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P bass necks that are thin/flat front to back?
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Also see the thread I started a while ago for a similar question, good options here! https://www.talkbass.com/threads/who-makes-a-neck-like-the-62-avri-p-bass.1673978/
Fender Vintage '62 reissue that has the thinnest neck. I had one of them (next to a bunch of all others), but at the same time it has the widest nut of 44,5mm
Maybe I missed it - but what's you nut-width preference?
I've played and owned many P's.
Other than the thin but wide early 60 necks, and the Fullerton re-issues - the thinnest P neck I have with a "modern" B width is my ~96 mij.
I don't know the exact model, but I don't believe it's the higher "tier/yen". The neck has the headstock truss rod adjustment.
But it's a great playing and sounding P, or I would've parted with it by now.
I like different neck profiles - but this mij is the reason I haven't put a Jazz neck on a P, or sprung for an "A" neck P...
Maybe others more knowledgeable with the MIJ's can chime in on this....
My Fender Sting Signature P-Bass has a neck like that. Very comfortable to play. Actually my favorite P-Bass!
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
I can't imagine they would change the profile. Same price to them, thick or thin.
Isn't this called the 'Modern C'?
Late 80s / early 90s Korean Fender/Squier basses had thinner front-back necks and are super comfortable to me. Obviously because these are what I cut my teeth on.
I have a late 70s / early 80s Fender USA neck that is a lot thicker. I think my long gone 74 pbass had a thick neck too. I'm pretty sure the MIM and MIJ necks are thinner.
Late 80s / early 90s Korean Fender/Squier basses had thinner front-back necks and are super comfortable to me. Obviously because these are what I cut my teeth on.
I have a late 70s / early 80s Fender USA neck that is a lot thicker. I think my long gone 74 pbass had a thick neck too. I'm pretty sure the MIM and MIJ necks are thinner.
The Precision Elite I and II from the early eighties have the thinnest necks I ever played.
Fender American Special Precision Bass. 1.65” nut with a thinner profile front to back. A 1980’s ESP 400 Srries P or P/J will also be similar.
My Fender Road Worn is very thin. Not sure on the year but pre 2015.
My Fender classic 50’s (see avatar on the right) has a thin neck front to back. But it is aircraft carrier wide though .
USA Lakland 44-64 with the 1.75” nut width has the widest/thinnest P neck I’ve encountered.
Look for spec sheets on various Fender models. For example
This is for the AVII P basses. On the last page it lists .790” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret. I think that qualifies as just slightly thin, .8” being typical middle of the road 1st fret thickness, and 1.00” 12th.
This is for the AVII P basses. On the last page it lists .790” 1st fret, .990” 12th fret. I think that qualifies as just slightly thin, .8” being typical middle of the road 1st fret thickness, and 1.00” 12th.
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Sounds like my ratty 62. Wide side to side but very thin front to back 
I love that thing 
I love that thing 
Player P series 1
A pretty average .8” at 1st, and a slightly thin .9” at 12th
(So, not as thin as AVII at 1st, but thinner at 12th)
A pretty average .8” at 1st, and a slightly thin .9” at 12th
(So, not as thin as AVII at 1st, but thinner at 12th)
