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I have that same bass, and while it's got a great heel, it's nothing like a NT.
My Portamento has almost no transition point.
It depends on the bass.
I've had Rickenbackers (4003)
Most of the Carvin basses I have are neck thru, and they play very well. No issues.
I also have a Carvin LB60F Fretless bass. All koa. This one is a set neck instrument, which is more difficult to find in basses. Easier to find in guitars.
Haven't had any bolt-on basses in a long time. Kiesel has some very nice ones that outdo the Fender Basses. After almost twenty-five years of neck thru instruments, they are stepping more into the bolt-on instruments. After playing neck-thru instruments, it takes some adjustment-getting used to.
I've had Rickenbackers (4003)
Most of the Carvin basses I have are neck thru, and they play very well. No issues.
I also have a Carvin LB60F Fretless bass. All koa. This one is a set neck instrument, which is more difficult to find in basses. Easier to find in guitars.
Haven't had any bolt-on basses in a long time. Kiesel has some very nice ones that outdo the Fender Basses. After almost twenty-five years of neck thru instruments, they are stepping more into the bolt-on instruments. After playing neck-thru instruments, it takes some adjustment-getting used to.
Perhaps the issue is that most "neck through" basses have 24 frets (not all but most). Giving the bass a different feel over a "bolt on" with 20 to 22 frets.
My opinion means nothing but I personally do not like more than 21 frets with a 20 fret Fender my preference.
I have an old 1986 Carvin LB90 with a glued in place neck which resembles a "neck through". It has 20 frets. It's really nice how the neck slopes into the body.
This may sound stupid but where the neck bolts into the neck pocket is my reminder to not go into that high register territory.
To each his own.
My opinion means nothing but I personally do not like more than 21 frets with a 20 fret Fender my preference.
I have an old 1986 Carvin LB90 with a glued in place neck which resembles a "neck through". It has 20 frets. It's really nice how the neck slopes into the body.
This may sound stupid but where the neck bolts into the neck pocket is my reminder to not go into that high register territory.
To each his own.
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I too decided I did not like NT basses after owning 2 I felt I really should like
An aria sb1000a and an ibanez btb 676
For me its just something in the feel and tone that you get in larger body traditional style bolt on instrument, it feels to me and sounds to me more "real". But it really is personal taste....if I could find an NT i like I'd probably have it
An aria sb1000a and an ibanez btb 676
For me its just something in the feel and tone that you get in larger body traditional style bolt on instrument, it feels to me and sounds to me more "real". But it really is personal taste....if I could find an NT i like I'd probably have it
I play two old Alembic series l's, fretted and fretless, along with an Ibanez microbes (it's just so tiny!)And I gotta say the neck throughs are wonderful, the sustain and tones are great! The wee mikrobass is a bolt on neck, and it's fun too, but on a whole different level (ie not quite as swell as the alembics...go figure)
Hmmm I have plenty of both and one set-neck. As I age the determining factor is weight and sound. For recording I have a Heartfield 5 NT that I use for tone and sustain. Live I use an Ibanez "Fieldy" because it's close in tone and MUCH lighter. Both were bought used off the Bay. I've no preference personally but that's what this is all about... personal preference... you obviously prefer bolt-on's and that's okay.
Worf
Worf
I get it , because I have never like the feel nor of a bolt-on. I played a bunch, side by side with my Aria SB1000, and my SB1000 just felt better to my hands and sounded better to my ears, which is really the point. I now have and play exclusively, a Torzal 5 NT, and cannot keep my hands off of it, it is so comfy it dissolves into your soul and music comes out,
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I'm sorry. This has never seemed like a serious issue to me. Apparently I have been wrong.
Really, what difference does it make?
Really, what difference does it make?
Why can't I play neck-through basses?
You're not trying hard enough.
I mean REALLY disagreed with me
Ever asked a NT what it thinks about you?
Much ado about nothing - YMMV.
You're not trying hard enough.
I mean REALLY disagreed with me
Ever asked a NT what it thinks about you?
Much ado about nothing - YMMV.
Doesn't matter to me .... bolt on, set neck, neck thru.... I've never found any money up near the neck joint, so it doesn't matter to me. Moneys on the first 9 frets .... sometimes there's loose coins on the 12-15th.... above there is only an empty, moneyless wasteland.
Well actually, I play in the upper registers and again I say, through the body, set, bolt-on, I fail to detect any difference.Doesn't matter to me .... bolt on, set neck, neck thru.... I've never found any money up near the neck joint, so it doesn't matter to me. Moneys on the first 9 frets .... sometimes there's loose coins on the 12-15th.... above there is only an empty, moneyless wasteland.
Now, headless basses are another story. They just creep me out. When I'm playing at, or near the first fret I find it feels somehow to sense the headstock near my hand.
best,
stevieg
The wording of your questions is a little odd.
Neck through construction does make a difference and can feel different, but it isn't a deciding factor for me. I've liked the construction of the two NT basses I've owned.
Neck through construction does make a difference and can feel different, but it isn't a deciding factor for me. I've liked the construction of the two NT basses I've owned.
