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All around, most comfortable bass?

All around the most comfortable bass

  • Fender Jazz (Vintage)

    Votes: 60 15.5%

  • Fender Jazz (Modern)

    Votes: 75 19.4%

  • Fender Precision (Vintage)

    Votes: 40 10.4%

  • Fender Precision (Modern)

    Votes: 31 8.0%

  • MM Stingray

    Votes: 35 9.1%

  • MM Sterling

    Votes: 28 7.3%

  • G&L (Various Necks)

    Votes: 15 3.9%

  • Ric

    Votes: 15 3.9%

  • Warwick (bolt on)

    Votes: 23 6.0%

  • Warwick (neck thru)

    Votes: 16 4.1%

  • Ibanez (Various Necks)

    Votes: 38 9.8%

  • Gibson (Various Necks)

    Votes: 7 1.8%

  • Pedulla

    Votes: 24 6.2%

  • Sadowski

    Votes: 26 6.7%

  • Lakland

    Votes: 37 9.6%

  • Roscoe

    Votes: 18 4.7%

  • Ritter

    Votes: 3 0.8%

  • Spector

    Votes: 27 7.0%

  • Other Boutique Bass (explain in your thread)

    Votes: 27 7.0%

  • Other (explain in your thread)

    Votes: 29 7.5%
  • Total voters
    386
#41
X Wolf said:
Contoured P-Bass bodies with 7.25" radius & rolled edge Jazz necks.

George
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AMEN Brother!!

I have a Sadowsky custom P-bass with contoured body and a jazz neck. Before that, I had a Lakland custom P-Bass with Jazz neck.

The ONLY thing I would change about my Sad if I could would be a 7.5" radius, which the Laky had. My Sad has a 12", which is still great but I loved the playability of the rounder FB.

But generally speaking, I am a huge P-Bass w/ JAzz neck afficionado.:bassist:
 
#47
Out of all of the basses I have owned or even tried, I would honestly have to say that the two Warwick Fortresses I've owned have been the most comfortable. My Fortress 5 just fits me like a friggin' glove. LOVE that bass!
 
#48
I voted "Other Boutique" because for me, the most comfortable bass I've played is the Kubicki Ex-Factor. I don't have very large hands, so the 32" scale length makes everything just a little bit easier for me. The main comfort point is the headless design, though. I played my friend's 34" scale bass with a standard headstock this past weekend and it seriously felt like a foreign instrument. The body felt too light, the neck felt too heavy, and everything was just a little bit too stretched out. I think my bass has spoiled me! :smug:
 
#49
I voted "other". out of the 4 basses i own, and any i've played in shops my 6 string Hohner BBass is the most comfy. Its not the lightest (6ers never are!) but great balanced on a strap or sitting down, and the neck is pure silk!
 

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#51
At least 90% of the basses listed in the poll I find pretty uncomfortable due to either squared-off body edges or neck balance (Warwick, I'm looking at you...).

Rounded body edges, all curvilinear lines where the bass touches the body, a well-designed tummy cut and neck joint, and a neck completely free from neck dive are what constitutes a comfortable bass in my book.

The Elrick e-volution body shape is the best I've found yet by far, which is why I own so many. It excels in all the areas I've mentioned, and has other niceties as far as comfort goes such as the asymmetrical neck cut, full easy access to all 24 frets, and a lower horn that curves outward making it easier to play while seated and very comfortable to hold.
 
#53
MM Sterling. Everything about it is comfortable; the light weight, small body, slim neck, satin neck finish, and sculpted heel joint. I never get tired of playing mine.

Graeme

EDIT: Does anyone know how the feel of a Spector's neck would compare to that of a Sterling (thicker, thinner, flatter, etc.)?
 

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