Worst Neckdive You've Experienced

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Oh, by the way, the Warwick Infinity SE is also a diver, Chambered body to lighten it, but that damn metal channel embedded into the neck makes it neck heavy and feel like a base ball bat. Don't know why they didn't use Carbon fiber stiffeners like Spector does and give up on a metal channel running thru the neck. Dumb idea.

 

[HardNHeavy]

a cheap 80's era BC Rich

 

[BassFace13]

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

I said stiletto 5s.

 

[Skokiaan]

This is a custom Wishbass, modeled after my old band's logo. Neck dive was only one of its issues. Unplayable.

My band's singer bought one of these Daisy Rock basses, so I did a set with it. It actually played pretty nicely, but the dive was predictable.

My final entry - I played one of these Warwick Bootsy basses in a store once. All neck dive.

 

[4 Strings Only]

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)

Forgive this question (been playing bass about 1.5 years), what exactly is neck dive?

 

[klejst]

In my personal experience, Epiphone Thunderbird IV, even after re-positioning the strap pegs/locks. Ended up selling it.

 

[acid bass]

I got about halfway through the thread and didn't finish, sorry if someone else said it. BC Rich Bich for me. Really great look for the thrash metal band I was in, but the dive on it was unruly.

 

[GonePlaid]

Forgive this question (been playing bass about 1.5 years), what exactly is neck dive?

OK. Stand there with your bass on in playing position with your left hand(assuming playing right handed)holding the neck. Let go with your left hand. Did the headstock kiss the floor? Yes? YOU have neckdive! Congratulations and thanks for playing our game.

 

[rhino333]

Gibson EBO and Epiphone Explorer (almost as bad)

 

[dr_gonzo]

My Cort Action VI-A. It's pretty awful, but I've gotten used to it.

 

[GonePlaid]

I gotta wonder if my lack of neckdive w/ Any of my basses might be partially due to the friction on the back of the bass created by my girth. Hmm. There's the solution-more burgers!

 

[LowHz]

(I'd always read that Warwick Thumbs had a tendency to go vertical - and fully expected it when I picked up my first one. I'm the odd-man out: I own a fretted-5 ('99) and fretless-6 ('97) and both of them - thank God - are pretty nicely balanced, both with Wenge necks. Not perfect, but I've never had any issues! I have suede leather straps on both, which might help.)

 

[oldskoolskatedad]

Jay Turser JTB-134. Long scale + short body + semi-hollow + no-mass floating trapeze bridge = major dive. Still totally dig this bass, it's been waiting over 10 years for a pair of TV Jones Thundertrons... someday.

Also my Fender Kingman, which if I'm ever actually compelled to play it, also likes to dive.

 

[Rocmurph]

Guild B302 closely followed by a 301. So many around have headstock repairs for that reason.

 

[GonePlaid]

Jay Turser JTB-134. Long scale + short body + semi-hollow + no-mass floating trapeze bridge = major dive. Still totally dig this bass, it's been waiting over 10 years for a pair of TV Jones Thundertrons... someday.

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Also my Fender Kingman, which if I'm ever actually compelled to play it, also likes to dive.

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Well, they Look nice.

 

[mark beem]

Worst neck dive for me? Definitely John Turner's double neck Conklin.. The bass balanced perfectly.. It was MY neck that was diving down!

 

[OmegaMinus]

Just picked up a 2003 Warwick Corvette (German-made no less), and it definitely has a lot of neck dive, although it's totally manageable with the right strap.

My Dingwall, Cirrus, Conklin (7 string lol), and even my crappy Jackson that I got for free don't have the same issues. Luckily the Corvette looks and sounds like an absolute beast.

 

[Jazrpet]

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)

 

[sgl]

(Acrylic) BC Rich Mockingbird

 

[mesaplayer83]

Any Precision, for me, neckdives badly.

P Basses aren't really known for being prone to neck dive - just sayin'...