neck dive

I built two P-bass bodies during the pandemic using southern pine (yeah - scavenged 2 x4s - so shoot me). The plan was to have those be the test,...

So I bought a Glarry GJazz 5 String a few weeks ago. I'm good with everything about the bass except the balance/neck dive. I read several TB...

I'm no stranger to neck dive. My first bass was a neck-divey Thunderbird and of the 6 basses I own currently, 3 or 4 of them are quite neck-divey....

Is it possible to shave some "meat" off of the headstock of my TMB100 to improve neck dive?

I bought my Gibson SG Bass used. The serial number shows it was made in December 2019. I like the flats that came with it but they felt very...

Leaning B here but though I'd ask for the dive mitigation strap button placement. [IMG] B is both farther forward and also recessed a bit so less...

I picked up a Nate Mendel a couple of months ago and the bass sounds fantastic. The bass seems to be in very good shape although there was a...

The world of bass needs an engineered top horn extender. Who could make something like the picture below so you could use your factory strap pin...

I’m a big fan of the Dunlop straplok system. I put them on any bass that I play out. But there’s always been one thing I wasn’t crazy about—by...

So, I recently bought a player series p-bass and it surprisingly has neck dive. When I am playing with a strap, it kinda balances while the neck...

This morning, Disney and Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) proved they have access to a time machine by releasing an abundantly joyous sneak peek...

Hey all, I was recently looking at basses and came across a gorgeous lightweight ash Fender jazz bass with a great tone. However, I was wondering...

(I am not sure if this topic belongs on this forum, if not feel free to move it moderator(s)) Context: I have an old Matsumoku Vantage I've been...

So "neck dive" gets more rotation on TB than a lot of other topics. I thought it would be interesting to hear from y'all in regards to how you...

Found a brand new Streamer LX 5 Limited Edition with curly maple top and ash body. Natural satin finish, a very light blonde color, ovangkol neck,...

I was at a blues jam last night and one of the members offered for me to play his very new sonic blue Fender Mustang PJ bass (not Squier). I...

I recently brought in my '88-89' Squier II Precision Bass to get it setup by my friend. So far, I upgraded the tuners with some G&L ones, which...

Final Edit: I'm not denying the force of gravity's ability to act on heavy objects. In decades of playing, I've never had an issue with neck dive...

So, its not completely finished yet, but its up and running enough to play! So I'm going to give it a crash course at a 4th of July party...

Having owned a few basses in my time, I have found that those without neck dive are generally heavier (over 8.5 lbs). I know that body weights...

I'm talking about the CR/BT bodied Smith, specifically 5 and 6 strings. I don't own a Smith yet but I love the body style and I'm just curious....

Hi guys it's my first post on here but I've been using this site to do research for the last couple of months, so I'd just like to start out by...

Hello to all, since years I am looking for a double bass sound like experience on the E-Bass (I have a Jerzy Drozd Barcelona Etude 5 string with...

Hi, I've read a lot about people saying they changed the strap button placement and/or tuners to help with neck dive. However, very rarely people...

Ok what is most uncomfortable, challenging 4 string (maaaaaybe 5) bass to play... The bass that bites back, that's not handed to you on a silver...

Love my Jack Casady. It's now my number one gigging bass. Been using it with my 60's cover band Carnaby Army here in London and the sound is...

could have been great in every other way, could have been totally sucky. which bass you've owned/tried out really tried to be the champion at...

could have been great in every other way, could have been totally sucky. which bass you've owned/tried out really tried to be the champion at...

could have been great in every other way, could have been totally sucky. which bass you've had or played tried hardest to drop through the floor...

I have a new Fender MIM Mustang PJ and love everything about it except the neck dive. I have a 3.5" neoprene, padded strap which helped but still...

In my upcoming build thread (I'm currently pulling the triggers on parts) I will be making a PJ shaped bass body for a 5 string EBMM Stingray...

Tried out a 63 AVRI Precision Bass Sonic Blue the other day, 2017 model, and was surprised by the amount of neck dive when sitting and playing...

Anyone know how lightweight a P bass body can go before neck dive becomes a problem or its no longer well balanced? (Assuming it already has...

I picked up a sweet, used, alpine white Jack Casady bass this afternoon. I only played it seated in the store, and tonight, during a long...

Hello Guys I'm planning to build some bass guitars with better ergonomics and balance, for both stand up & sitting down playing. They would be...

I know that there have been plenty of threads on fixing neck dive (I've read most of them,) but they all seem to recommend a) ultralight tuners b)...

I noticed someone did this on a jazz bass that was a bit neck heavy, and I thought it was a brilliant idea. But does it really work well, or would...

I've heard quite a few different terms to describe an effed up neck, but I'd never heard the term "neck dive" until I got to this forum. Would...

Hey Fender bassists, I was practicing and I found that my left forearm was aching pretty bad. I was playing my Fender Jazz bass while sitting...

Greetings Folks, This question is for the BTB686 owners out there. BTB686 Bass I'm looking at (SCNTF) is 10 lbs 6 oz... The Tech emailed and...