Graphite rods in Fender necks...

[Lon86]

Does anyone know when Fender started putting the graphite stiffening rods in their basses???

 

[5string5fingers]

08 i believe?

 

[Marton]

Before that. I know my 07 deluxe have one, and I remember an older Fender catalog (03-04 maybe ?) where they were talking about their graphite neck rods.

 

[hdracer]

95 was the first year of the reinforced neck
I started a thread on this about a year ago.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=611415&highlight=

 

[king_biscuit]

95 was the first year of the reinforced neck
I started a thread on this about a year ago.
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=611415&highlight=

+1 it was 1995

 

[svtb15]

Actually i think it was 94.. I was invited to a fender seminar in NY by fender reps.. They were talking about the graphite rods then.. They did have samples with them at that time.. But may not have gone into ful swing until 95..
Some folks like the graphite in the necks for stability and dead spot reduction.. but personally i like the necks with out the bars.. they sound bigger and warmer like old fender sin my opinion. alot of high end bass builders use graphite in their necks.. Im still not a fan.. IMO

 

[king_biscuit]

Some folks like the graphite in the necks for stability and dead spot reduction.. but personally i like the necks with out the bars.. they sound bigger and warmer like old fender sin my opinion.

I tent to agree with this.

 

[Bluesbob]

Some folks like the graphite in the necks for stability and dead spot reduction.. but personally i like the necks with out the bars.. they sound bigger and warmer like old fender sin my opinion.

I tent to agree with this.

+1

 

[Lon86]

Thanks!

Not a fan of them either...Want to know what years to look for.

IMHO...the graphite necks lose some of the warmth.

 

[Aspidites]

1995-present all have graphite rods.

 

[mello_bedwetter]

So are the MIM necks that are on the Precision and Jazz basically the same neck they use to use before they added the graphite? Just wondering.

 

[VWbug]

Yeah! What he asked! Lol.

 

[Bongolation]

So are the MIM necks that are on the Precision and Jazz basically the same neck they use to use before they added the graphite? Just wondering.

And in the MIA RIs, yes...more or less.

 

[Bongolation]

Some folks like the graphite in the necks for stability and dead spot reduction.

The added stability is nice, but they still have dead spots.

 

[Lonesomedave]

so my son has a made in japan Geddy Lee jazz that was made 3 or 4 years ago. thin neck

does this bass have one or not

/s/ Dave

 

[ljazz]

I've just made minor adjustments on all my non-reinforced necked basses (4 of them)...... I have two with the rods, and neither have required adjustment this summer. Coincidence, or graphite?

I'm pretty OCD when it comes to my action, and all of my basses require some tweaking throughout the year, however, the graphite reinforced Fenders are requiring less tweaking.

 

[Turock]

I have Fenders with and without graphite rods. I very rarely have to adjust either; in fact, I adjust them to how I want them when I first get them and that's usually it.

 

[joeyl]

I have both, and the one with graphite rods requires the most tweaking, and I recently acquired another P neck with the rods, and it had a huge forward bow at rest. So to me if the neck wood wants to move in the first place, 2 measly rods are not gonna prevent it. Also think about it: you are removing wood to put the rods....

 

[joeyl]

so my son has a made in japan Geddy Lee jazz that was made 3 or 4 years ago. thin neck

does this bass have one or not

/s/ Dave

Does not have, MIA Fenders are the only ones to have rods

 

[Chasarms]

I am willing to write anything off as coincidence, but I have found that among the 30 or so five strings I have owned, there is a correlation between a more clear, resonating B string and the graphite enforced necks.