Necks & Frets - your preferences?

[Titania]

I always thought Rics had skinny necks - I guess they start out a little wide but there is less of a taper so the width at the heel looks almost the same?
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The older Rics had necks that were all over the place. Some skinny, others baseball batt-ish. But, yes, they don't taper very much from nut to heel, which for me makes them very, very comfortable. I personally hate jazz necks because of that heavy taper at the nut.

 

[Titania]

you would notice a warwick radius which is 20. flat as a pancake and I hate it- but I love them too.

Huh...I've played Warwicks's before and didn't notice the neck. I haven't liked any of them that I've tried, but it wasn't due to the neck.

 

[MarkoYYZ]

I had a Corvette (RB) for a while and found the flat radius comfortable, but the neck was a little thick for me (front to back) and being 5'7, I had trouble with the ergonomics of the body+neck and it felt way too long for me.

I did like the 5pc laminated construction, but found it no more resistant to string tension than any of my 1pc necks. It needed just as much adjustment.

 

[birminghambass]

1.5" nut, 20-22 medium jumbo frets, 70s Fender thickness front-to-back. I have basses with vintage radius and basses that are flat, I'm comfortable either way on a four string.
I'm a little picky about the way a bass hangs on a strap. The upper horn strap button has to reach at least the 13th fret for me to be comfortable.

 

[Marial]

1.5 Jazz width for me, Warmoth slim taper is my favorite neck thus far.

As for frets? Nein, danke. No frets at all for me.

 

[Malak the Mad]

Cool poll, Marko! Nut width and radius are my two main criteria for necks!

I went with the Jazz width (1.5") and the curvier, vintage-style radius (7.25"). I can just as easily work with the more standardized 9.5" radius, but anything flatter just doesn't feel comfortable in my hands. It would seem I really lucked out getting an Aerodyne first. It, and my Classic '70s Jazz (despite the chunkier neck-depth), both feel great to me.

I didn't vote on the number of frets or their size. All my basses have had 20 frets and are either vintage-sized or "medium jumbo", so I can't weigh in on those criteria.

 

[Imaginary Pony]

I'm a little picky about the way a bass hangs on a strap. The upper horn strap button has to reach at least the 13th fret for me to be comfortable.

+1, although I have a Warwick thumb and a Corvette which I love, they do have a little neck dive. I ought to get those extension thingies, but probably won't.[/QUOTE]

 

[lowsideonacurve]

I've been a fan of the Jazz profile neck for quite a while now, but I voted for the Precision profile mainly because my most recent acquisition is a P and I'm thinking it may be the feel and sound for me after all, though I don't think the Jazz will ever be too far out of reach. (Variety isn't just the spice of life, it's the key to happiness.)

Oh yeah, Vintage Frets + Flat wounds = Bliss., (At least for me anyway).

 

[zontar]

I have an Ibanez SR500F as my main bass-so I picked the Jazz bass neck width.

The other ones I don't have as string a preference.

However when it came to the type of frets my choice wasn't an option.
As you might suspect, it would be--none at all.

 

[A-Step-Towards]

1.75 nuts are great if there slim like the old 62 and 57 reissue necks, but I like me a chunky 1.625 as well, no 1.5 necks for me. Radius I could care less for and as for frets I like vintage but I will take any, nut width is most important to me.