Neck binding: yeah or nay?

[Iridescentone]

Side dots are the bane of the bass world. Personally, IMO... They should be banned, in order to force people to know
the geography of the fretboard. They're a crutch... Training wheels of the bass world.

No binding in my world... No dots, no lines, and occasionally, no frets too!

But, I'm still contemplating this after seeing Edgar Meyer recently...

The best players in the world use side dots. However, if you're hell-bent on having them banned, you're best bet might be to start a "ban frets" movement on a college campus, they'll ban virtually anything there.

 

[DavC]

had both ... all i really want is .... smoothness ... back / sides , don't wanna feel any fret ends ... like a satin feel to the back of the neck ...

my old 78 bounb/blocked neck did show it's wear ... nice neck .. !! Avatar build

 

[sxaxsx]

Gibsons and Rics yes, Fenders no.
For me Rics and Gibsons are like Cadillac's, a little extra bling and detail works. But a Fender on the other hand is like a Ford truck. I don't need blocks and binding on those necks.

 

[bassliner50]

Nay.

 

[FronTowardEnemy]

Yes. B&B all the way for me. Love em.

 

[cnltb]

Nope.
No need or even a liking for bindings here.

 

[Justinian]

Never

 

[gln1955]

My favorite Fender look is blocks and binding on rosewood. I like maple necks naked.

 

[Laklandfan]

I like the look of bound, but I've never found a bound neck that had the nice rolled edge feeling I really like.

 

[PortlandBass77]

yeah for jazzzzz basses, nay for everything else

 

[arbiterusa]

Binding has an important structural and sonic role in acoustic instruments. On electric it's cosmetic, although a bound neck is somewhat easier to finish fret ends on. Doesn't come close to offsetting how much it costs to do it in the first place, though.

Personally like a bound neck, although it needs to be done with good binding. Once you work with real ivoroid, that cheap plastic Gibson-style binding does not cut the mustard.

 

[danosix]

yay!

So, given that's WOOD binding, is it a vote "for" or "against"?

 

[Snibborwocky]

I like it on my Gretsch but not on my Precision... sooooo... Yaynay for me.

 

[Hounddog409]

Not a deal breaker, by any means, but if given a choice, I prefer necks without binding (though I'm fine with body binding). Strictly a cosmetic preference on my part, though I should think it makes a re-fret easier as well.

How 'bout you?

hate bindings

 

[Pet Sounds]

I like 'em for Jazz Basses and Rics, not so much for anything else.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

I have white binding the maple neck of my Olympic white Jazz Bass along with white pick-ups and white strat-style knobs. Don't know that there is a functional difference, but I certainly like the way it looks.

 

[DrayMiles]

I hope you also reject using any kind of grammar correction using a word processor or even writing a post on TalkBass

Nope... Not tat tall...

 

[Ric5]

Not a deal breaker, by any means, but if given a choice, I prefer necks without binding (though I'm fine with body binding). Strictly a cosmetic preference on my part, though I should think it makes a re-fret easier as well.

How 'bout you?

Neck binding protects your hands from the sharp edges of protruding frets.

 

[Munjibunga]

I can take it or leave it. I think I have a couple with binding.

 

[stringthrough]

It's one more thing to fail and need repairing.