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Worst Neckdive You've Experienced

#121
vegas532 said:
I found this old video when somebody INSISTED that ALL Thunderbirds neck dive.

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trouble is if your like him around 5, 4' and about 50kg (130lb For you americans) then that works, but if your 6' and 120kg it does not work you either have to have really low hung which looks cool but only really good for bashing the e string, or really or really high which is just wrong on a T bird.
 
#122
Rollin Thunder said:
trouble is if your like him around 5, 4' and about 50kg (130lb For you americans) then that works, but if your 6' and 120kg it does not work you either have to have really low hung which looks cool but only really good for bashing the e string, or really or really high which is just wrong on a T bird.
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5'10" and 175 but thanks.
 
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#125
The worst neck dive I've ever experienced? - Hofner Shorty Bass -

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#127
Yetifaced said:
I played one of these in a shop once. Just terrible. Uncomfortable to play standing, uncomfortable to play sitting. The shop wouldn't let me plug it in, so I can't comment on the tone, but as far as playing the thing, uncomfortable.
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My budget Platinum Mockingbird is the best sounding bass I've ever played, which is why I still have it. It also looks amazing. Once you get the neck dive problem sorted out (I used a strap button extender) it changes the whole game.
 
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#130
none of my instruments (currently) have neck dive. but the thread got me to thinking: i must certainly be more critical of neck dive, now, than i was when younger (i have some L shoulder issues these days). i'm certain that i used to own instruments with varying degrees of dive, but i was young and strong and 'willed' them to work for me no matter the dive issues. so: i'm thinking that some younger players might not be quite as critical when the dive is not too bad (or too obvious) and that therefore they 'live with it' not realizing how it may affect their playing. i've played the instruments of a few younger friends and when i told them how their axes felt to me (heavy and unbalanced) they've looked at me like i was nuts.*

not meaning to derail: just a thought i was having. i may have another one in a few days.



* what you are, automatically, if you're old enough. :D
 
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#132
A fan made these guitars and basses one season - and it was incredibly cool of him to do so. They looked cool but were terrible from an ergonomic standpoint. Probably 13 pounds for the bass. It was made from old barn flooring. He made awesome furniture, but this bass wasesnt for the wall, not the hand.

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#133
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As a BC Rich fan, *most* of my stable are purportedly "neck divers" but none of them are that bad really... at most diving parallel to the ground if I take both hands off. Keep in mind that I do use a wide, suede backed strap with all my basses.

The worst I own at the moment is the silver Ironbird, but I've yet to move the front strap pin but not too bad.
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my other two are fine actually, the white NJ series is all maple so no issue at all with balance with pins in the standard spots. Moved the front pin on the mahogany one because it was kinda bad at first, now its good.

My mockingbirds are both well balanced, both all Koa maple stringers so incredibly light weight(the blue one is better balanced despite an even shorter upper horn). Waiting on new electronics
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The absolute worst neck diver I ever owned was the Gibson "blackbird"(nikki sixx model). This was me playing 1st Ave in Minneapolis, I owned it for a whole year, moved the strap pins, used a suede backed strap but couldn't remedy the balance issue. My left hand would cramp up constantly....

I find it amazing that there are people who up and down deny that *any* tbird is neck heavy?! I don't doubt that there are plenty that do balance well, but that wasn't my experience at all. I do regret selling it, but only because of the "blackbirds" tone (piano like clarity).

Anyways I finally sold it and got into BC Rich handmade basses(I had a cheapo platinum series in HS which was awful) which are perfect for me. Love the look, the tone and the feel, they feel like an extension of me.
 
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#134
I have a Gibson Thunderbird and I never really get any neck dive. I'm just a neck dive-proof person. I use a super comfortable 3" wide Couch strap which certainly helps, but it was never really a problem before either. Grippy shoulders?
 
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#138
i'm torn between my ex-schecter AB1+ and my husband's gibson victory bass. the schecter probably gets the nod as for some reason the shape of the gibson neck made the neck dive easier to control. the schecter not to much, which is why it's my EX-schecter.
 

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