Thinnest Fender P-bass neck?

Id guess the Mendel or the American special p bass

 

Now I have to look up what a "grease bucket" is.

Meh. If you don't like the factory tone wiring, it's trivial to change to normal.

Does "thin" in this context mean side-to-side (affecting nut string spacing) or front-to-back thickness?

I guess I'm weird, I prefer relatively narrow at the nut, but deepish front to back. That's the one thing about playing Rics - my left thumb gets tired from the thin neck.

 

Actually, I've played some MIA Standard P necks that were just as thin as MIM Jazz necks....kinda weird...I had to triple check that it was a P Bass, not a J Bass.

 

Ah, and you don't want to mod it just to find out what it really sounds like, gotcha. So that "greasebucket" affects the tone even when it's on full? It really shouldn't, bad design if so.

I find some Jazz necks to wide and thin for my tastes - again, makes my left hand cramp up for some reason. Probably just due to gettin' old.

 

Yeah, and you can't return it after modding it to find out. I hear ya.

 

You may want to look at the Fender Satin Honeyburst model that Guitar Center sells. Basically, it's an American Special series bass without the greasebucket tone control. Same neck, same pups, lower price. At the very least, you can get a feel for the neck and the true sound of the bass, all without having to rewire anything. It's a hell of a bass, imho.

 

Agree with Tbone on that GC 'Honeyburst'. That is a nice feeling bass all around and you should find the neck pretty thin. I have the Nate M neck on a project P bass and it is not much larger than a Jazz bass.

 

The 70s ri p bass with the maple neck and black block inlays.

 

I know you said "Fender," but the Lakland Skyline Duck Dunn model has a thin J-Bass neck and a great P-Bass tone. You may want to consider it.

 

Check out the Fender Deluxe P Bass. It's got a Jazz Bass neck on it, so you should have no problem playing it with small hands...

 

Agree with the other posts about the Fender American Special. They are my favorite P bass necks and I owned the GC Honeyburst special for a good while. It is a very nice bass.

 

'57 original or reissue. Super thin.

 

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