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Basses with a fast neck. Name them.

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DLI848

Oct 28, 2009
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#1
I have a Warwick Thumb. I love the tone this bass gives, but the neck is just so slow for my style of playing. What do you think causes my Warwick to be so slow besides the chunky neck and how can I change it to make the neck a little faster?

Also name a few basses with fast necks. I'm a metal player by the way. Are Spector necks fast?
 
#2
One persons "fast" is another persons "uncomfortable".

It's all personal preference...you just need to try a bunch of basses.

Some love a wide flat neck with a nitro finish, others prefer a thin neck with a satin finish...etc....etc.
 
#7
Slimmer profile necks are generally going to be faster playing ones. Except for folks with extra large hands or longer then average fingers. Ibanez, ESP Ltd, as the main bass brands that come to mind for most confortable slim fast necks to me. Some of the newer BC Richs have slimmer necks then older ones as well. Not as slim as Ibanez, but still in the faster then average to me. Besides width, how thick the neck is top of fretboard to back of neck will also play a role in how comfortable and fast.

Theres no way to fix an overly chunky neck. Only recourse is to get diff bass when necks too slow for a player due to its size width and depth.
 
#13
Benjamin Strange said:
There is no such thing as a fast neck.
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Fast neck is shortened from fast(er) playing neck, and if you're stating that some necks are not faster playing than others, I'd have to disagree. I own 14 basses, various shapes & sizes, and ease and speed of fingering vary widely. Shorter scale basses tend to be faster playing (although sometimes the basses they're attached to can be lacking in the tone/sound dept) and among standard 34" scale necks, the slimmer J style lend themselves better to fast fingering, especially to someone like myself, with smaller hands & shorter fingers. Of course, what's fast to me may cause cramping for someone with larger hands, so it's all very subjective. But the fact is that necks come in various shapes & dimensions, and users will find some "faster" playing than others.
 
#16
In my humble opinion would be Mayones, I got almost all boutique bass, F bass, Sadowsky ,Fodera, Pedulla etc, nothing compare to Mayones basses, both neckthru or bolt on. See I play mostly 4 strings, but my new Caledonius 5 of Mayones make me play hours without fatigue, the neck is so slim and fast, make my finger dancing in the fretboard.
their 5 string string spacing is 18mm, they can manage it because they make their own bridge. Workmanship and tone is comparable to Sadowsky or Fodera, with price a half or a third of them.
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#17
bassplayer8953 said:
Fast neck is shortened from fast(er) playing neck, and if you're stating that some necks are not faster playing than others, I'd have to disagree. I own 14 basses, various shapes & sizes, and ease and speed of fingering vary widely. Shorter scale basses tend to be faster playing (although sometimes the basses they're attached to can be lacking in the tone/sound dept) and among standard 34" scale necks, the slimmer J style lend themselves better to fast fingering, especially to someone like myself, with smaller hands & shorter fingers. Of course, what's fast to me may cause cramping for someone with larger hands, so it's all very subjective. But the fact is that necks come in various shapes & dimensions, and users will find some "faster" playing than others.
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My original point holds true, despite your argument. A person may find one neck to feel that it is easier to play than others, but a different person may find the opposite to be true. I, for one, find large fat necks to be much easier to play than a skinny neck - therefore, I find them to be "faster". It is totally 100% subjective.

Ergo: there is no such thing as a fast neck.
 
#18
Benjamin Strange said:
My original point holds true, despite your argument. A person may find one neck to feel that it is easier to play than others, but a different person may find the opposite to be true. I, for one, find large fat necks to be much easier to play than a skinny neck - therefore, I find them to be "faster". It is totally 100% subjective.

Ergo: there is no such thing as a fast neck.
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Your glass is half empty. Every neck is a fast neck... to somebody. :D
 
#19
He didn't ask if there was such a thing, he asked you to name them.
If you can name a 6 ft. tall invisible rabbit, "Harvey", I can name a bass with a fast neck "Wilma".
 

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