Poll - Your preferred 4 string neck shape?

[29A]

Jeez, I guess it really depends.

I have a Geddy Jazz that feels anemic, so I prefer my AmStd P.

But for guitars, I have two SGs. One is an '08 Standard with the baseball bat neck, and the other is a 2014 '61 reissue with the slim neck (nut width is the same on both). I MUCH prefer the slim neck of the '61 RI, which is why I bought it (last week), so now the '08 Std is for sale.

I do like the wider fretboards on them, though - my Strat feels comparatively cramped.

Maybe I just like a wider fretboard, which would explain my P preference over the J.

 

[darwin-bass]

The percentages shown in the poll are off. They easily add up to over %100.

I set it up so you can vote more than once.

 

[darwin-bass]

I had a Fender P and G&L LB100, both with 1 5/8" necks. The G&L was a bit thicker and felt better to me. Then I got an LB100 with the 1.5" neck and OMG what a great feeling neck. I found out real quickly that I strongly prefer 1.5" necks.

I've since sold both the Fender and G&L with the 1 5/8" necks and replaced them with 1.5" necked basses.

 

[Solarmist]

1 1/2" (38mm) thin by (19.5mm) thickness as in Ibanez SR. Small hands - small neck.

 

[ctmullins]

Thin/wide, definitely.

 

[Korladis]

I haven't played that many basses in my life, and haven't measured the ones I did play, but all that aside, I prefer wider necks... Thinnes, I don't know, medium or thin... Whatever Lakland necks are

Perhaps thick works on narrower (1.625) necks? I had a CIJ Fender that was thicker than my Lakland and also played nice...

The real deal-breaker for me seems to be the finish... Satin/oil yay, glossy nay...

I'm the opposite. I prefer glossy.

 

[GIBrat51]

Whatever the neck on my '73 Rick 4001 is..

To elaborate; all my basses are 4-stringers, and 1.5" - 1.625" is fine. I do prefer a fairly thin neck, top to bottom; both my Ricks are just about perfect in this regard. Surprisingly, my Danelectros are a very close second. As for cross-section; a shallow "D" makes me very happy (again, like the Ricks). Fairly shallow flattened "C" is OK, too. Pretty much all the rest of my basses are in this category; the ones that aren't, have enough redeeming features that I can put up with a neck that isn't "Perfect". Not much you can do with a Kramer lumie neck, anyway... Radius? somewhere around 10', more or less, is fine.

 

[Malak the Mad]

My preferred neck has changed so much over the years. Starting (almost 20 years ago) on a Squier Standard Series P-Bass Special (1.5"/9.5"), that's what I grew up on. I still love this bass and the neck on it. I was convinced after some troubled times in my early days of playing that my lack of playing progression was resulting in an uncomfortable "cramped" feeling neck, and was set on the widest nut and flattest radius possible.

After recently owning a G&L with a 1.75" nut/12" radius for a brief period, I was convinced (trial and error eh?) that a wider nut/flatter radius wasn't what my hands actually wanted, but moreso a thicker/rounder neck. I loved the neck on that bass, but it was too thin front-to-back.

My Peavey Patriot has a 7.5" radius with a 1.5" nut. I love the beefy-baseball-bat-ness of this neck. On the contrary, my Dano is 1.625"/9.5" and I also love this neck, and I think that any other nut/radius combo would make this bass not play as well as it does. If I could get another Patriot neck to put on my Squier, that'd be great.

So, in the end, I voted for 1.5" nut (thick). I think I'm going to get a new neck with these specs to rebuild my aforementioned Squier. It appears that I actually had a subconscious passion for a narrow, yet fat neck. It's too bad Warmoth's necks have a 10" radius, and no option to select otherwise.

However, give me an acoustic guitar, and I NEED a wide nut (1.80" is ideal, despite my current being 1 5/8" it just feels and plays so good!)

First off, Mad Love for the Squier P-Bass Special! I've been trying to track down one of the Black & Chrome editions, specifically so I can harvest the neck for my next parts-bass project.

Second, have you ever had a chance to try a Classic '70s Jazz? They have that combination of curvy & chunky for days and days! They ain't too hard on the eyes neither. drool

 

[mel0dic.bassist]

Oh man! Tell me about it! These 90's Squiers were superb, I'd stand it off against any MiM any day of the week. I absolutely LOVE the neck on it.. Unfortunately, while mines still playable, it is damaged (I'll post pics after work).

It's one of two basses I've owned that I'm never getting rid of. I'm going to refinish it and stealth it out completely, black everything!

Here's a crappy cell phone picture of it now. I was 12 when I got it for Christmas (as the stickers show). It's looked like that ever since.

I'm definitely going to check out that jazz bass, I've been wanting a jazz for some time now for their mid-rangey growliness. I'd also love to get a replacement neck from the same series to bring her back to 100%.

Anyways, here's Martha!

First off, Mad Love for the Squier P-Bass Special! I've been trying to track down one of the Black & Chrome editions, specifically so I can harvest the neck for my next parts-bass project.

Second, have you ever had a chance to try a Classic '70s Jazz? They have that combination of curvy & chunky for days and days! They ain't too hard on the eyes neither. drool

 

[Malak the Mad]

Oh man! Tell me about it! These 90's Squiers were superb, I'd stand it off against any MiM any day of the week. I absolutely LOVE the neck on it.. Unfortunately, while mines still playable, it is damaged (I'll post pics after work).

It's one of two basses I've owned that I'm never getting rid of. I'm going to refinish it and stealth it out completely, black everything!

Here's a crappy cell phone picture of it now. I was 12 when I got it for Christmas (as the stickers show). It's looked like that ever since.

I'm definitely going to check out that jazz bass, I've been wanting a jazz for some time now for their mid-rangey growliness. I'd also love to get a replacement neck from the same series to bring her back to 100%.

Anyways, here's Martha!

Zowie! Where'd you get that huge Gobstopper sticker?!

But getting back to "Necks"; Fender offers the Classic '70s Jazz neck as a stand-alone purchase. They're not cheap, being at the top of the MIM food chain ($400 USD). Tuners aren't included and the nuts need to be filed into proper shape, but there they are.

http://www.fender.com/parts/necks/v...-rosewood-fingerboard/0992000921.html#start=1

 

[mel0dic.bassist]

Haha yeah, he gets a lot of comments.. I got that sticker from a skate shop when I was a big skater-punk when I was a kid. Couldn't tell ya where that was, haha I'm 30 now.

And trust me, I'm there hasn't been many days with the Fender parts page or Warmoth's neck builder aren't open in my browser.

I was thinking of a MIM Jazz neck replacement as they're only $200 or so directly from Fender, but I'm not sure. $400 seems a bit much and tells me I'd be better off buying a used MiM jazz for the neck and sell the body.

Gotta get my Patriot done first..

Zowie! Where'd you get that huge Gobstopper sticker?!

But getting back to "Necks"; Fender offers the Classic '70s Jazz neck as a stand-alone purchase. They're not cheap, being at the top of the MIM food chain ($400 USD). Tuners aren't included and the nuts need to be filed into proper shape, but there they are.

http://www.fender.com/parts/necks/v...-rosewood-fingerboard/0992000921.html#start=1