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Your Favorite Necks
- Thread starter MisterMagician
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My favorite neck is on my 1986 EBMM Stingray. It's a trans-era; one of the first of the Ernie Ball generation. The neck has a poly finish, not the newer wax and oil blend (which is awesome as well). It's also super thin from front to back, and I believe the nut width is 1.75".
It's extremely comfortable; my only concern is that it's really, really unstable. The trussrod frequently needs readjustment to maintain the proper relief. Also, it's so thin that if I lightly touch the face of the headstock without even really pressing, it'll bend the note out of pitch. I'm amazed that it's gone these 22 years without warping.
My second-favorite neck is a modern graphite-reinforced Fender P-Bass neck. Stable, fat, comfy, all that I need.
It's extremely comfortable; my only concern is that it's really, really unstable. The trussrod frequently needs readjustment to maintain the proper relief. Also, it's so thin that if I lightly touch the face of the headstock without even really pressing, it'll bend the note out of pitch. I'm amazed that it's gone these 22 years without warping.
My second-favorite neck is a modern graphite-reinforced Fender P-Bass neck. Stable, fat, comfy, all that I need.
My all time favorite is the Pedulla Rapture. I used to own a J2 five stringer. It had a soft V profile and was more comfortable than most four stringers.
Also a huge fan of Carey Nordstrand's stock neck profile on his customs. Very comfortable! Zon is also extremely comfortable as well. And, a vote for the Peavey Cirrus.
Also a huge fan of Carey Nordstrand's stock neck profile on his customs. Very comfortable! Zon is also extremely comfortable as well. And, a vote for the Peavey Cirrus.
i absolutly love the gibson thunderbird neck.it felt so great,one of the best necks i've ever felt
Jim Carr
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Genuine old-style (60-66) P-bass C neck, with 1 3/4" nut and rosewood fingerboard--wide across the frets, thin front to back.
I want a maple neck with black or mother of pearl block inlays soooooo bad!!! All my basses are rosewood fretboard...
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late 90s Jackson Japan necks, not the pointy ones. Lower profile, nice girth and already flat radius.
The neck on my Spector Euro 4 (not LX!) fits like a glove and plays incredibly smooth...definitely the most comfortable neck I've come across. I'm slightly partial to thinner necks, but I have a soft spot for my Peavey T-40...a beefy neck every now and then doesn't bother me, especially when the bass sounds so good 
Best necks I've ever played - still have 'em! The USA Peavey Millennium, followed by the USA Cirrus and the EBMM SR5. Love the "D" profile on the Millennium.
I like the 7.25" radius and wide nuts on the old Fender P's and the American Vintage Series. These just feel like home when I pick them up.
Sterling and MTD necks. I own one of the two and plan on getting the other within the next few years.
I love Lakland 55 series necks and Skjold necks. One of the best necks I've ever felt was on Tom Bowlus' Skjold Lions Pride I played at the Fifth Ave. Fret Shop. That thing was nice.
