5er with The Thinnest Neck?

[Alper Yilmaz]

I am not sure if it would be the thinnest or the narrowest, but I remember buying a Ken Smith Burner 5 for a friend on eBay. It was very comfortable and gave me the impression that it was much narrower than my 17.5mm Fodera 5 strings.

 

[Ggaa]

Warwick basic Streamer 5 string has a narrower neck than an LX5, don't have the numbers though. Not quite as fast of a neck as an Ibby, but comfortable.

 

[andruca]

I've owned an SR 5er and I'm a skinny neck freak. I can recommend...

• Stingray5: 20mm@fret1/17mm spacing (my main axe since after my SR)
• Ibanez ATK 405 (Korean, adeed J neck pickup): 20.5mm@fret1/17.5mm spacing
• Schecter CV-5 (and most other Schecter 5ers, if you don't mind 35" scale): 19.5mm@fret1/17mm spacing

 

[Ryno1330]

I know the Ibanez SR and EHB have 19.5mm at 1st fret and 21.5mm at 12th fret, Yamaha TRBX is about 1cm thicker. What other 5ers also have paper thin necks? I wish the Geddy Lee has a 5 string version but sadly there is none

I played a used MM 5 string stingray (not sure on year) at our local shop that had the thinnest neck I've ever touched. It was really nice and played really well. The B string was really good too. Surprised me as I can't stand the wide and fat 4 string necks.

 

[JoshS]

I wish the Geddy Lee has a 5 string version but sadly there is none

Realizing that the Geddy is intended to be a mass-produced but faithful reproduction of his own instrument, thereby making this inconsistent, I have often wished for the same.

 

[Gare Boo]

Warwick basic Streamer 5 string has a narrower neck than an LX5, don't have the numbers though. Not quite as fast of a neck as an Ibby, but comfortable.

I've owned an SR 5er and I'm a skinny neck freak. I can recommend...

• Stingray5: 20mm@fret1/17mm spacing (my main axe since after my SR)
• Ibanez ATK 405 (Korean, adeed J neck pickup): 20.5mm@fret1/17.5mm spacing
• Schecter CV-5 (and most other Schecter 5ers, if you don't mind 35" scale): 19.5mm@fret1/17mm spacing

I've owned an SR 5er and I'm a skinny neck freak. I can recommend...

• Stingray5: 20mm@fret1/17mm spacing (my main axe since after my SR)
• Ibanez ATK 405 (Korean, adeed J neck pickup): 20.5mm@fret1/17.5mm spacing
• Schecter CV-5 (and most other Schecter 5ers, if you don't mind 35" scale): 19.5mm@fret1/17mm spacing

Hey thx for the info! Do all Schecters have 35 scale? thx

 

[Gare Boo]

Warwick basic Streamer 5 string has a narrower neck than an LX5, don't have the numbers though. Not quite as fast of a neck as an Ibby, but comfortable.

What line does the Streamer Basic fall into? is it German or Chinese made? Thanks

 

[Element Zero]

My Pedulla was very thin.

 

[Ggaa]

What line does the Streamer Basic fall into? is it German or Chinese made? Thanks

China-I think the correct name is Rockbass Streamer Standard. I just called it 'basic' because it kind of is, but very playable.

 

[andruca]

Hey thx for the info! Do all Schecters have 35 scale? thx

Most of their 5ers are. The neck in my CV5 is so fast I can't tell the difference in scale with my Stingray5s.

 

[Cutter8]

The neck on my Fibenare 10th Anniversary Edition Globe 5-string is the thinnest I’ve ever played. I just checked it with calipers and it is just shy of 19mm deep.

 

[SaucyJackBass]

Schecter Stiletto

 

[Dragan]

OP talking about neck profile and some of you guys talking strings spacing.
I remember my Status Energy to have pretty thin neck profile. And yes, as someone said, Fibenare as well.

 

[InnerBass]

I’d say a 90’s Hamer USA CruiseBass 5 is right up there.

 

[Gare Boo]

Hey thx for the info! Do all Schecters have 35 scale? thx

OP talking about neck profile and some of you guys talking strings spacing.
I remember my Status Energy to have pretty thin neck profile. And yes, as someone said, Fibenare as well.

For real? I had a 4 string headless Status before and the neck was like a beefy P bass neck

 

[Dragan]

For real? I had a 4 string headless Status before and the neck was like a beefy P bass neck

This was Energy, and it had headstock. One of lightest bass l ever had, too, and with terrific B string.

 

[Gare Boo]

This was Energy, and it had headstock. One of lightest bass l ever had, too, and with terrific B string.

hey thx for the info, do you happen to know the string spacing too?

 

[Dragan]

hey thx for the info, do you happen to know the string spacing too?

Try google it but l would say 18 mm

 

[Ed455]

I'm a data nerd. So here's the width/thicknesses of my instruments. Yellow highlight is best, and red is worst. None of these is bad AT ALL. The Peavey Grind is my least expensive instrument and is a mod mule for me. People are quick to yell out "Stingray" when they're naming small necked 5ers, and it IS good, but mine at least, is average in the mix of my instruments. If I could only keep one of these, it would be a coin toss between the Yammie and the Ray. The Yammie is my latest acquisition and I find it EXTREMELY versatile, but my Ray is just . . . well, its a Ray and a joy to play. The DJ-5 is an AMAZING sounding bass, but the neck feels slightly chunky and the measurements confirm it (though its still very good).
The Grind neck feels very Ibanez SR-like and you can even feel the slight flexibility in it like an SR. It's not an instrument that makes me want to run home and play it, but it's really a good bass and very attractive. In my stable, it's just a bit of an underdog.

 

[Gare Boo]

I'm a data nerd. So here's the width/thicknesses of my instruments. Yellow highlight is best, and red is worst. None of these is bad AT ALL. The Peavey Grind is my least expensive instrument and is a mod mule for me. People are quick to yell out "Stingray" when they're naming small necked 5ers, and it IS good, but mine at least, is average in the mix of my instruments. If I could only keep one of these, it would be a coin toss between the Yammie and the Ray. The Yammie is my latest acquisition and I find it EXTREMELY versatile, but my Ray is just . . . well, its a Ray and a joy to play. The DJ-5 is an AMAZING sounding bass, but the neck feels slightly chunky and the measurements confirm it (though its still very good).
The Grind neck feels very Ibanez SR-like and you can even feel the slight flexibility in it like an SR. It's not an instrument that makes me want to run home and play it, but it's really a good bass and very attractive. In my stable, it's just a bit of an underdog.

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Hey thanks but I couldn't find the BBP5, I only found the BBP 35, is it what you were referring to?