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Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by tgriley62, Dec 26, 2014.

  1. Dec 26, 2014 #1
    tgriley62

    tgriley62

    Jan 25, 2011
    S.E. Mo
    OK, I am totally confused about necks. I have both a Peavey Millennium & 89 Foundation with the jazz type necks & love them. I have a 83 Fury & 87 Patriot with very wide necks & hate them. I always assumed that the Fury & Patriot necks were considered precision type necks because of the width & that is why I always thought that even though I love the tone of a Pbass I would not like the neck width of one. Wednesday I found a 07 Squier Pbass for $95 and couldn't believe how much narrower the neck was compared to the Fury & Patriot. The Squier neck is only slightly wider than my Foundation
     
  2. Dec 26, 2014 #2
    ZenG

    ZenG

    Dec 13, 2013
    You can't get there from here
    Is the Squier a factory "modified" model?
     
  3. Dec 26, 2014 #3
    bholder

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    Sep 2, 2001
    Vestal, NY
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  4. Dec 26, 2014 #4
    tgriley62

    tgriley62

    Jan 25, 2011
    S.E. Mo
    I have no idea. Its the first non Peavey bass I have owned and I have to say I am impressed with it
     
  5. Dec 26, 2014 #5
    scourgeofgod

    scourgeofgod

    Aug 17, 2006
    Imo neck depth and contour as well as fretboard radius are playing a role here, have you actually measured the width at the nut between the fury/patriot and the p?
     
  6. Dec 26, 2014 #6
    shawshank72

    shawshank72

    Mar 22, 2009
    Canada
    My peavey fury has a thin neck.
    Very thin.
    My taste in necks go either very thin 1.5 or very big 1.75 not a fan of anything in between.
    Just me though
     
  7. Dec 27, 2014 #7
    tgriley62

    tgriley62

    Jan 25, 2011
    S.E. Mo
    Yes. Both the Fury & Patriot are 1 and 3/8 and the Squire is 1 and 1/2
     
  8. Dec 27, 2014 #8
    scourgeofgod

    scourgeofgod

    Aug 17, 2006
    If that's the case then the peaveys and the squier are both less wide than a standard p bass, which is traditionally 1 and 3/4" or 1 and 5/8" at the nut.