Mighty Mite

[tom1946]

Mornin' all,
anyone ever bought a Mighty Mite neck off ebay? These are new and look good value for money.
Any problems found before I blow £100?

Ta.

[bremen]

I had a P neck from them. It was ok; bit deeper than a fender. Frets were good.

[Grand Wazoo]

I have bought one for my Squier CV P Fiesta Red, it was exceedingly good and very very resonant. Fretwork was great too, I would give them a 9/10 only because they come with a cheapo plastic nut which is horribly white and sticks out like a sore thumb, I soon replaced it with a proper bone nut one and I was happy ever after.

[tom1946]

Cheers guys, it is for my CV Precsion in Fiesta red too

was the fit ok?

[Wil]

I've got a couple of basses with mighty mite necks - theyre excellent all round I think.

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1321092769' post='1435256']
Cheers guys, it is for my CV Precsion in Fiesta red too

was the fit ok?
[/quote]

Like a glove, perfect in the pocket without gaps but... the trick is to drill the fixing screw holes properly, because I am not sure if you are aware, these don't come pre-drilled!

Place the new neck in the pocket and drive each pilot hole from the back of the body using a fixed perpendiclar drill that will go down straight in the hole and not at an angle and you're sorted ol' china.

Edited November 12, 2011 by Grand Wazoo

[tazza1]

Hi Tom,

I bought a new maple/maple Mighty Mite Jazz neck off eBay a couple of years ago from an American seller & to be honest I was a little disappointed with it. The fret ends were really sharp in places & as someone else mentioned the nut is not the best.
Maybe I was just unlucky with mine, however there were no dead spots & it did fit my P Bass perfectly. It has also been on my Jazz & it fitted that well too.
Hope you get a good one!

[discreet]

Bought a 'vintage' tint MM P-Bass neck with 70s type-'C' decal off the bay, it was better than I expected.
Slightly thinner than my (real) 76P neck, but this was not a problem! Buy with confidence.

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='tazza1' timestamp='1321115531' post='1435554']
Hi Tom,

I bought a new maple/maple Mighty Mite Jazz neck off eBay a couple of years ago from an American seller & to be honest I was a little disappointed with it. The fret ends were really sharp in places & as someone else mentioned the nut is not the best.
Maybe I was just unlucky with mine, however there were no dead spots & it did fit my P Bass perfectly. It has also been on my Jazz & it fitted that well too.
Hope you get a good one!
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I can explain... and this is not really a problem but these necks will once only sprout (as did mine and I forgot to mention it) i.e. the wood shrinks a bit and the frets stick out a little, it is not a defect, and more expensive basses do this too... all it needs is a gentle sanding (make sure to use some masking tape along the edge of the wood not to dig into it with the sand paper, and file away until the edges are smooth and not sharp anymore, you'll only ever need to do this once in the life of that neck.

Edited November 12, 2011 by Grand Wazoo

[gjones]

I have a 30 year old bass made of mighty mite parts which I bought in 1984. The neck is a bit of a bassball bat but the frets have hardly any wear and I must have played about a thousand gigs with it. It has a brass nut.

[Muzz]

I've got a couple on my FrankenPs and one on my Fenderbird, and they're great. The quality is a little variable - the first P was better than the second, and the Jazz was about in between, but generally very good and nothing a quick fret dress wouldn't sort out to top quality. For the money, they're terrific. I like a satin finish to a neck, so they suit me down to the ground. Sold my US Ps on the strength of them.

[tom1946]

Thanks all, sounds like a good bet then.

GW, thanks for the advice on fitting, is the neck a tight enough fit to keep it still while you drill? what would you rest it on? What size drill?

Sorry for all the questions but I haven't done it before.

[AngeR]

I had "problems" too with Mightymite J Bass neck just like Tazza1. The frets were poorly finished, sharp in some spots, a few frets were higher than others.
To be honest, I was a little dissapointed with the neck. It is more thick that the one I replaced and the frets...
Bought mine brand new so I was expecting a bit more.
The nice thing is that he fits my bass like a glove.
The nut is plastic (yes! plastic!) so IMHO it must be replaced ASAP.

[3below]

Fretless P neck, anaemic finish, but given more with more yellow aged tint. Quality very good, nice to use, would buy another.

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1321123717' post='1435662']
Thanks all, sounds like a good bet then.

GW, thanks for the advice on fitting, is the neck a tight enough fit to keep it still while you drill? what would you rest it on? What size drill?

Sorry for all the questions but I haven't done it before.
[/quote]

I used metal joiner clamps with foam pads and as for the drill bit... I'll be damned if I rememeber what it was. I took the bass to a mate workshop and tried a variety of bits starting from the thinnest one until the screw were tight as possible, it's not that hard really.

[tom1946]

Thanks GW, I'm sure I can do that.

[kurcatovium]

I'm late as always, but I had 2 precision necks - fretted and fretless - and both were very nice. Finish is nice and smooth, frets well dressed and I also liked the ebonol fretboard.