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Thanks for the info, it is helpful, but only part of the equation. What is the distance from some starting point such as the bridge or end of the neck. A variance of 0.4" in the wide space between neck and bridge is somewhat meaningless. I know I've played non-Fender jazz basses that have the neck pup very close to the neck, and the bridge pup almost touching the front of the bridge.
Does anyone know the exact spacing from an established reference point such as the front edge of the standard bridge for the Fender basses in question?
The micro tilt is the 3-bolt neck. There is an allen screw through a hole in the neck plate, you can tilt the neck angle with this style 3-bolt necks.
Early Musicman basses (76-80ish) also had this 3-bolt tilt feature.
Early Musicman basses (76-80ish) also had this 3-bolt tilt feature.
And then there is the four-bolt micro-tilt, just to add to the confusion.
http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/El_Guitar_Neck_Angle.htm
Maybe that's just guitars, don't know..
Micro-Tilt is a Fender three-bolt neck-body joint that enabled you to easily tilt the neck (relative to the body) with an allen wrench(?)- as part of a setup. Typically, you would need a SHIM to do the same thing with the more common four-bolt system. A late sixties and seventies Fender feature, discontinued at least by the early eighties.
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http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/El_Guitar_Neck_Angle.htm
Maybe that's just guitars, don't know..
Micro-Tilt is a Fender three-bolt neck-body joint that enabled you to easily tilt the neck (relative to the body) with an allen wrench(?)- as part of a setup. Typically, you would need a SHIM to do the same thing with the more common four-bolt system. A late sixties and seventies Fender feature, discontinued at least by the early eighties.
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The Micro tilt adjustment hole can be seen on neck plates dating 1975 - 1998 in both 3 and 4 bolt configurations.
Honestly- I don't know for sure- but get out some pictures. Measure the distance from the 12th fret to the pickup. Switch that distance around to the fretboard and figure out what fret that distance corresponds to. (it's right around the 3rd fret). Look at all the other solid body Fender basses- the P, the Mustang, the MusicMaster... the pickup placement is always right there. Regardless of scale length, the relative position for the pickup is in the same relative spot on the string.
I just carefully measured the distance between my '73 and '96, and the spacing is exactly 3/8" further back for the '73.
It's my understanding that '70-'71 was the year the spacing went to the "70's spacing", and then returned to the normal (60's and today's) spacing in '83.
'74 was the year where the tilt (3-bolt) necks were introduced. I've seen (and have) '74 with 4-bolt, but you start seeing a lot of the 3-bolts for this year. Not sure when they went back to the 4-bolt, but I'm guessing '80, making '79 the last year for the 3-bolt (not sure though)
It's my understanding that '70-'71 was the year the spacing went to the "70's spacing", and then returned to the normal (60's and today's) spacing in '83.
'74 was the year where the tilt (3-bolt) necks were introduced. I've seen (and have) '74 with 4-bolt, but you start seeing a lot of the 3-bolts for this year. Not sure when they went back to the 4-bolt, but I'm guessing '80, making '79 the last year for the 3-bolt (not sure though)
