I am looking for a Fender jazz bass, but preferably one with a neck that has some girth. Not the super slim modern C kind of thing. What series should I look at. Classic 60's? Classic 70's? May be MIM or MIA.
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The '74 Jazz American Vintage has a very nice U-shaped neck that is thicker front to back while still 1.5" at the nut. The MIM '70s Jazz bass should be similar, but I've never played one of those.
The new USA made Geddy Lee jazz basses have this same type of neck, thicker front to back.
I'm curious about this, too...
I love the JBass sound, but don't like thin necks. My first basses had thin necks, so I'd gotten used to em a bit, but once I bought my PBass, thin necks became kind of annoying. I have relatively large hands, so chunky, deep, wide necks feel great and play way more smoothly for me.
I love the JBass sound, but don't like thin necks. My first basses had thin necks, so I'd gotten used to em a bit, but once I bought my PBass, thin necks became kind of annoying. I have relatively large hands, so chunky, deep, wide necks feel great and play way more smoothly for me.
Absolutely. The Classic '70s Jazz has a very front-to-back-thickness neck which, when combined with the vintage-style radius, gives a very "rounded" feel. It's not necessarily for everyone's hands, but it works well for me.
I have a parts p bass I put a jazz neck on. It was off a 95' MIM Squier Jazz I bought new. After not playing it for several months cause it was torn apart I just got it back together. I was very surprised how fat the neck is. Chunky would be a good description. I actually don't like it but it has a color matched headstock so it stays for now.
Allparts Jazz bass neck is very chunky and I dig it.
If only there was a builder who would make you a J bass with a P neck, or a P bass with Jazz pickups...
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the old school sb-2 and lynx bassses by g&l have p bodies and p necks with mfd jazz pickups
I put an allparts JMF-B JAZZ neck on my PBass. It's a baseball bat and super high quality. With some patience they can be found used for half what they go for new.
Finished Jazz Bass Neck with Binding | Allparts.com
Finished Jazz Bass Neck with Binding | Allparts.com
I have one of these and it may be going on the chopping block in a month or so (as soon as another build is complete). I had no idea they went for $450 new. I'm not trying to sell it now. I just wanted to be included in the conversation. I actually like slim j necks.
Actually, they can be had for a little over $300. I bought mine on sale at STRATosphere for $289.
