Custom neck makers

warmoth.com , yes a luthier should be able to help you if you can't find what you want from Warmoth.

 

Check out USACG or Soulmate Guitars. USACG is like Warmoth with more profile options, and Soulmate will build you almost anything neck-wise.

 

An Allparts jazz bass neck I have on a bass is about 3/32" thicker than my Fenders neck. My Warmoth neck is thicker than the Allparts neck. I don't have that bass with me to measure for you though.

 

Yes its very noticeable, the Fender neck is uncomfortable for me, It gives me hand cramps in the big muscle at the base of my thumb. I can play the Allparts neck all night with no problems. The Warmoth is even more comfortable than the Allparts.

 

I have never heard of anyone getting cramps there. I prefer a thick neck because I have really thick hands. I have a hard time touching my thumb to my index finger keeping both of them straight, so a thick neck means I can keep my hands more open.

 

Oh ok, In that case I'm pretty sure it will help.

Doesn't get fatter than a Jazz bass I built. I did it as an experiment to see how comfortable a really thick neck would feel. It's actually comfortable, but I will most likely take it down some more.

 

Lol that thing isn't pretty thick, its a louisville slugger.

I measured mine with a digital caliper from the back of the neck to the top of the first fret

Squier VM Jazz is 0.793
Fender P neck is 0.832
MightyMite Jazz 0.862
Allparts Jazz is 0.913
And just for grins, the Jazz in the picture measures in at 1.075
I don't have the Warmoth here to measure, but its slightly thicker than the Allparts. It has a 1/4" thick ebony fingerboard though, so I don't know for sure if its a standard thickness or if its different with the material. You can always call them and ask.

It may not seem like the Allparts neck is all that much thicker than the VM jazz until you wrap your hands around them. I hope this at least gives you a rough idea as to where to start.

 

...although some are better at it than others, I'd think.

 

Also the price point between what a builder would charge to make a neck would probably be substantially higher than a parts manufacturer.

 

Sure, but before I'll buy a neck from warmouth I'll pay a bit extra.

 

Have you had problems with Warmoth? The one neck I bought from them is outstanding, and every time I ordered parts the service was great.

 

A refret with Jumbo frets may be worth looking into. It would increase the distance from the back of the neck to the top of the strings.