Neck dive solution?

[Jaycat]

They says necessity is the mother of invention ....

 

[lug]

Yup!

 

[rogerbmiller]

I once had a bass with horrible neck dive. My solution:

-Took pictures of the bass
-Listed it on reverb
-sold it
-took the cash and bought another bass with it.

YMMV.

 

[vindibona1]

I guess that's one way to do it, though I think there are some more elegant methods.

 

[JIO]

Removable so it can fit in a moulded HSC -

 

[Hundred proof]

Once had Peavey with some neck dive … my solution was counter weights on the other end. This is not going to be a popular solution for some. But I used small stick on auto wheel weights inside the control cavity.

 

[joebingo]

I guess that's one way to do it, though I think there are some more elegant methods.

new bass day

 

[Ggaa]

Light weight tuners help some. Might be better than the stock ones too.

 

[Swerve]

They says necessity is the mother of invention ....


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I'm not sure even the lightest weight tuners and heaviest bridge could counter neck dive on those Orange P basses. Glad you found a solution though because they sure are purdy. I wouldn't mind a purple one.

 

[Gervais Cote]

Sell it, buy a real precision bass with a comfortable contour and be happy.

A Squier Classic Vibe is cheap and very good.

 

[Peteyboy]

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Removable so it can fit in a moulded HSC -
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You have the coolest basses on TB.

 

[rogerbmiller]

In all seriousness, if neck dive can't be cured with a good strap, try to embrace playing the bass more level. If that causes discomfort, see my solution above.

 

[Discount Bassy]

Once had Peavey with some neck dive … my solution was counter weights on the other end. This is not going to be a popular solution for some. But I used small stick on auto wheel weights inside the control cavity.

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Much more elegant that the 2.5lb weight I bolted to an old Jay Turser P-clone.

 

[Jev1]

Yup!

LOL! Is that a coil spring adjuster for a motorcycle? That is thinking outside the box my friend.

 

[Matt O]

Nice!

Here’s what the Soviets came up with:

Doubles as antenna for reporting to Moscow.

 

[Peteyboy]

Nice!

Here’s what the Soviets came up with:

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Doubles as antenna for reporting to Moscow.

Did they make basses in the shape of ALL the Eastern Bloc nations? This looks like the Estonia model.

 

[Matt O]

Did they make basses in the shape of ALL the Eastern Bloc nations? This looks like the Estonia model.

Haha yeah it kind of does now that you mention it.

 

[lug]

LOL! Is that a coil spring adjuster for a motorcycle? That is thinking outside the box my friend.

You are the first person to know exactly what that is!

 

[Rip Van Dan]

My 1965 Jazz (stolen in 1976) had a hootenanny button (headstock strap button) on the back of the headstock. I believe 1969 was the last year they did that.

 

[lug]

Once had Peavey with some neck dive … my solution was counter weights on the other end. This is not going to be a popular solution for some. But I used small stick on auto wheel weights inside the control cavity.

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My similar fix in the old days was to add a 1.2 lb scuba weight to the end of the strap....