks that ended about 3 or 4 years ago were super small in hand. I think they tapered more at the edges of the neck. The newer SRs feel slightly fatter at the edges.

FWIW, the neck on the sr3005 Prestige I had was a tiny bit "chunkier" than the neck on the sr905 I ended up keeping...


- georgestrings

[saxmachine777]

Dingwall Lee Sklar signature model. If you could get it in a four-string, it'd be even thinner.

[Dejablue]

Thinnest neck I've played is my 1993 Warwick Thumb.

[JQ1986]

My 2 Soundgears have super thin necks. Almost too thin depending on how my wrists feel that day.

[schwartzbass]

My Zon sonus is definately the most narrow neck I've played

[Rockin Mike]

There is some variance in the Ibanez necks. The newer of my sr535s is more C-shaped, the older one is a little more D-shaped. Both are very thin. The body edges are rounder on the older one too. Just saying there appears to be variance even within the same model.

[superdick2112]

Narrowest neck I've played is my 1st year limited edition Geddy Lee Jazz.
Thinnest neck (front to back) I've played is my '08 Rickenbacker 4003.

[phillybass101]

The bass on the right in my avatar the neck is thin, wide, and flat and very nice to play on. And I own a geddy Lee Jazz. So I know thin and narrow.

[9mmMike]

Originally Posted by bassgod0dmw

Fender Geddy Lee is pretty thin

That's what I'd have said. Thinner than an already thin Fender Jazz neck.

[Steve Dallman]

Most Peavey 4 strings use a very narrow J bass spacing. For really thin, many of the old Vox basses had very thin necks (all the way up). That being said, I had a Vox Phantom that was quite P bass like.

[JimmyM]

Mosrites.

[Jazzbassguy]

All three of these have nice thin necks..

[mystic38]

The ibanez SR are a good range..if you want a bit more meat in the body checkout the SRA (EMG pups ..i have the SRA500), and then meatier still is the SRX.. After i got the SRA i played an SRX in Sam Ash and was really impressed with everything except the weight.. real solid meaty tone.. suspect its a great rocker

[smithplyr]

My A neck on my 62 Jazz!!