Which do you prefer?

[madbassplaya]

Do you prefer a solid piece of wood (maple, mahogany, ash, etc...) or do you prefer multi-laminate necks?

I must admit, until recently I never new that multi-lam necks were supposed to be more durable, I thought it was more for aesthetic purposes. However, many high end boutique builders still use 1 piece necks.

What do you prefer on your basses?

 

[5string5fingers]

I personally can't say that the material really matters to me. The two best necks I've ever felt were are my SRX neck which is a 3 piece laminate maple neck,and my squier VM p bass which is solid maple. As long as it feels good to me I could care less.

 

[Rickett Customs]

Laminate, doesn't matter how many pieces.

But I do this:

1 Neutral piece in the center (straightest grain, quarter sawn)

All other pieces (flat sawn) are cut and mirrored (place the grain in opposite directions on each side).

Or at least that's my .02, I'm biased from building a few.

 

[lowendfriend]

Do you prefer a solid piece of wood (maple, mahogany, ash, etc...) or do you prefer multi-laminate necks?

I must admit, until recently I never new that multi-lam necks were supposed to be more durable, I thought it was more for aesthetic purposes. However, many high end boutique builders still use 1 piece necks.

What do you prefer on your basses?

A nice solid Louisville slugger of a ovangkol neck

 

[madbassplaya]

A nice solid Louisville slugger of a ovangkol neck

and you play a warwick?

 

[darkstorm]

I prefer 3 and 5 peice necks. Partly because I prefer slimmer necks and the extra strength that multipeice gives esp for slimmer necks. Partly cause Ive owned some single peice ones that developed problems. I do think that the wider single peice necks when made right by qaulity (not low budget starter bass oriented) companies are fine. But still, for slimmer necks I like the extra confidence 3 and 5 peice gives me. Never had a problem with such. Both my basses now have 5 peice maple and walnut necks, does also like the look. Lol.

Of course for higher end basses one would expect that they use premium for necks pieces of wood for single piece necks. And best possible making methods. But those of these Ive seen had thicker necks on them compared to my fave bass necks too.

 

[unclejane]

Do you prefer a solid piece of wood (maple, mahogany, ash, etc...) or do you prefer multi-laminate necks?

I must admit, until recently I never new that multi-lam necks were supposed to be more durable, I thought it was more for aesthetic purposes. However, many high end boutique builders still use 1 piece necks.

What do you prefer on your basses?

I prefer laminated necks because they tend to be more stable over a long period of time. Having the multiple pieces of wood "breaks up" each piece's overall tendency to move in its preferred direction. They can be a little stronger also.

Then you have different necks like the older G&L "bi-cut" necks which are sheer Leo Fender genius. It's more or less a 2-piece neck but just will not warp no matter what.

If I were to go traditional one-piece I'd try to get a quarter-sawn one (i.e. like my L2500's neck, which is a strong SOB).

LS

 

[madbassplaya]

out of all the basses i have owned, i beleve that only 2 or 3 of them have had laminated necks.

 

[cnltb]

I find that the basses that have so far sounded best to me usually have one-piece-necks.
So does my current main instrument.