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not diggin' the P neck

Slaphound

Slaphound

Jun 16, 2003
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#1
I'm a bit dissapointed and almost ashamed to admit but I really dont like the feel of the Precision neck. It may take time to get used to but it seems that whenever I play my Aerodyne right after my P, I feel more comfortable playing my jazz. Hard lesson to swallow. All of my favorite players play p basses. I guess. I have to give up this Idea of having "so and so's bass". :crying:
 
#2
that's why they make lots of P models with Jazz neck tapers. Pretty easy to find them. Lakland BG's come in them, and Fender has that active P-bass special everyone keeps talking up...(if active's your thing)...

Or you can go the warmoth route. So many different options. Cuz let's face it, you need the P booty. :bassist:
 
#4
um...the aerodyne has a p pickup... so I don't see your problem. Can't you just turn the volume on the J pickup off, and the p pickup on? That'd give a p bass sound.

or for like 200 bucks, you can buy a jazz neck from allparts, which is a pretty good deal I guess.

I also do not like the feel of a P neck, which is why I went with Ibanez, and I'm going to get a few J's.

Greg
 
#5
Well I was trying to get down to one good bass and I thought that a '57 P bass was it. But now I'm pretty sure it is not. No matter how much I want this P bass to be it. The Aerodyne is my first fender. I had the Marcus Miller until I sold it last month for the P bass. Oh well. That is life. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. But it is dissapointing. The Marcus had such a sweet neck, really it did. :hmm:
 
#7
If you love the tone of the P-Bass, I suggest you stick with it for awhile. It might be easier in the long run if you play nothing but your P-Bass until your fretting hand adjusts. I remember when I switched from a Rick to a P-Bass (and later from a Jazz back to a P-Bass) it was a tough go for my fretting hand, but over time I became accustomed to it's feel.

But if you plan on selling it, please p.m. me.
 
#8
I'm the exact opposite. I started out on Ibanez basses (thin, shallow necks) and wrestled with extreme hand pain. I couldn't play for more than 5 minutes without having to take a break. But my friend had a Washburn bass with a much chunkier neck and I noticed that I didn't have half as much hand pain. So I traded my Ibanez in for a MIM P bass and my hand pain magically went away. It's only going to be chunky necks from now on.
 
#10
So I'm one of those that started with a P-MiM and then picked up a P-Special (active). The latter has a Jazz neck which took me a LONG time to get used to. Infact to this day, if I play nothing but the Jazz for a couple of weeks and then pick up the P, the P just feels right at home.

My only solution is to make sure that I regularly play both, even if its nothing but a few scales.

Alternatively, you could get one of these:
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#12
#1...don't be ashamed...you should be happy that you DO have a preference...it makes future choices MUCH easier.

#2...just put on a J-neck...thankfully they're interchangeable

#3...don't worry about selling off the old P-neck...there are PLENTY of bassists out there that prefer the chunkier P-neck (I'm one of those people)
 
#13
Squidfinger said:
I'm the exact opposite. I started out on Ibanez basses (thin, shallow necks) and wrestled with extreme hand pain. I couldn't play for more than 5 minutes without having to take a break. But my friend had a Washburn bass with a much chunkier neck and I noticed that I didn't have half as much hand pain. So I traded my Ibanez in for a MIM P bass and my hand pain magically went away. It's only going to be chunky necks from now on.
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I agree. I love the feel of the Jazz and P Bass necks and really any fender guitar or bass. I also love the sound of Fender guitars and basses. i am a die hard fender fan through and through.
I went to GC and played some non fender guitars the other day and it made me appreciate my Fenders all the more they just feel so perfect in my hands.
 
#14
Perhaps the CIJ 62RI would have been a better choice, the neck on it is thinner front to back than their 57RI. Or better yet, they also make a 70's style Precision with a narrower Jazz width neck. Of course these models don't have a maple fingerboard, and I don't know how important that is to you.
Don't give up hope, there's something out there that will suit you. Maybe, like these guys say, the 57 will grow on you if you give it more time.
 
#15
Much of the music i like was recorded on a P bass, but the neck feels like a telephone pole to me. I've tried some out, but would never purchase one. I'd rather just stick with basses that feel natural and easy to play to me, so that's one less hurdle I have to deal with. My playing is bad enough as it is.

There was ONE Precision in my entire life that I liked playing. My friend's 78 that came with a Jazz neck.
 
#19
junglebike said:
You need to spend more time on TB. I was down to 2 basses a month ago. Then I started checking in on this forum again, and now I've got five and want another. :help:
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Thats one problem with TB. If I wasn't married, I'd have at least five basses or I'd be dead. All of this useless ( it really is useless) time spent on thinking of new basses can be spent playing and sounding more like some one who plays bass and less like some one who ownes a bass and wishes he could play. I'm speaking for myself.
 
#20
junglebike said:
You need to spend more time on TB. I was down to 2 basses a month ago. Then I started checking in on this forum again, and now I've got five and want another. :help:
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I know what you mean, but between my first Soundgear which is loaded with Dimarzio's, my Marcus Miller Jazz with Precision neck, and my fretless, I don't NEED anything else.

Rest of my money is going towards paying off my new transmission and is getting saved for my Harley.
 

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