The slimmest jazz necks

[Alanjazz]

I’m seeking the holy grail of jazz necks.
I have a Mexican standard jazz (2001) it has a lovely thin shallow rounded rosewood neck which I love as it suits my pretty small hands. But I’ve always hankered after an American maple neck- so I’m trying to fall in love with this 2009 US standard. However the neck is bigger .

Which American model has the slimmest neck . Am I into reissue or signature territory?

 

[Ric Vice]

The 1966 Fender Jazz (lollipop tuners) I once owned, had a very thin neck, the thinnest I’ve ever played or owned, I would suggest you
search out what current Fender Jazz Basses emulate or copy that neck.

 

[Alanjazz]

Thanks I’ve never had the pleasure of playing a 60’s jazz. But theirs a fair bit a variety and my Mex standard feels quite abit smaller as Fender have confirmed ‘

‘The neck on the American Standard J Bass is slightly fuller, measuring at .830 at the 1st fret and .930 at the 12th. The Mexican Standard is .800 at the 1st and .900 at the 12th. ’

 

[Gorn]

You’d probably like an Ibanez.

 

[Alanjazz]

They are nice guitars but I love my jazz bass - I’d just like an American one with nice neck like the Nex

 

[Gorn]

They are nice guitars but I love my jazz bass - I’d just like an American one with nice neck like the Nex

You can put the neck you like on an American body.

 

[Alanjazz]

Only ever played one ( Ibanez ) once when I stood in. Nice bass

 

[mikeswals]

I don't think you're going to get it in maple because historically, Jazz maple boards started when necks were at their thickest.
The slimmest necks are the 60-65 ones. The early 80's reissues get pretty close to there too, but then progressively got thicker as the years went by.
I had an early 2000's MIM 60's reissue and it had that same slim neck that my early 80's US reissue had.

Edit, the MIJ Geddy Lee is thin front to back, but because they were copying his shaved neck. I don't know if the other GL models are the same or not.

 

[JRA]

I’ve always hankered after an American maple neck- so I’m trying to fall in love with this 2009 US standard. However the neck is bigger.

a "bigger" thicker neck can be 'thinned' or otherwise re-profiled. you don't have to buy an entire instrument just to get a thinner neck. just sayin'.

welcome to TB and good luck on your neck quest!

 

[hypercarrots]

Is there a reason why it has to be american made? Japanese fender jazz necks are good. Allparts necks are also made in japan and the one i have feels and sounds better than many other necks i’ve played.
The road worn flea neck is thin front to back according to the specs. I have the regular road worn and it’s pretty thin to me. The flea is supposed to be even thinner.
The majority of fender necks are maple. Are you talking about a maple fretboard? I’m going to guess the “rosewood neck” you have is a maple neck with a rosewood board.

 

[Drake S]

The thinnest jazz bass neck that I have played was a CIJ Geddy Lee signature. It’s shaved down and has a different finish on the neck compared to standard jazz basses. It’s a super slim neck compared to my jazz bass and especially my Rick. My 4003 has the chunkiest neck ever. It’s like a 50’s p-bass.

 

[Qlanq]

I've found Squier Jazz necks to be nice and thin.

 

[1coil]

I’m seeking the holy grail of jazz necks.
I have a Mexican standard jazz (2001) it has a lovely thin shallow rounded rosewood neck which I love as it suits my pretty small hands. But I’ve always hankered after an American maple neck- so I’m trying to fall in love with this 2009 US standard. However the neck is bigger .

Which American model has the slimmest neck . Am I into reissue or signature territory?

You are very lucky. I have ugly small hands.

 

[brianrost]

Which American model has the slimmest neck

The early Js from 1960-1964 or so had the slimmest necks. So slim that some, like the AVRI 62J I once owned, warped or twisted. That's probably why the later necks became fatter, to reduce warranty and repair issues.

Since actual basses from that era now cost gigadollars, look into the AVRI or AmOriginal series.

 

[CallMeAl]

My main bass also sports a MIM standard Jazz neck (from 2001!) the thickness at the 1st is 0.78”.

From what I’ve seen, Warmoth slim taper and American Professional necks have neck thickness right around 0.78” (+\- 0.005”).

Geddy Lee Jazz necks, I’ve seen people post measurements ~0.73”.

 

[RyanOh]

Geddy Lee, thinnest of all my jazz basses. This one is 2007 CIJ. Known to be a very thin neck.

 

[lug]

The original CIJ Jaguars have a neck profile similar to the Geddy's, but only the first ones. Almost everything that followed was a "normal" Jazz neck.

 

[staurosjohn]

Here are profiles of a Geddy Lee (2005 - MIJ), which I know you’re not looking for, and an American Special (2013)… but gives you a reference point. The American Specials were sold a few years back - so finding one can prove difficult - but I’m pretty sure they are the ‘slimmest’ American neck you’ll find.

 

[Ryno1330]

Is there a reason why it has to be american made? Japanese fender jazz necks are good. Allparts necks are also made in japan and the one i have feels and sounds better than many other necks i’ve played.
The road worn flea neck is thin front to back according to the specs. I have the regular road worn and it’s pretty thin to me. The flea is supposed to be even thinner.
The majority of fender necks are maple. Are you talking about a maple fretboard? I’m going to guess the “rosewood neck” you have is a maple neck with a rosewood board.

I was going to say it's Mexican made but my flea bass has an incredibly thin neck, the thinnest I've ever played. I don't think you need to just look at American. If you get a Mexican made and plek it you're probably better off for a similar price.

 

[FirewalZ]

I have an 86 MIJ jazz than has the smallest overall neck profile I've played on.....and its very lightweight.