Extremely dumb question but... Are Ibanez necks thinner than Fender P bass necks>

Not a dumb question at all. And the general answer is: When it comes to 4-string basses, yes. The Ibanez Soundgear series is known for its thinner necks. Some players like to describe them as being "fast" necks, but IMHO, nut width and neck depth have very little to do with playing speed.

 

hi PapaBred

They both have nicknames.

The P Bass neck is known as "the baseball bat" and

the IBBY necks are often called "Pencil necks"

Kinda says it all


may the bass be with you

Wise(b)ass

 

and don't leave out the fender jazz neck, which is also thinner than the P bass neck.

but i do love my ibanez necks

 

It depends on what models you're referring to.

• ATKs have what I consider very thick necks. If you love a P, you'll love this.
• Talman, AFB/AGB and Mezzo are more moderate.
• SRs always seem quite thin.

At least that's my impression.

 

BTB & ATK rival P-bass
SR (Soundgear) are generally thinner in both directions.

 

I remember about a couple years back, I sent my bass in to the workshop to do some repair stuff, and a few days after that I got an offer from a friend to play at a wedding. Being a lefty, and with that bass being the only one I owned at the time (a Warmoth Jazz), I went back to the workshop and asked if they had any lefty basses which I could loan temporarily, and they supplied an Ibanez SR600. My hand cramped the entire time I used it, felt relieved when I got my own bass back. I guess I'm just not used to extremely thin necks