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Reverse the NEck Challenge!!!

Hevy T

Hevy T

Jan 11, 2011
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Has anyone taken a Squier neck and put it on their fender and put the fender neck on the Squier and then do a test to with different players to see which one they liked more?

I would love to see what it would the results would be. I would love to but I am currently fenderless
 
#4
Hopkins said:
What would the point of this test be?
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To see if people really do listen with their ears or eyes. My bet is that you take two identical basses. One being a Fender and one being a Squier, keep everything the same but change the necks. I bet that the Squier with the Fender neck will sound better to most. Though the Fender with the Squier neck will sound cheap.

I personally think that lots of us (me included) are guilty of listening with our eyes.
 
#8
Strat Hater said:
To see if people really do listen with their ears or eyes. My bet is that you take two identical basses. One being a Fender and one being a Squier, keep everything the same but change the necks. I bet that the Squier with the Fender neck will sound better to most. Though the Fender with the Squier neck will sound cheap.

I personally think that lots of us (me included) are guilty of listening with our eyes.
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I think you're discounting the possibility that the neck has some actual impact on a bass's sound...



- georgestrings
 
#10
Would't it be easier to cover the brand name (or names: i think you are forgetting the heel's plates amongst others) with duct tape? Just let them play with the logos covered and listen to their opinions.

I have seen many tests like that on Youtube (a good one with Telecasters comes to my mind), and they are pretty useful.
 
#11
dcepeda said:
Would't it be easier to cover the brand name (or names: i think you are forgetting the heel's plates amongst others) with duct tape? Just let them play with the logos covered and listen to their opinions.

I have seen many tests like that on Youtube (a good one with Telecasters comes to my mind), and they are pretty useful.
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No because you will know which is which from the finishes on the necks. A VM neck don't feel like a MIM however a MIM feels close to a MIA. So by swapping the cheap neck with the more expensive one you get the feel of the cheaper neck and will equate that feel with the cheaper bass. Also the cheaper bass will then feel more expensive so it will sound better.

Yes you would also change knobs and neck plates etc... that have no bearing on the sound
 
#15
I don't own either. If you went by looks alone, 2 of my basses are awful but they do sound incredible and play sweet! :bassist:
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