I'm surprised no one has mentioned "low action" as a contributor to a fast feeling neck. I think any bass neck, regardless of whether it's a sheet of paper or a baseball bat, is going to feel fast if the action is set up right. Make sure you're not fighting high action or too much neck relief, and after that it's personal preference.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Basses with a fast neck. Name them.
- Thread starter DLI848
- Start date
I will say that my glass is completely empty right now. I hope the ice has frozen because I'd like to refill it.
And it's full of contrived gestures to assert one's purported intellectual prowess in a forum discussion about bass necks, of all things. Something is very odd about this picture...
Anywho, as to the topic: Most Schecters I've played had "fast (i.e., 'compact design which lends itself well to nimble fingerwork' - happy now, Benjamin?)" necks, the Elite 4 being one of the best.
Benjamin Strange
Commercial User
- Dec 25, 2002
- 9,737
- 310
- 49
- Disclosures
- Owner / Tech: Strange Guitarworks
Perhaps I'm just trying to set the record straight, for those readers who may not understand the difference.
But yes, my history on TB is full of my insufferable self-importance.
Google for "the fastest neck in the world" and your top hits will be Hagstrom. And it is the truth. Everything you read on Internet is the truth.
lol...The thought of Billy Sheehan on any neck slimmer than a P bass is a truly scary thought.
Charvel necks are fast,they are thin with a compound radius and the model 3B with neck thru construction are one of the finer examples
I actually find Warwick necks to be among the fastest I've ever played, so my opinion probably won't help you here 
Yep. Practically any Peavey I've ever played has had the best feeling fastest neck.
I also have to agree with the Warwick Streamer . I was jonesin' for a Corvette until I ran across a Streamer II. probably the best feeling bass ( to me ) I've ever played.
The one oddball. El Cheepo Indiana acoustic. The neck almost feels like a ukulele!
Matt
I have to totally throw my hands in the air and say, what are you guys talking about.
As I see it there are many factors that contribute to a comfortable left hand:
neck finish
neck contour
fingerboard wood
fingerboard contour
nut width
string spacing
string guage and tension
string type
scale length
I could go on but each of these factors impact how and instrument feels to us. So simply warwicks or whatever have fast necks tells us nothing since many if not all of these variables change even within a brand and sometimes model.
As I see it there are many factors that contribute to a comfortable left hand:
neck finish
neck contour
fingerboard wood
fingerboard contour
nut width
string spacing
string guage and tension
string type
scale length
I could go on but each of these factors impact how and instrument feels to us. So simply warwicks or whatever have fast necks tells us nothing since many if not all of these variables change even within a brand and sometimes model.
Latest posts
-
-
-
NAD - Thrift Store Score – Genz Benz Shuttle 3.0 w/ 10" Docking Cab- Latest: Kilroy Was Here
