Worst neck dive

[Hummergeist]

Haha, Gibson Thunderbird, of course!

 

[Bikeguy57]

My P with solid rosewood neck is a little neck heavy. Nothing a good strap can't fix. It's definitely heavier ont he end than my other Fenders.

Who cares? That's one of prettiest basses i've seen on here!

 

[Snert]

Kramer DMZ5000

 

[eliascalles]

G&l asat.

 

[AaronBass4]

Westone Spectrum LX bought new in the 80's. Super cool but terrible ergonomics (crazy neck dive, long reach to the nut, no good place to plant right-hand thumb, and pretty heavy in general). Just look where the upper horn is relative to the 12h fret. I know better now . I don't remember exactly what happened to it but it didn't stay with me long. Pic is not mine, just one found on the internet.

 

[FFEJY]

I have an 80s Kramer Spector NS-2 that is remarkably light, except for the neck.

With the extra-small body (carved a bit smaller than usual - probably on a Friday) combined with the looong neck and heavy old-school tuners, that headstock goes down south quicker than a homeless hoar in heat.

 

[GWGuitar]

Epiphone Viola bass.

 

[Pings Bass]

My basswood body L2500 is the worst I've ever owned, but it's got nothing on an Alembic or a Gibson (Thunderbird or EB/SG) or an ASAT

 

[ToddB1963]

My first bass back in the 80’s. It was a Vantage VP802 something or another. Cracks me how because these basses are now “sought after” because they are Matsumoku made. Heavy and horrible neck dive.

I had one of those. The neck dive was so bad the bass was almost unplayable.

I traded it for an Ibanez Musician - no neck dive and sounded like a million bucks

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

What bass have you played that had the worst neck dive? For me, it was my Epiphone EB-3. I couldn't let go of the neck for a millisecond before the headstock did a kamakazi attack on the floor.

My custom Tele

For a second, before I out smarted it

 

[FFEJY]

Measure twice, drill once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dedpool1052]

My former '90 Peavey Foundation.
Terrible dive.

 

[Snert]

Measure twice, drill once!!!!!!!

I like that green / black ash body.
Just tell everyone the bridge location was inspired by monster truck wheels.

 

[Ric5]

What bass have you played that had the worst neck dive? For me, it was my Epiphone EB-3. I couldn't let go of the neck for a millisecond before the headstock did a kamakazi attack on the floor.

When I built this Fenderbird it had nasty neck dive. My DIY straplok extender solved that problem.

 

[Tommybass79]

My first Fender P bass. That thing dove headfirst into the ground!

Although, I suppose it could have had something to do with the fact that I was playing it in a back garden in the dark, while bouncing on a trampoline, with almost a full bottle of Jack Daniels in me

 

[five7]

Carvin fretless hollow body. Bad neck dive.

 

[agfrag]

Pedulla Pentabuzz. Waited a few years until I could afford one, then, money in pocket, tried one out at a local shop, and the dive made it impossible to play... for me anyway. One of the saddest days of my life, sniff.

 

[Iridescentone]

Mid-60's Epiphone Embassy basses. Sounded great though, with its T-bird tin cans. So at least there was that...

 

[ebo]

My Gibson EB-O is the worst I’ve personally experienced. Super light body. No wonder so many of them still standing have repaired necks…original tuners aren’t terribly reliable either.

 

[Crackle]

The worst neck dive I ever experienced was my 2006 Fender American Standard Precision bass in butterscotch blonde. The body was lightweight and it could not offset the massive boat anchor tuning machines that were used in that era. Total disaster. I didn't want to modify the bass, so I sold it.