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Basses besides Ibanez with thin narrow necks

#21
i really enjoy my schecter custom 4 diamond series. thin, narrow neck, nice low action. plays like butter.

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#26
MichaelVee said:
The now out-of-production Peavey Foundations have "tiny" necks. Very comfortable.
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I found out that the Foundation has been replaced by the Millennium BXP model.

The Millennium was the first bass I tried when I went to buy my first bass, but I ended up settling with the ESP B50.

I read on Peavey's site about the Milestone and the David Ellefson Zodiac Scorpio signature model also have very thin narrow necks. Has anyone played any of these and would anyone recommend them?
 
#29
Sterling's have very thin necks. Don't have the specs but mine certainly felt thinner than any of the Jazz basses I have owned.

Which is why I sold them all...I like wide, anything smaller than a 5 string just feels like a toy to me now.
 
#31
Jade Stolar said:
Well, I tried a used GSR200 and was not happy with it at all or the store where I found it but that's another story.

I have very small hands so I would need a bass where I could get my hands around the neck easily.

Do these Fenders listed above have passive or active pickups?

Thanks everyone.
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When you say "narrow" are you looking for something with a closer string spacing maybe? I could be wrong (and sure I will be told) but the basses suggested are thin in one direction and at the nut, but they all have a wider string width as you move up the neck like most long scale basses, so if you have truly small hands you might still have trouble by the time you get to the 12th fret. Have you considered a short scale?

Options I know of and have tried with a narrow string spacing, though I think are all short scale and with passive pickups:
Univox Hi-Flyer (check ebay)
Hofner violin/beatle & club basses and their many, many copies
Eastwood Classic 4
Fender Mustang
Vintage Vox, Framus, Harmony, and Mosrites (seriously, the Vox - we're talking pencil thin on some models)
And maybe Gretsch?

For what it's worth, in my experience, you can get a sound similar to a P or J from a HI Flyer or Mustang.
 
#35
CatastrofyBunny said:
When you say "narrow" are you looking for something with a closer string spacing maybe? I could be wrong (and sure I will be told) but the basses suggested are thin in one direction and at the nut, but they all have a wider string width as you move up the neck like most long scale basses, so if you have truly small hands you might still have trouble by the time you get to the 12th fret. Have you considered a short scale?

Options I know of and have tried with a narrow string spacing, though I think are all short scale and with passive pickups:
Univox Hi-Flyer (check ebay)
Hofner violin/beatle & club basses and their many, many copies
Eastwood Classic 4
Fender Mustang
Vintage Vox, Framus, Harmony, and Mosrites (seriously, the Vox - we're talking pencil thin on some models)
And maybe Gretsch?

For what it's worth, in my experience, you can get a sound similar to a P or J from a HI Flyer or Mustang.
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After reading these, that was my question too - when you say "narrow," it usually means the distance across the strings (i.e., the width of the fingerboard). When you say "thin," that pertains to the thickness of the neck.

That said, jazz basses have narrow necks, but they aren't thin. The "thinnest" things out there are Ibanez (I just played an SR506 last week - amazingly thin) and Pedulla. Next to them, anything else off the rack feels like a baseball bat.

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#37
Ibanez GSR200 is their starter bass. It doesnt have the quality in sound, feel or playability of their higher scale basses. I wouldnt completely rule them out; for me personally, I started on a GSR190, upgraded to a Ibanez SR506 6 string (which I love), and I've been shoppin around for a good 4 string to slap on, and can't find anything in my price range I like more than the Ibanez ATK series. I try not to be a fanboy, I actually really wanted to buy a different brand than same old, but they just fit my hands (which are actually big) and I love the active sound better than standard old Fender tone.
 

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