Your preference for necks??

[mpdd]

90s g&l LB100 neck, i think it's 1.625 inches at the nut, it's the same as my 83 L2000

 

[DwaynieAD]

From a purely visual standpoint maple fretboard, Birdeye preferably, with black block inlays.

But in all honesty I dont care all that much.

 

[kulit17]

A nice V profile on most of my Wals

 

[Gasman]

I like P bass width. I guess I prefer a shallow depth as well. Fretted only. I like the looks of rosewood fretboards, but I don't really think the fretboard affects tone to an appreciable level. Neck material, well, I guess maple since that's what almost all my necks are. I also don't think the number of pieces in the neck matters at all.

 

[sikamikanico]

I know what I don't like... glossy finish, and lack of taper. These two kill playability for me.

I find that Lakland necks fit me well overall. Had a Daryl Jones (jazz type), Glaub (p type), and Scheff (in-between), all were great!

 

[jjmuckluckjr]

Right now I've got 3 basses; '77 Precision fretless, '06 Jazz and a '12 Schecter Stiletto Studio 5 with neck through. The common denominator is unbound Rosewood finger boards. While this is a fairly small sample size, it does represent a wide range of styles (except the mighty Richenbacher who's necks have been compared to a baseball bat sawed in half). They all have their own strengths. The Precision is by far the easiest to play. The Jazz is the fastest playing. But there is something about the Stiletto. I've always been a bit what could politely be termed a 'heavy handed' player. That is, I can do subtle with the best of them. But when called for, I can 'grip and rip'. The neck through gives me an extra measure of stability to, shall we say, have at it.

I still love them all.

 

[Stranger Danger]

I really like the jazz neck's width and thickness--but I've been in love with the '51 p-bass headstock shape. Can somebody make me one of those?!

I've always had a rosewood fingerboard on my basses--I'd like one with a maple board at some point.

Warmoth does that

 

[nerkoids]

I generally like Jazz Bass necks, both maple and rosewood. Satin finish on the back.

 

[Ballin'bass]

At first, my favorite neck was the single-piece maple neck on my ebmm sterling, which it is still one of the best mass produced necks ever, imo. Then I got a modulus vj4 with a satin neck finish and that took 1st place as my favorite until I got a modulus quantum 4, and that neck set a whole new standard for how a neck should feel and play.... Then I recently got a Carl Thompson and it's by far the best feeling neck that I've ever felt, with the most superb action I've ever seen. It's tied, in comfort, with the quantum 4 neck, but different. I love the sound of graphite necks, and their snappy clean response. But I also love the warmth of a well made wood neck.

I'd say the fact that Modulus is immune to weather, while being super comfy and tight sounding makes it my favorite type of neck, but only because I have to keep some kind of watch over my CT neck. Otherwise the CT neck would win, hands down, and as a whole bass it's my favorite by far. The oil finish off the CT is much more comfy than even a satin poly finish on the moddys. And I really don't like gloss necks.

I LOVE the look of blocked and bound jazz necks. If they made modulus jazz basses with that feature I think that'd be the greatest jazz neck ever made. I have mine as close as possible with inlay stickers. Looks pretty cool to me:

Modulus VJ4

• Ballin'bass
• Aug 21, 2015
• modulus vj4

2001 Modulus VJ4 w/Nordstrand nj4sv (neck) and nj4se (bridge) pickups, John East U-retro deluxe...

just wish I could somehow add binding...

 

[Nomogram]

I like thin at the nut (1.5"), no gloss finish (prefer oil & wax), and a well-designed easy to use truss rod adjuster.

Music Man Sterling 4 string has all of those, and I love its neck, it is perfect for me.

Fatter, glossy, or a truss rod I have to remove the neck to adjust are all deal-breakers for me, I won't even consider the bass.

I like maple fingerboards a little better than rosewood, but compared to width at nut, finish on the back of neck, and truss rod adjuster, fingerboard is a smaller issue.

 

[Quilbert]

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.

That's a coincidence, I picked up a roger waters p bass at a store the other day and I really liked the feel of it. Can't stop thinking about it now, serious gas.

 

[friendlybass]

I like mine attached to a bass!

 

[Menorahman]

I like mine double, triple even if it's needed

 

[Ace Of Bass]

An open grained wood on an MTD....drooldrooldrool

 

[zontar]

Bound, unbound... fretless, fretted... Rosewood, Maple, Wenge, Ebony... One piece, three piece, five..

All good options.

Bound or unbound?
I'm fine either way--so for me it's more about look--if the body is bound--then a bound neck works for me.
If the body is unbound, the neck looks best if it is unbound as well.

I'm okay with fretted, but I've really come to like fretless more.
Sometimes fretted feels weird.

I like all the fingerboard woods (I have maple & rosewood, but I have a guitar with an ebony board and like that as well.)

Number of pieces?
I like the stability a properly made multi piece neck can give--my main bass of my two is 5 piece, the other is 3...

 

[Strung_Low]

I prefer a more substantial neck..spector, warwick, stingray, pbass all feel good..natural finish preferred, but im not opposed to gloss. Im not particular on fingerboard, i think it depends on the bass...maples good on a pbass though rosewood and wenge are sweet too

 

[anavar]

warwick

gotta love that hand cramp and mid run.

My 2005 Thumb Nt is like playing a coke bottle. cant live without it now.

 

[Stempelloos]

Bound, unbound... fretless, fretted... Rosewood, Maple, Wenge, Ebony... One piece, three piece, five..

There's a million ways to do it. Over the years, have you come to prefer a particular neck? If so, why?

Since I only know what I've played, I can only give my preferences about those necks.

Bound or unbound doesn't make much of a difference to me, bound looks tasty, but they hardly have an audible difference to me.
I don't have a real preference for maple, rosewood or ebony fretboards, they're all fine.
I prefer darker wood colours because they show less stains over time and like the clarity of a phenowood fretboard.

I tend to think that three piece necks that are not too thin are the best sounding ones.

 

[spaz21387]

I prefer the chunky musicman stingray neck. I love everything about my ray.

 

[BlastGatr]

Either Maple Board, 3-piece Maple Neck, Unbound and fretted, or the exact same but with dark woods, like on Ibanez SR's. Precision and Stringray neck profiles preferred. Mmmmm.