a neck conundrum

[mr.sibs]

So I have just started a little project and need a replacement jazz neck. It seems the UK market is particularly painful on this though, no one seems to stock mighty mite or warmoth that I can find?? So I have found a couple of other options, but I can't for the life of me gauge how good they are and why the price difference is so much.

Option A. Friendly Korean neck, relatively inexpensive
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140408516386&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_928"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...IT#ht_500wt_928[/url]

Option B. Nearly 100 smackers more, looks the same
[url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Maple_Neck_Clear_Finish_JM-CL"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...ar_Finish_JM-CL[/url]

Can anyone give an insight or alternative here? Budget is hopefully around £100, second hand is totally fine too

Thanks!

[tomtraubert]

i think the Allparts UK necks are Mighty Mite,expensive new though.

[Dubs]

I bought a maple Mighty Mite Jazz neck from an ebay seller in the states, cost about 75 quid shipped in total - all import fees included. This was about 18 months ago though. Took a long time to come but looks like a great neck, however, i'm actually yet to fit it

[mr.sibs]

[quote name='Dubs' post='960798' date='Sep 18 2010, 10:04 PM']I bought a maple Mighty Mite Jazz neck from an ebay seller in the states, cost about 75 quid shipped in total - all import fees included. This was about 18 months ago though. Took a long time to come but looks like a great neck, however, i'm actually yet to fit it [/quote]

fancy selling her??!

[mr.sibs]

[quote name='tomtraubert' post='960756' date='Sep 18 2010, 08:54 PM']i think the Allparts UK necks are Mighty Mite,expensive new though.[/quote]

good to know, will look into them

[Dom in Dorset]

I did some research on this a while ago and as far as I could tell people had good and bad experiences with just about every brand neck.
On the whole the £59 necks had slightly less bad reviews than the £150 ones!
As I was making a twin neck I went with CH guitars (£59) to keep costs down, and so far I'm happy with them. The finish needed a bit of attention (ten minutes with some sand paper). I bought jazz necks and they look quite delicately made, not the chunky things you sometimes get on a cheap bass. I haven't finished the job yet so I have no idea how they play.

Edited September 19, 2010 by Dom in Somerset

[Dubs]

[quote name='mr.sibs' post='960801' date='Sep 18 2010, 09:10 PM']fancy selling her??![/quote]

I would have been interested but i've just got my custom bass project going again - body will be getting routed soon... (started it about 2 years ago!)

[essexbasscat]

Have a word with Kent Armstrong's (WD music). They keep necks too

T

[stingrayPete1977]

Not alot wrong with a Squier jazz neck, Get an ebay one and sell the body and bit seperate and the neck will end up costing you very little?

[Shaggy]

These are a bit more than MM necks, but quality and specs are Fender-level; truss rod adjust at the heel for one thing; maple - [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Maple_Neck_Unfinished_JM-UF"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...nfinished_JM-UF[/url] , rosewood - [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Rosewood_Neck_Unfinished_JR-UF"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...nfinished_JR-UF[/url]

Can of nitro spray a tenner, will give you a more authentic finish than poly.

[mr.sibs]

thanks all, this gives me something to think about, might hang tight for a squire or fender jazz neck to appear

[The Burpster]

Status necks......?

[gjones]

[quote name='mr.sibs' post='960739' date='Sep 18 2010, 08:19 PM']So I have just started a little project and need a replacement jazz neck. It seems the UK market is particularly painful on this though, no one seems to stock mighty mite or warmoth that I can find?? So I have found a couple of other options, but I can't for the life of me gauge how good they are and why the price difference is so much.

Option A. Friendly Korean neck, relatively inexpensive
[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140408516386&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_928"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...IT#ht_500wt_928[/url]

Option B. Nearly 100 smackers more, looks the same
[url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass_Maple_Neck_Clear_Finish_JM-CL"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/product/Jazz_Bass...ar_Finish_JM-CL[/url]

Can anyone give an insight or alternative here? Budget is hopefully around £100, second hand is totally fine too

Thanks![/quote]

Because the first one is not worth using for kindling. I bought a finished jazz neck from this lot and it was totally crap. Finishing on it had been done by a madman with a sanding machine and the nut was so gigantic that when I attached it to my bass body and put strings on the action was so high I could have used the bass to shoot arrows with.

A lesson learned and £66 down the swanny river. I have just bought this one and hopefully it's what I'm looking for [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220670886992&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWNX:IT[/url]

Good luck.

[Dom in Dorset]

"Because the first one is not worth using for kindling. I bought a finished jazz neck from this lot and it was totally crap. Finishing on it had been done by a madman with a sanding machine and the nut was so gigantic that when I attached it to my bass body and put strings on the action was so high I could have used the bass to shoot arrows with."
- almost totally the opposite of my experience! the only issue i had with the finish (they could be described as unfinished) was a couple of minore dinks that i sanded out.There were no visible sanding marks , there were a few ragged bits around the holes for the machine heads. The nuts were the standard size that I've seen on any jazz bass, I would expect them to be slightly oversized to alow for some adjustment.
I've also seen the same criticisms given to more expensive necks when I posted a similar enquiry last year!
I think it depends how much work you are prepared to do yourself, the more you spend the less you should have to do to it.

[stu_g]

i was building a precision imported a neck from america only to find it was warped, i wanted body end truss rod adjustment so in the end i picked up an early encore indian made bass for £23 and the neck fitted perfectly in my usa body ive done a bit of research these are made in the same factory as the old sunn mustangs which were fender licensed i dont know if they made jazzes though but if i see anymore encore p basses i will be snapping them up

[gjones]

[quote name='Dom in Somerset' post='961553' date='Sep 19 2010, 08:46 PM']The nuts were the standard size that I've seen on any jazz bass, I would expect them to be slightly oversized to alow for some adjustment.[/quote]

You could have a point there.....

I was expecting a nut that didn't need any filing but now I think of it that's probably all it would have needed. Too late now though I've bought the allparts neck.

Anybody fancy a 2nd hand Jazz Bass neck from C H Guitars........going cheap

[mr.sibs]

[quote name='gjones' post='961583' date='Sep 19 2010, 09:12 PM']You could have a point there.....

I was expecting a nut that didn't need any filing but now I think of it that's probably all it would have needed. Too late now though I've bought the allparts neck.

Anybody fancy a 2nd hand Jazz Bass neck from C H Guitars........going cheap [/quote]

Even after that report I am tempted to shoot off a pm! I must have some sort of problem...!

Checking out the allparts before I do though