C-shape, 30" scale maple neck with rosewood fretboard, 1.5" nut, unbound, satin finish with medium jumbo frets
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Your preference for necks??
- Thread starter thunderkyss
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Mine has a smoother less pronounced attack than he maple/maple neck it replaced and the notes are very warm and creamy not sharp or boomy. I doubt its related to the wood selection but this neck has no dead spots. He real joy however, is how fast and smooth the neck feels.
Plain 34" maple p-bass standard neck. With black dot fret markers, satin finish back, gloss top.
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Does the Steve Harris have the 1.76" neck. Now THAT I'd like to try. I actually think fat necks are easier to play on.
Does the Steve Harris have the 1.76" neck. Now THAT I'd like to try. I actually think fat necks are easier to play on.
The Roger Waters has the 1.75" neck; it's the only one that I know for sure. From what I understand, the Steve Harris models have their own unique necks.
- Thin jazz neck no urethane or paint 7.25 to 8in. fret radius rosewood fretboard side dots headstock paint matches body
Fender Jazz necks, headstock adjust truss rod, vintage frets are preferred, but not mandatory ... most of mine are rosewood (darker the better), but I do have one maple board ... dots or blocks doesn't really matter, same for bound vs not .. I do like fret markers though (side dots) ... profile preferrence is MIM Standard Jazz, early Hwy 1 Jazz, Squier Standard/VM Jazz, etc ... 9.5" radius ... satin finish (or lightly sanded)
I like the wide/flat profile of my '00 Pbass. Not too picky about fretboard wood, but I do like the look of maple. Also I like medium action...I need some room under the strings!
My favorites are G&L's with 1.5" nut, 12" fretboard radius, quartersawn, with rosewood fretboard and no binding. I have this on my JB, and the same on my SB-2 except it's flatsawn. On fives, I like the standard G&L neck, again quartersawn with rosewood, as on my M-2500. I usually prefer maple boards on Fenders, but I think G&L MFD pickups go well with rosewood. (In fact, yesterday I picked up my new Comanche guitar, which has MFD's and a rosewood board. I didn't order quartersawn for that, because I don't think a guitar benefits as much from the rigidity. I sure like it on the basses though.)
70s era black inlay or pearloid inlay maple jazz neck with matching bindings.
Love that classic look
Love that classic look
Look into Warmoth. You can mix and match neck dimensions and headstocks. Your desired combination might be possible.
I had one of those for a couple of weeks before returning it. The neck feels great and is very stable but mine had a bumpy neck.View attachment 727611
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Wenge #1
Ovangkol #2
Bubinga stringers in both. Frets or Fretless. Not a huge fan of painted or glossed necks. Natural finish preferred. Love the African hardwoods for my bassesSound, feel, look, durability...can't go wrong with African hardwoods
The neck on my Thumb NT is perfection in my opinion. Can't wait for the wenge neck in my Ibanez SR1200, that will be at my doorstep next Tuesday
I'm also SUPER stoked on the Ovangkol top and it's figuring. I feel I got really lucky with that grain pattern. Couldn't find another that had that much stripping...even in Ibanez's own promo pics for the 1200. Stoked!
Sorta chunky Jazz Bass neck maple w/maple board with Block inlays and binding, and '70's Jazz Bass Logo, THEE BEST NECKS!!
