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Fender American Original Jazz Replacement Necks
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Me too. Although... you gotta admit... changing the blinker fluid was a real PITA!!!OT rant: I STILL miss those blinker buttons on the floor, much more convenient and you don't need to take your hand off the steering wheel. Seriously though, bad idea to copy other continent's bad ideas.
Neck made from tree. Strong like bull. Straight like arrow.
But if you buy a neck that wasn’t fitted at a factory and expect it to drop in with no adjustment at all you learned an expensive lesson.
In my own case, if I’m spending that much on a neck, without question I’m going to pay a pro to set it.
But if you buy a neck that wasn’t fitted at a factory and expect it to drop in with no adjustment at all you learned an expensive lesson.
In my own case, if I’m spending that much on a neck, without question I’m going to pay a pro to set it.
Really strange story. I have bought one and have owned another one on a bass. Those necks are really nice and stable. I didn’t even have to do any nut work on mine right out of the box. I feel these are more stable than the thinner 62/64 RI. Great necks! Sounds like you are looking for the opposite of what these necks are, but want to slam them for what they are.
I bought a parts P-bass a few years ago; it had an Allparts neck that had an odd nut and I could not get straight. I took a chance on a Fender American Professional (not Original) neck from Stratosphere. It screwed right on, required nothing out of the ordinary by way of adjustment, and has been solid as a rock.
So either I got lucky or you did not.
So either I got lucky or you did not.
Me too. Although... you gotta admit... changing the blinker fluid was a real PITA!!!
I oiled one one time and it smoked for a while afterward.
Slow motion short circuit.
You TOO?!!!I oiled one one time and it smoked for a while afterward.
I bought a Fender Replacement Precision neck a few years ago to go on a parts bass. It was $300 (I think the same neck is now $350). Not only was it perfect, not only did it go on in about 10 minutes, not only did it need hardly any adjustments, but it COMPLETELY transformed the sound of the bass. I was honestly pretty blown away and completely didn't expect the results I got. I could have put that neck on a cinder block and it probably would have still sounded good.
I've always been pretty firmly in the camp that thinks that new strings will make much more difference than tone woods, new bridges, etc..., but I must say, the right neck definitely made a positive improvement in my case. any reservations I had about spending more on the neck than the sum of the other parts in the bass went right out the window...ymmv.
I've always been pretty firmly in the camp that thinks that new strings will make much more difference than tone woods, new bridges, etc..., but I must say, the right neck definitely made a positive improvement in my case. any reservations I had about spending more on the neck than the sum of the other parts in the bass went right out the window...ymmv.
Dude, I took a bumble bee the size of a 50 cent piece to the chest that deflected off one of those windows doing 70...
How thin are the 62/64 RI necks? My AO '60s J neck is .79" front to back at the 1st and me, to even with my not-large hands, thinner would be pointless.
I agree, they're quite stable necks. Mine is strung with 55-105 Fender 9050M flats, no problem at all.
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