In your experience, do all light basses (8.5 lbs or less) have neck dive problems? Any consistently light bass models that you have found don't typically dive? Persistent back problems have got me thinking about light basses.
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Light Bass Neck Dive
- Thread starter matt11
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hipshot ultralites
i have a 7.8lb peavey p-bass with ultralites and no dive
lakland's have ultralites but not consistantly light. later model Peavey USA fury is what i have. the body is thin.
i have a 7.8lb peavey p-bass with ultralites and no dive
lakland's have ultralites but not consistantly light. later model Peavey USA fury is what i have. the body is thin.
All?
No, I played a Squier P that weighed well under 7 lbs with no dive at all, and played heavier with significant neck dive.
It depends more on the weight of the neck than the body it seems.
No, I played a Squier P that weighed well under 7 lbs with no dive at all, and played heavier with significant neck dive.
It depends more on the weight of the neck than the body it seems.
Given the same placement of the upper button (IE: same body style), the neck makes more difference than the body weight, I think.
Of my Ricks, which all have the same strap attachment spot, my 4000 has neck dive while the others do not.
The reason: heavier neck and lighter body.
There's more neck hanging out from the centre of balance to act as a lever than there is body hanging out in the other direction, therefore a little more weight on the neck will need a lot more weight on the body to counterbalance it.
A long enough top horn can help reduce the risk of neck dive.
Light basses don't necessarily have neck dive, although some will inevitably. I recall playing some Squier basses from the 80's with light basswood or particle board bodies and rock maple necks.
Light basses don't necessarily have neck dive, although some will inevitably. I recall playing some Squier basses from the 80's with light basswood or particle board bodies and rock maple necks.
