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[Flaked Beans]

So does that mean Squier now has them?

I don't know but my fugly '78 ash/maple jazz bass doesn't have any damn graphite rods in the neck and it sounds totally awesome!

PS.my '08 american standard jazz bass (alder/maple/rosewood) sounds very nice and it has graphite rods in the neck,

 

[Flaked Beans]

My Fenders supposed to have ‘em. Don’t really know; I’ve not looked. So to see ‘em, where is it on the neck exactly that I cut?

Just chop off the fingerboard and you'll see them. Trust me.

 

[micguy]

Or cut the neck at the 12th fret. You'll see em, and feel really good that your bass has 'em.

 

[J-Bassomatic]

Or cut the neck at the 12th fret. You'll see em, and feel really good that your bass has 'em.

If you find you can't saw all the way through the neck it's probably the titanium

 

[honeyiscool]

The low end J&D basses and some Harley Bentons have graphite rods,expect the necks come from the same factory.
Thing is they don't mention them, on a $100 bass that $2 spent on rods is a safeguard against QC returns. For the big F it's an added bonus you're getting.

Funny old world ain't it

You gotta love people's double standards, right?

When a budget company has no shielding, it's because it's a terrible instrument made to terrible standards.
When a $1700 Fender has no shielding and buzzes like a bee, it's because it's a vintage reissue.
When a budget company makes a one piece neck, it's because one piece is less labor.
When a brand name company makes a one piece neck, it's because it's vintage correct.
When Martin makes a completely cosmetic volute, it's an integral part of what makes it a Martin.
When Gibson attempts to make a structural volute, it completely ruins everything that makes it a Gibson.
When a budget company makes a bolt-on Fender copy, it's to cheaply take advantage of the Fender vibe.
When Suhr makes a bolt-on Fender copy, it's to make the best guitar possible for the money.
When a $200 guitar has basswood, it's terrible, sounds bad, and is not fit for any use in anything, ever.
When a $3500 JEM has basswood, it's the chosen wood of Steve Vai, a legend.
When a budget company has a solid color, it's to hide terrible quality of wood.
When a Fender is opaque shell pink, it's desirable and vintage.
When a budget company makes a scarf joint, it's because it's cheap and saves on materials.
When Ibanez makes a scarf joint, it's to strengthen the headstock area against breaks.
Etc.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

You gotta love people's double standards, right?

When a budget company has no shielding, it's because it's a terrible instrument made to terrible standards.
When a $1700 Fender has no shielding and buzzes like a bee, it's because it's a vintage reissue.
When a budget company makes a one piece neck, it's because one piece is less labor.
When a brand name company makes a one piece neck, it's because it's vintage correct.
When Martin makes a completely cosmetic volute, it's an integral part of what makes it a Martin.
When Gibson attempts to make a structural volute, it completely ruins everything that makes it a Gibson.
When a budget company makes a bolt-on Fender copy, it's to cheaply take advantage of the Fender vibe.
When Suhr makes a bolt-on Fender copy, it's to make the best guitar possible for the money.
When a $200 guitar has basswood, it's terrible, sounds bad, and is not fit for any use in anything, ever.
When a $3500 JEM has basswood, it's the chosen wood of Steve Vai, a legend.
When a budget company has a solid color, it's to hide terrible quality of wood.
When a Fender is opaque shell pink, it's desirable and vintage.
When a budget company makes a scarf joint, it's because it's cheap and saves on materials.
When Ibanez makes a scarf joint, it's to strengthen the headstock area against breaks.
Etc.

So true!!

 

[nonohmic]

'THEM'

 

[Nev375]

I prefer the entire neck be made out of graphite rod

 

[Flaked Beans]

I prefer the entire neck be made out of graphite rod

Here you go:

('03 modulus quantum6)

 

[Nev375]

Here you go:

('03 modulus quantum6)
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Awesome quilt, but I can't play a neck that wide without my left arm trying to go into rigor mortis.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

I don’t think either of my Fenders have one. Are they an improvement?

 

[kodiakblair]

@Nev375
Try a smaller neck,maybe like this one

 

[Nev375]

@Nev375
Try a smaller neck,maybe like this one
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That's pretty cool, but I already have these two graphite necked beauties.

 

[neo 7]

If graphite is so strong then why's it so easy to break a pencil, huh?

 

[DigitalMan]

You gotta love people's double standards, right?

When a budget company has no shielding, it's because it's a terrible instrument made to terrible standards.
When a $1700 Fender has no shielding and buzzes like a bee, it's because it's a vintage reissue.
When a budget company makes a one piece neck, it's because one piece is less labor.
When a brand name company makes a one piece neck, it's because it's vintage correct.
When Martin makes a completely cosmetic volute, it's an integral part of what makes it a Martin.
When Gibson attempts to make a structural volute, it completely ruins everything that makes it a Gibson.
When a budget company makes a bolt-on Fender copy, it's to cheaply take advantage of the Fender vibe.
When Suhr makes a bolt-on Fender copy, it's to make the best guitar possible for the money.
When a $200 guitar has basswood, it's terrible, sounds bad, and is not fit for any use in anything, ever.
When a $3500 JEM has basswood, it's the chosen wood of Steve Vai, a legend.
When a budget company has a solid color, it's to hide terrible quality of wood.
When a Fender is opaque shell pink, it's desirable and vintage.
When a budget company makes a scarf joint, it's because it's cheap and saves on materials.
When Ibanez makes a scarf joint, it's to strengthen the headstock area against breaks.
Etc.

OMG -I just realized that we aren’t making instruments wrong. We’re making people wrong!

 

[darwin-bass]

Graphite bars - they help with stiffness but not mass. As such they help with neck stability (warp resistance, seasonal adjustment) but not as much with dead spot elimination which is far more effectively dealt with by changing mass, not adding stiffness.

 

[packhowitzer]

i'm with ya!

Him post type good

 

[tpaul]

Graphite bars - they help with stiffness but not mass. As such they help with neck stability (warp resistance, seasonal adjustment) but not as much with dead spot elimination which is far more effectively dealt with by changing mass, not adding stiffness.

Well I don't know about the rest of you guys but I wouldn't say no to more mass. I'm good in the stiffness category.

 

[Trouztrouz]

If graphite is so strong then why's it so easy to break a pencil, huh?

Pencil graphite is a composite of clay and powdered graphite. Comparing a graphite rod to the graphite in a pencil is a bit like comparing a 2x4 to sawdust.

 

[5thsand4ths]

I pulled out my rod and it was like steel.