Love the P Bass Sound - Hate the neck width

[martthebass]

My 2004 MIA P bass neck has an easier profile to my hands than my old 1990 'Ray. Maybe there's some variation? I would've thought you'd have no problem being a Stingray man.

[phsycoandy]

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='150573' date='Mar 3 2008, 06:58 PM']If your budget will stretch you can get a P bass made with whatever neck you like:



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nice one ferret, +1 for your comments and another look at that beauty.

[Perry]

[quote name='jhsteel' post='150708' date='Mar 3 2008, 10:16 PM']PS. Nice Stingray. What'd you need another bass for? [/quote]


Yeah it looks nice, it sounds nice too. I cant get on with the thick neck.

I am selling it if anyone is interested.

[johnnylager]

[quote name='Perry' post='150660' date='Mar 3 2008, 09:12 PM']I have a MIA Deluxe, would that do?[/quote]
A series / parallel switch should fit in any Jazz, here's a couple of S-1 type threads about it...

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=9528&hl=series+parallel+jazz"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...s+parallel+jazz[/url]
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12399&hl=series+parallel+jazz"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...s+parallel+jazz[/url]

[Leowasright]

Nice to know its not just me who hates P-bass neck widths.

We must all be sloppy and lazy players

Got a USA Jazz with the S-1 switch that sounds very Precision like.

I didn't know there was a Mex P-bass with a J-bass neck!

David H

[Sibob]

Yup, +1 for using a Precision body with a Jazz neck!

Thats what I've done as I'm the same as you, love the sound but wasn't keen on the wider necks!

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Si

Edited March 4, 2008 by Sibob

[dave_bass5]

[quote name='Sibob' post='150859' date='Mar 4 2008, 09:31 AM']Yup, +1 for using a Precision body with a Jazz neck!

Thats what I've done as I'm the same as you, love the sound but wasn't keen on the wider necks!

Si[/quote]

Funny thing is i can go from my Lakland 55-01 5 string to my Jazz and back with no problem but just cant get on with a P neck and i have tried a couple of different ones.

Edited March 4, 2008 by dave_bass5

[Jamesemt]

[quote name='dood' post='150493' date='Mar 3 2008, 05:18 PM']but I'd got it into my head that they sounded better/fatter/fuller...[/quote]

They do - I swapped my MIJ P neck for a Jazz neck and the Precision now sounds a bit honkier and not as rumbly. The neck woods looked different - the fingerboard on the P neck was a lot lighter(cocoa colour) than the Jazz neck (almost black).

[BigBeefChief]

[quote name='jhsteel' post='150707' date='Mar 3 2008, 10:14 PM']Jazz with S1 switch. Nice warm p bass style tone without the big neck. I heard they stopped making them now though.[/quote]

Yeah, they have. There's still some old stock knocking about though. Played the new MIA on saturday and it just seems your getting less bass for more money.

+1 for a Jazz with an S1 though. Not quite as beefy as a P, but almost there.