All around, most comfortable bass?

[mike phillips]

other. i love my geddy. its all about the neck.

 

[JacoLesFlea]

I voted Modern Jazz because I play a Reggie Hamilton Fender...and I have been very happy with it the neck to some is a little thick but I am fine with it and the body fits nicely against me. If I am playing Hendrix Red House or Creams Sunshine of Your Love to Wild Cherrys Play that Funky Music to Green Days Longview my bass just feels right to me.

 

[El-Bob]

In my experience, Peavey Cirrus basses were incredibly comfortable.

YEAH!, i picked ibanez, but i forgot about peaveys!

 

[A9X]

I made two choices and I'll explain why.

- Other Boutique bass: My 30.75 Alembic Series 1. Because of it's weight and balance, and the fact I have the strap screwed to the body (both ends) at the strap pin behind the neck heel, it sits perfectly at my preferred playing angle when standing and it sits further to the right (I'm RH'd). The shorter scale is also a breeze to play for my short digits.

- Other: Steinberger XL2A. The unique mounting attachment, the pivot plate and it's later variant the 'boomerang' allow the bass to sit further to the right and to set the angle where I like it. Gives me easier reach to first posititon and a much better angle on my wrists.

Apart from my Conklin GT5, no other 'conventional' sized or shaprd bass fits my body well or is comfortable to play standing. Sitting is fine for lots though.

 

[Thumper]

Lakland 55-94's have the best necks I've ever played followed closely by Zon.

For a 4 banger, my '66 J

 

[jim nolte]

F Bass BN5, rounded body edges, nice long tummy cut, no neck dive, all the weight is in the body end, 3/4 inch string spacing at bridge, 1 and 3/4 inch at the nut, pups are in the right places for my hands,nice wide but not too thick of a neck with smooth fast finish on the back.

 

[Spencer!]

Jerzy Drozd.

 

[Double Agent]

Dingwall Afterburner

 

[Human Bass]

Jerzy Drozd.

Could you describe the neck?

 

[Matt Morgan]

For me it's Skjold! Incredibly comfortable in the playing position. Light weight, balanced, pick up position, neck carve...it all just works for me.
A close second is actually the Peavey Cirrus. Also super comfortable!

 

[JOME77]

Roscoe....

Great feeling neck, lightweight, awesome control of tone without going to the amp, great workmanship and as much fun to look at as it is to play!

....it doesn't get any better!

 

[tombowlus]

For me it's Skjold!

+1

I am lucky enough to own some great playing, very comfortable instruments, but if I had to pick the most all around comfortable bass, I would also probably have to go with one of my Skjolds. Pete's ergonomics are really great, and his necks are just what I like (on the thin/flat side, but not "sharp" at the endges, and with just the right amount of roundness).

Tom.

 

[Bellbass]

Lakland 44-94. Got to play a used one at a music store and was blown away by its lightweight and the pure buttery feeling of the neck. I hesitated a day or two (did not dig the color) and it was gone. Three days later I got one on Evilbay and what fun it is since then! There are a few basses that I'd like very much to play though ingwall, Skjold and that beautiful Jerzy Drozd a few posts up!

 

[Cairobill]

Steinberger fitted with the modified Boomerang (Ned Steinberger's ergonomic modified 'pivot plate'). The boomerang enables the bass to be set tilting away or towards the body and the bass' centre of gravity is centred on the bolt that attaches it to your body, so you can swivel it to any angle. Amazingly comfortable...

Then there's the neck and the sound...ohmigod...

I also like my Zon Special a LOT but the Steinberger set-up is just so comfortable...

C

 

[Baa]

I´ve had my Ibanez RB800 for 15 years, and it´s the only bass i can´t part with. The neck is just wonderful: thin with coloured backside. And the balance/weight of that thing just suits me perfect.

 

[Hawkeye]

I voted Other.

The body style of the Peavey Cirrus is very small, light and highly contoured. The shaping is almost radical on the back and adequate on the front. It's very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. Some may not find the 35" scale neck as comfortable. I have small hands and think it's fine.

The lightest is the Ibanez RB-999 "Bean bass" I haven't actually weighed mine but if it was over 7.5lbs. I'd be surprised.

 

[Spencer!]

Could you describe the neck?

Assymetrical, thicker at the top where I rest my thumb, and thinner where my hand curves around to the fretboard. It's very flat as well. It doesn't feel like any other neck I've ever played, but I love it.

 

[BassyBill]

Another plug for headless basses here. My Status S2 is the most comfortable bass I have - the headless design means, fairly obviously, lower weight and better balance.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

my favorite is the rounded-edge fender jazz necks. my early 70s jazz neck is an amazing example of this (to me). it's also nice and light, the body is contoured nicely (like all jazzes, of course) so that if it's a sitting gig, it's not falling off my lap or anything... and then it's a matter of setup and string choice, in my opinion.

and also a MM sterling. it's more substantial than most jazz necks, but it's nice and rounded... chunky, but in a good, smooth way. body's nice, not really too heavy, and the pickup's well situated for a thumb rest.

 

[Earwigger]

The most comfortable 5-string I've ever held and owned is the Cort Artisan A5. It fits my hands perfectly, and the string spacing is managable and fast. The Cort balances perfectly on a strap and is light enough for long playing sessions. I doubt it's the most comfortable 5-string ever made, but I prefer tight string spacing because I don't slap.

The Geddy Lee sig has a remarkable neck as well.