Basses with true 19mm spacing

[amacintosh]

I respectfully beg to differ. Various string diameters (gauges) will have no effect on the centerline spacing between them. Spacing is determined by the bridge. Some bridges allow you to adjust where the strings sit on the saddle though.

They meant if one was to measure from the edge of one string to the edge of the next then string spacing would change if the strings were changed to a different gauge, so that's why it is measured from the centre of one string to the centre of the next.

 

[DougD]

This is EQed slightly darker than flat I think but this is the general idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEPnmktAfpI

Great playing man Love those lights is the Steamer Stage I they custom shop only?

 

[cdaniel]

They meant if one was to measure from the edge of one string to the edge of the next then string spacing would change if the strings were changed to a different gauge, so that's why it is measured from the centre of one string to the centre of the next.

Possibly that was meant.

I guess I'd define the two different measurements as spacing and gap.

 

[DougD]

DougD, I know you like Skylines, so get a 55-02, JO5 or DJ5. They all have nice, wide necks and string spacing.

Yea, I love me some Skyline I love the necks on those, wish I still had mine

 

[capnsandwich]

What you may have to do is also look at the string spacing at the nut and the scale length of the bass and then judge the taper off of that. Then after all that is done measure the distance in your usual playing area. There's a lot of math involved and I'm too tired to figure it all out right now so I'll let someone else do that.

 

[Ryan L.]

SSI's are standard Warwick models.

Here's a pic of the two that I owned (that I should NEVER have sold):

 

[NorCal Dog]

What you may have to do is also look at the string spacing at the nut and the scale length of the bass and then judge the taper off of that.

exactly,,, the Squier Deluxe Active Jazz V is 19mm at the bridge, & has a 2" nut, which translates to plenty of room up & down the neck. Some people who try it say that it's TOO wide,,, but the players that own them, dig the extra room.

 

[CapnSev]

The Streamer in that YouTube video is custom shop, but Warwick's standard SSI's are readily available. Bass Cenral has 2 "used" SSIs right now for a steal. They are not really used, just older floor models.

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They're about halfway down the page.

 

[PilbaraBass]

exactly,,, the Squier Deluxe Active Jazz V is 19mm at the bridge, & has a 2" nut, which translates to plenty of room up & down the neck. Some people who try it say that it's TOO wide,,, but the players that own them, dig the extra room.

+1...and you don't even need a set of big singles on it to make it sound good (although the nordies sure don't hurt )

it took me all of about 10 days to really LOVE the feel of this bass.

 

[DougD]

The Fender 24/5 ain't half bad either. I tried one at the local store yesterday, side by side with a 55-02. The Fender felt noticeably wider in the playing area, but it was noticeably heaver as well. I may just have to pick up one of the Squires and mod the hell out of it Anyone know how the Fender Marcus Miller V is?