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Neck Profiles - Thick Vs. Thin - What's your preference?

Fat Neck VS Thin Neck: What's you're preference?

  • Fat Neck (from fretboard surface to back of the neck)

    Votes: 103 30.9%

  • Thin Neck (from fretboard surface to back of the neck)

    Votes: 238 71.5%
  • Total voters
    333
#101
Always was in the "thin" neck camp...mainly from my Jazz.

But when I grabbed a Classic StingRay at GC...I thought "whoa" I'm a thick neck kind of guy now. I mean it was instantaneous..I loved it.

Not a Fan of the Fender P bass Thickness...but the Lakland P neck on the Glaub, Wide and Flat, makes so much sense.

My 4003 Ric form 2003 is like a baseball bat...similar to the MusicMan Classic, but I like that too...weird.

So like others..it depends on the bass..but to me there seems to be a 'magic' combination between what works with specific basses.
 
#102
I like medium necks, the best one I've felt was from an MTD Kingston Artist, my second favourite is the modern P neck, which is pretty close to my Ray34's. I can't stand thin necks, they make my hand cramp up. That being said, I've played a Ric with a neck like a tree branch, and that was by far the worst.
 
#106
mellowinman said:
Whatever is on my Jazz bass. I like it very much.
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Just the opposite! The poll doesn't allow for people who like both kind of necks or don't care.

My LEAST favorite neck is the one on my Fender Jazz bass. I just don't dig the profile on it somehow. (But do love the neck on my PJ 5er which is wider rather than "thick")

On the other hand I have always really liked the more or less "chunky" necks on my G&L L2500s or my SX basses. But at the same time I ALSO love the thin necks on my Ibanez basses. I find either very nice in their own ways.

Go figure.
 
#107
D.M.N. said:
I like a really shallow vintage C shape. The AVRI 62 Precision and Jazz necks are perfect for me. The deeper U and more modern P-neck shape doesn't do it for me. I mean, I can adapt, but it isn't nearly as comfortable. Depth of the neck bugs me way more than say, nut width.
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I totally agree. I don't understand why Fender changed the 60's P-neck profile, which is wonderful.

Davo
 
#108
If you're one of those dreadful players that stick their thumb around the top of the neck then I'm guessing you're a fan of deep U-necks. If you play properly and the thumb is never seen, then you will be a fan of thin necks.

It's my theory and I'm entitled to it.

(yes, I am being sarcastic and no you don't have to flame me; I use both techniques)
Davo
 
#110
I don't really mind, and I have really small hands. My Marcus Miller signature is pretty thin, and my Stingray 5 HH is a lot thicker. Both is very comfortable. I also have a 7 string Music Man JPXI guitar (the Petrucci model) which is really thin, and that's comfortable too. I know some players who are so obsessed with these kinda things that they won't necessarily buy two instruments with the exact same model number because of the slight variations between each instrument, but that's pretty snobbish IMO. As long as an instrument sounds good, is easy to play and doesn't give me any pain it's good enough.
 
#111
Davo-London said:
If you're one of those dreadful players that stick their thumb around the top of the neck then I'm guessing you're a fan of deep U-necks. If you play properly and the thumb is never seen, then you will be a fan of thin necks.

It's my theory and I'm entitled to it.

(yes, I am being sarcastic and no you don't have to flame me; I use both techniques)
Davo
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I'm mostly #2, though if a part's easy I'll lax up on my technique. And I prefer thinner necks. Your theory has been proven. Dreadful is a bit extreme, though. It does look cool.
 
#113
Davo-London said:
If you're one of those dreadful players that stick their thumb around the top of the neck then I'm guessing you're a fan of deep U-necks. If you play properly and the thumb is never seen, then you will be a fan of thin necks.

It's my theory and I'm entitled to it.

(yes, I am being sarcastic and no you don't have to flame me; I use both techniques)
Davo
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LOL, Louis Johnson is one of those dreadful players, so is Larry Graham, that being said, I'm with you, can't bear watching it :hiding:

Voted for thin neck and am a proponent of proper technique :bassist: :D
 
#114
What's wrong with thumb over the top? I do it sometimes for muting purposes. When playing 9th chords on my 7 string guitar I have to do it to mute the B string properly, and I occasionally use it on my basses when I need some extra muting. It's all about doing what's best in each situation, right?
 
#117
I've always played a P bass. It's a Fender "Squier Series" always thought it was fine, never really thought about neck profiles much. One day at a guitar center I played an Ibanez SR series with one of the slim and fast necks and really thought it was too thin it was like I didn't have a neck in my hand. But I do enjoy the profile of a fender jazz bass a little less wide but still has some thickness to it.
 
#119
love the neck on my AVRI 57 P, chunky n' funky... old school C shape that's 1.750” at the nut. Much fuller feeling than the modern American P's. Was actually searching for one that was neck heavy that you find on older vintage (way outta my price range). My fretless has a thinner and narrower neck that's more common to a Jazz, that feels perfect as well
 
#120
I really like a typical Fender Jazz neck, but enjoy playing the even smaller necks of my Sterling, T-bird, and recently aquired Fury even more... For 5ers, EBMM necks are about as big as I want a 5er, and Ibby sr Series 5er necks are very comfortable to me... At 1 and 5/8 and typical thickness, the neck on my '76 P bass is a bit larger than I prefer, but manageable - I definitely do not like 1 and 3/4" width P basses...


- georgestrings
 

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