Worst Neckdive You've Experienced

[Exxi3]

Hands down a Schecter Stiletto 5. My arm got tired just trying it out in the store. No way man.
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I have one of the very first Stiletto 4 out of the assembly line, in pearl white and black fittings.
It's a diver too, but not as bad as the 5

 

[bluesbass060]

20 some years ago I bought an unusual bass, a Hayman 4040, 72 or 73 model. Besides weighing a ton from the 2" thick slab body, it had the largest peghead I've ever seen on an electric bass. I ended up giving it away because I couldn't sell it and the guy brought it back after a few weeks and said he'd just rather not play than play that beast!

 

[mbluto]

Did the electronics fail on you? I was playing with my band along the NYC Marathon route and a pot failed. That was a few weeks after I bought it. This instrument hasn't been kind to me....

No problems whatsoever on this Alpha P12... never had any issue with the pots... Suggest contacting Joel (Milstein) at Gamma... He should be able help out ASAP to make it right for you...

 

[MEKer]

Thee look so cool. Did Rudy Sarzo play these at one point? I might be way off with that.

Never seen Rudy on one, he did appear in ads for a couple other Washburn models. The bassist for UFO is the only one in a Washburn ad playing one.

 

[BassFace13]

All the schecter stiletto 5s and 4 string p basses I've owned dove until level with the floor, but I fixed them all by adding a straplock and a .375" bushing underneath it.

 

[web824]

One of the most beautifully made basses I've ever seen was my Matsumoku-made 1980 Washburn B-20 Stage Bass. Just superb but neck-dived straight down as soon as your hand left it. Too bad, oh too bad! Such a superb bass otherwise. I wish I'd kept it because of its build/beauty.

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Did the neck come off?

 

[web824]

What's the absolute worst neckdive you've ever experienced in a bass? Today I went into my local pawn shop just to see what they had and there was this red cort 5 string with a musicman humbucker, big inline headstock. Not sure what model, anyway I don't own a 5 and it was really cheap so I thought maybe i would get it just to mess around with it. Hooked it up to my strap and put it on and the thing sank headfirst to the floor. Like it didn't just creep down, it dropped like a rock. Just surprised me how seemingly unplayable it would be (probably why it ended up in the pawn shop for 75 bucks)

Do u mean the neck separated and hit the floor?

 

[Lukas Thiel]

Washburn Vulture II. The most insanely unbalanced neck through bass. It sounded amazing but I let it go ca 1983.

 

[McFly]

All the schecter stiletto 5s and 4 string p basses I've owned dove until level with the floor, but I fixed them all by adding a straplock and a .375" bushing underneath it.

I play the Stiletto Studio 4 regularly, and never had a neck dive problem... Straplocks and a leather padded strap...

 

[Dcroft]

Warwick thumb bass. And an old peavy t40. I srarted looking into Xylem basses. At first, I thought it was just a rip off of a combo between Ritter and Carl Thompson. But after looking at how he builds em I may buy one someday. One reason is the perfect balance. And the way he pitches the neck for some insanely low action. They seem to just float there whether sitting or standing allowing you to play it more easily. My Ritter roya 4 is pretty well balanced. But it doesn’t look as well thought out as Xylem. I can’t really afford to drop 10k on another bass at The moment but In the future I will strongly consider one of these.

 

[Ben Halin]

My first bass, a Vantage Flying V bass.[/QUOTE
That was my first bass too !!

 

[Mike F]

Vox Constellation IV. The 3/4 bolt on neck connects to a semi hollow body. Time has not been kind to this one.

 

[Dave Neal]

My worst would have been my first build back in the eighties, the design was wrong and the top horn was too short thus the centre balance was all wrong, add to that me using Schaller M4 tuners that weighed a ton and the neck dive was complete. I still gigged and recorded with her and did my very first gig with it. At the moment I am revisiting this bass and fixing her up, I have changed the balance and made her fretless, much more to do though before I will be playing her again. The tone outweighed the neck dive and I played her for a while until I had enough money to buy my second bass A MIJ BB1100s. I now have a collection and the only one that is a little top heavy is a MIJ BB1000, but again tone wins on that one too.

 

[66pbass]

My first bass was a Coral 6 string bass, tuned like a guitar but an octave lower. 24 frets, dual tuss rods, that baby was always going south on me. Coral was distributed by Danelectro, but I cannot find any traces of those basses or their guitars on the interwebs. The folks at Danelectro don't have any records of those late '60s models either. Sold it and bought my '66 Pbass.

 

[zznewtzz]

‘95 Warwick Streamer.

 

[mikewalker]

I had one these (at times I kind of wish I'd kept it).
Neck dive like a Stuka.

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I have the exact same bass (sunburst finish) and it totally doesn't dive at all, because I bring the strap over top of the upper "V", instead of under it. End result, the bass just totally FLOATS in the perfect playing position!

 

[exiii]

Surprisingly, My Epiphone T-bird Classic Pro wasn't bad. My favorite bass, a full Warmoth parts build with an Explorer-style body sits perfectly. I can grab the mic, walk around, whatever. It's perfectly balanced.

My Epiphone Korina Explorer bass is not great. It slips, but at least I can rest my arm on the body to hold it down.

My all-time worst neck-diver was a Squier Vintage Modified Fretless bass. That was a hold on for dear life situation.

 

[ThudThudThud]

20 some years ago I bought an unusual bass, a Hayman 4040, 72 or 73 model. Besides weighing a ton from the 2" thick slab body, it had the largest peghead I've ever seen on an electric bass. I ended up giving it away because I couldn't sell it and the guy brought it back after a few weeks and said he'd just rather not play than play that beast!

Do you still have it and need to give it away? One of my favourite basses ever. Proto-Wal.

 

[Dave Neal]

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I have the exact same bass (sunburst finish) and it totally doesn't dive at all, because I bring the strap over top of the upper "V", instead of under it. End result, the bass just totally FLOATS in the perfect playing position!

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Kramer flying V is not my cup of tea .. but I would sell my soul for a Kramer DMZ6000b

 

[GonePlaid]

Surprised the thread wasn’t closed following a comment of...
“Every T-bird ever”

'Cause that would be incorrect.

Any Gibson T Bird

WRONG!!!!!