Asymmetrical necks… only MTD or Warmoth?

[Raoul_Duke]

I had an FBB for a year or two, and it had an asymmetrical neck.

 

[Gusdfunk]

Can anyone add a picture that shows the curve of an MTD asym neck? It might be tough to sight down the neck, but maybe someone is up to the challenge! MT said it was like an "airplane wing," so I get it, but it'd be good to see it as well. (Unless one of these shows up at GC, I'm not going to see it in person unless I buy one and that's more trouble than it's worth at the mo.)

 

[BlueTalon]

Can anyone add a picture that shows the curve of an MTD asym neck? It might be tough to sight down the neck, but maybe someone is up to the challenge! MT said it was like an "airplane wing," so I get it, but it'd be good to see it as well. (Unless one of these shows up at GC, I'm not going to see it in person unless I buy one and that's more trouble than it's worth at the mo.)

This is a screen grab from the Invalid Link Removed.

 

[BoesPronounBass]

I don't have a 5-string, but I took impressions of my MTD Beast 4-string (handmade, Czech Republic, serial #99) at the 1st and 12th frets and laid them out on a cutting mat. Should give you a pretty good sense of how the asymmetry works... thanks for asking - been meaning to document that for awhile.

While the Warmoth is a good sample (and the only thing I've found online)... I think the asymmetry there is much more subtle - you can see that particularly in the 12th fret impression.

 

[Gusdfunk]

I don't have a 5-string, but I took impressions of my MTD Beast 4-string (handmade, Czech Republic, serial #99) at the 1st and 12th frets and laid them out on a cutting mat. Should give you a pretty good sense of how the asymmetry works... thanks for asking - been meaning to document that for awhile.

While the Warmoth is a good sample (and the only thing I've found online)... I think the asymmetry there is much more subtle - you can see that particularly in the 12th fret impression.

Very dramatic! The thought to take profile impression impresses me!

 

[GilaMonster]

It’s unfortunate to hear Kiesel/Carvin doesn’t offer the asymmetrical neck option anymore. I have a Carvin Icon 5 I had built with an asymmetrical neck, and it’s one of my favorite necks.
Probably not many people ordered them that way because you really couldn’t feel the neck until the bass was built and in your hand, unless you knew someone that had one you could test.