Precision neck ... Suggestions

[verstft]

I think changing the neck is crossing the line personally but I did consider it. Found a Matt Freeman p bass neck for sale on Craigslist. Cheaper than any Warmoth or All Parts.
I like what you did with the bass, looks pretty maxed out. I went the vintage route...here's mine:

Vintage nitro pickguard. SD SPB-1 neck, Apollo noiseless Bridge. Bourn full-size pots and vintage push back cloth wiring. Copper shielding on pickguard, and shielding paint in the cavity. Switchcraft jack etc... Did some minor fret dressing to make it play like butter. It's getting a nice natural relicing from me playing the C@#p out of it.

 

[funkinbottom]

Mighty Mite necks are awesome and I've gotten them for as low as $80 in the TB classifieds.

They are. I used a maple Jazz for my jag project. Beautiful neck. Felt great. There are a bunch on ebay $99 - $110 no affiliation.

Mighty Mite MM2907 Maple P Bass neck maple fretboard

 

[Texx]

My musikraft one piece maple p-bass neck is by far the nicest sounding, looking, feeling and Most stable neck i've had in my hands since i started playing 24 years ago.
The p Bass body they sould me was Bad quality with a horrible paint Job.
Very strange

 

[Figjam]

My favorite(?) bass is a squier walnut satin PJ body with a fender mim jazz neck. dimarzio PJ pups, gold gotoh bridge, liscenced by schaller tuners, brass nut, stock pots.

I think MIM necks are the best bang for the buck. Just find a good one. I like dark rosewood. early 90s MIM had some brazilian rosewood boards.

 

[fishdreams]

Another vote for Allparts, (the B-stock for around $130 would be an excellent deal), if standard rosewood or maple with dot fret markers is good enough. Excellent quality (as good, and IME better than American Fender necks, and much better than Mighty Mite). I'd go Warmoth only if I wanted non-Fender options (woods, fret wire, etc)

 

[okcrum]

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I got my PJ for 185$
Then pickups were 140$
Hipshot tuners 100$
Gotoh bridge 30$
I think the strap holders were about 15$

So by now I spent 470$

The neck will be the most expensive upgrade ...

I expect you'll go to a standard size body eventually. This is a great way to learn to care for your bass - if you built it, you can fix it.

People should compare what you'd pay a luthiery school to teach you this vs. your parts cost. That's where the value is.

You can use the old neck to practice your fret work.

 

[bassguygt]

I expect you'll go to a standard size body eventually. This is a great way to learn to care for your bass - if you built it, you can fix it.

People should compare what you'd pay a luthiery school to teach you this vs. your parts cost. That's where the value is.

You can use the old neck to practice your fret work.

What about the body of that bass is nonstandard in size?

 

[okcrum]

What about the body of that bass is nonstandard in size?

Front-to-back it's slightly thinner than a standard body, 1.5" IIRC.

 

[verstft]

Front-to-back it's slightly thinner than a standard body, 1.5" IIRC.

Had no idea.

 

[okcrum]

It's only the Affinity series that has the (slightly) thin cut bodies. A repair guy I know loves his, having done something like the OP with parts replacement.

 

[bassguygt]

Front-to-back it's slightly thinner than a standard body, 1.5" IIRC.

Had no idea, thanks for the info. Wonder if there's a reason they did that (aside from $)

 

[Lowness]

How different from maple does a bubinga neck sound? I've always been curious about that.

I can't tell from one example and no deep analysis.

It can only be better - a stronger wood will help the sustain.

 

[bdplaid]

I can't tell from one example and no deep analysis.

It can only be better - a stronger wood will help the sustain.

Yes, it may help sustain, but as you likely know different woods accent different frequencies, I was wondering if Bubinga was a more midrange-sounding wood. I suspect it is, but have never had one.

 

[Lowness]

Yes, it may help sustain, but as you likely know different woods accent different frequencies, I was wondering if Bubinga was a more midrange-sounding wood. I suspect it is, but have never had one.

Dude, spend less time on Talkbass and more time practicing.

 

[bdplaid]

Dude, spend less time on Talkbass and more time practicing.

Maybe you should remove that bubinga neck from where someone inserted it, no doubt because of your wonderful manner.

 

[Lowness]

Maybe you should remove that bubinga neck from where someone inserted it, no doubt because of your wonderful manner.

Ok, I have eight basses, each with a minimum of five variables that will impact tone, and I have changed only one of them to bubinga. None-the-less, yes, I can say with certainty that the bubinga neck improved the mid-range frequencies.

 

[ilansgroove]

Ord

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I got my PJ for 185$
Then pickups were 140$
Hipshot tuners 100$
Gotoh bridge 30$
I think the strap holders were about 15$

So by now I spent 470$

The neck will be the most expensive upgrade ...

Finally did the last ... well almost last upgrade (if you consider changing the string tree as an upgrade)

Was hesitating a lot between mighty mite and Warmoth , my budget convinced me to get a mighty mite , and I am very happy with it , just need to smooth the frets a little ..... so here's the result

 

[ilansgroove]

and this is what it sounds like

 

[Keis]

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I got my PJ for 185$
Then pickups were 140$
Hipshot tuners 100$
Gotoh bridge 30$
I think the strap holders were about 15$

So by now I spent 470$

The neck will be the most expensive upgrade ...

Been looking to do the same with my Affinity... did the Hipshot tuners fit the holes? what type are they? bridge holes also fit?
Is the new neck really that big difference? worth the costs?

 

[ilansgroove]

Been looking to do the same with my Affinity... did the Hipshot tuners fit the holes? what type are they? bridge holes also fit?
Is the new neck really that big difference? worth the costs?

Had to drill for the hipshot tuners !!
Bridge holes fit perfectly
The neck was a huge difference and very much worth it!!