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Spare bass head sold, someone stop me before I go crazy and buy a precision bass.......ah........hang on a minute........ Once again, thank you for all your advice, you have been brilliant So, neck choice for me has been whittled down to Vm jazz neck Squier jag neck Mighty mite jazz neck Given my requirements, or at least what I'm after, who would pick what over what and why? Thank you all again

[quote name='SubsonicSimpleton' timestamp='1416471070' post='2610451'] If an Ibanez SR is a really good overall ergonomic package for you, maybe it would be a better idea to investigate changing the pickups in an Ibby rather than trying to make a Fender work for you - IME you always have to play around the ergonomic shortcomings of Fenders, but other manufacturers have taken Leo's basic concept and refined it, to make the instrument more friendly to the musician. If you find that one make/model from a particular manufacturer works really well for your particular body mechanics, then it makes really good sense to stick with it - playing a gig is the equivalent for your fingers and tendons of running a half marathon, I'll bet that no-one would want to walk more than a few steps in badly fitting and uncomfortable shoes, so why would subjecting the joints and tendons in your hands to unnecessary stress be a good idea? Maybe the question you should be asking is why didn't the SR800 with P/J get you to the sonic ballpark you wanted to be in - perhaps it was the pickups and active circuitry, and you could have got the sound you wanted by swapping out the electronics for a passive setup. [/quote] Fantastic suggestion and I thank you for your time in replying, changing ibanez circuitry and pickups was something I did look at, I put a thread up on here (i think) asking people's opinion on the matter in regards to getting p bass sound with fender pickups in the sr800, the general advice I got was that the p bass sound wouldn't come out of an Ibanez regardless of pickup choice due to the size of the bodies and necks etc Shoot myself in the foot a little I thought, right, precision it is, admittedly taking a gamble on selling all mine for one, and here I am, looking for a new neck hahaha Hindsight will tell me maybe I was a little hasty but gosh darn, the sound out of my bass now, to my ears, is to die for

After re-reading all your comments I think the main suggestions for a smaller neck, front to back and top to bottom the suggestions are as follows Vm jazz Jaguar bass Mighty mite jazz As there SHOULDNT be much difference between the three but all smaller than a precision neck, have I got that right or have I completely misunderstood?

Gentlemen (and ladies?!) I can't thank you enough for your help and advice this far i had never thought of jaguar bass necks before so will certainly look at that, I think a vm jazz neck could be a good call, sounds like it'll be the skinnier / slimmer option without getting down to ibanez spec, long and short if it, I just want something, even marginally smaller, than the precision neck I have currently so thank you for the suggestions In terms of how I play, how low I hang my guitar etc I have tried my guitar at different heights all the way from my belt line to mid chest and it's still the same result, I did ask a bass tutor I know to come and watch a band practice with me once to potentially tear my technique apart but he couldn't find anything especially wrong with it that would cause the aggro I'm having, he was the one that suggested a new neck, he did suggest that I was having trouble stretching over three or four frets at the top end of the neck eg from second fret to four or five, to which he would've suggested trying the thumb on the back of the neck way of playing but it's something I already do As mentioned about getting a p/j ibanez, my old sr800 had that but I just couldn't get a tone out of it I liked hence the switch to precision which gets me exactly where I want to be tone wise Again ladies?! And gents, thank you ever so much for your help and advice, keep it coming, it's all good stuff

Any work needing done to it I could carry out myself but worst case a friend is the local guitar tech so I'll send it round to him with a cuppa and packet of rich teas as payment if work needs doing and I get stuck

Thank you for your help and advice so far, I have only just noticed that there is a bit that I typed but hasn't gone up from my original post on this thread Mostly, due to current budget, I have to sell or trade my spare bass head first, I have been looking at the following necks Squier vm jazz neck Squier cv jazz neck Mighty mite jazz neck Does anybody know if there is any difference between these three?! Unfortunately none of the guitar shops near me stocks many basses so I'm going in blind as it were so once again ANY help advice is GREATLY appreciated Does anyone have any of the above necks Is there any chance anyone might be willing to take some measurements for me just for comparisons sake maybe width and depth at 1st, 5th, 9th and 12th frets Once again, many thanks in advance

Seems to be quite a common thing, I say my playing suffers but it's closer to yourself, it's a lot harder and I fumble around a lot more struggling with the neck, i find my hands and arms kill me after just a couple of hours whereas when I had the ibanezes, I could play all day without the slightest struggle It's a bit of a cop out answer I know but I do have small hands and fingers which I guess is why my old basses were so much easier to play As I say, jazz bass necks have been recommended, especially if on a tight budget the ones mentioned above, but I'm just wondering mostly if there is that much of a difference and if it would be worth the outlay

Hey all, long story short, I've been tinkering with bass playing for about 4 years now but starting to get serious with it now Up until about 18 months ago I was an avid fan of ibanez sdgr basses, owned an sr800, sr300 and an sr500 mostly loving these basses because of the slim, thin, fast necks 18 months ago, I decided to sell them all and buy a precision, found a vintage modified precision with upgraded bridge, pickups, pots, wiring and machines for a reasonable price so coughed up, absolutely love the noise this thing makes but.........the neck, have been playing it 3 times a week for the last year, ish, I just can't get on with it, my playing really suffers and I really struggle with the thicker, chunkier neck, sooooooo........I'm going to upgrade the neck for something slimmer, thinner and faster but not sure what would be the best way to go, hence my asking you lovely people for advice A lot of reading

Have been watching videos and have ordered from fleabay some measuring tools and gauges, when they arrive in gonna give it a crack

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1415921954' post='2605384'] Or you could use YouTube & Google & do it yourself. [/quote] not a bad shout actually

Will have to get a proper guitar tech look at it I reckon