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Nicest neck you've ever played

+1 on the Pre-Gibson Tobias, 5 string.

Haven't played a lot of new necks, honestly.
But I remember the first Tobias I picked up and it was abolutely an O... M... F.... G.... experience.
 
The '62 RI Jazz neck on my FrankenFender Dark Star P bass is the most comfy neck I've ever held. It's even slightly better than my Sadowskys, though my NYC PJ is a close second. :eek: The PJ has better action so the feel is slightly better over all, but the well-worn neck on the DSP is perfectly broken in.

Also, the frets have been rounded over on the sides. It plays smooth as silk.
 
The feel of the neck is one of the most important aspects of finding a bass that I really like. For me, that means a pretty thin, fast feel.

Currently my favorites are my Carvin B4 and my new Stambaugh which both have tung oiled necks and play as smooth as anything I've tried.