Wide Spacing

[terrelli721]

I'm looking on picking up a five string and really enjoyed the Tune twb53 as well as the wide spaced warrick streamer (ouch). I was curious if anyone can recommend a nice production model bass with .19 finger spacing or higher. Thanks

 

[BadB]

Fender Am. Jazz V. It's wide at the nut, too. Feels natural.

 

[bikeplate]

HI

Sadowsky 5. 19m and 1 and 7/8ths at the nut, standard

Rob

 

[terrelli721]

thanks guys. How wide is that fender???

 

[BadB]

19 mm at the bridge, 47.6 mm at the nut. I think that's about 1 7/8". It's not crowded in the first position at all.

 

[Bass Viking]

I think the Carvin 5 string asymetrical neck is 19 mm at the bridge. It's a nice neck!

 

[ibz]

Be careful though, a lot of the Carvin 5s and 6s have 17mm spacing.

 

[IotaNet]

The old DeArmond Pilot fivers actually have 20 mm spacing at the bridge.

These are no longer made but were pretty darned good basses and can be had for around $200-$400 -- an excellent buy. (Be advised that they are 35" scale)

Here's one on EBay right now ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7411487306

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Be careful though, a lot of the Carvin 5s and 6s have 17mm spacing.

Yeah it was to tight for me , I like the Sadowsky 5 string spacing at 19mm.

 

[Hollow Man]

Pedulla Rapture 5'ers can be made in either 17mm or 19mm spacing.

 

[lug]

Be careful though, a lot of the Carvin 5s and 6s have 17mm spacing.

The Bunny Brunnel Model is wide by default, the LB75 has to be special ordered that way. I have the BB, it is a DREAM to play on.

 

[sethlow3]

HI
Sadowsky 5. 19m and 1 and 7/8ths at the nut, standard

He did say PRODUCTION MODEL. Implying that a Warwick SS is too expensive. So I am sure that a Sad would be way more than his price range. And a little over priced IMHO..

Yamaha is by far your best bet. The BB models sound great, have the wide spacing, affordable, and look cool to me. I've played them and they are very underrated. Carvin LB5s are for the most part, 19mm. Actually you didn't totally specify if you meant nut or bridge spacing.

 

[Beav]

Yamaha or Ibanez BTB

 

[Lokire]

The old DeArmond Pilot fivers actually have 20 mm spacing at the bridge.

These are no longer made but were pretty darned good basses and can be had for around $200-$400 -- an excellent buy. (Be advised that they are 35" scale)

Here's one on EBay right now ...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7411487306

Dang. Someone should really pick that one up. I have the 4-string version and love it. Still my main 4-string bass.

 

[billbern]

Lakland skylines 55-01,55-02, JO5, all 3/4 inch
Bill

 

[DWBass]

I believe my Yamaha TRB has 19mm spacing!

 

[warnan]

aram has a wide string spacing.i believe they have 20mm string spacing at bridge.my tune twb6 is 18mm.

 

[terrelli721]

These are all great suggestions. Has anyone on here played the Tune twb53. What spacing does it have.

 

[warnan]

18mm

 

[terrelli721]

Thanks. Are there any reasonably priced warwicks as well that will have wider spacing.