neepheid Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 [quote name='Number6' timestamp='1428061620' post='2737623'] Yep understood.....i should have included that i'm considering for future modifications. [/quote] Ahh, now I get you. Obviously your choice of drop in replacements is pretty limited with the Cabronita - TV Jones stuff looks like it should fit but apart from that it'll be get the router out and/or hide the mess with a pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storky Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thanks for the comments, all very interesting. I went to guitarguitar yesterday with the idea of getting the cabronita as it would be almost a straight swap. Anyway it was pretty good, quite a deep (which I liked) glossy (which I didn't like) neck. I groped the neck of a few Ibenez basses, but they were just too narrow although they felt great otherwise. I also tried the Jack Casady which sounded good, very full and it was light, but it felt a bit cheap to me with its painted neck. Then out of curiosity I then tried a Fender American De-Lux Dimension. Big mistake! The neck had a great oiled finish and it was thicker than a jazz, more a modern Precision "C". It felt really nice. Then I plugged it in and it sounded the best of the ones I had tried, it was neither a P or a J but had a modern sound which I liked. (I had also tried a couple of Jazzes and a Stingray as well as a Lakland 55-02 (they didn't have any 44-02s). It was three times the price of the Cabronita, but although I tried, there was no going back! I got a good PX price and financed the rest interest free over 12 months. Look out for the NBD thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 [quote name='Storky' timestamp='1427904286' post='2735726'] Thanks for the replies so far. Any more suggestions or which of the three would others go for? All opinions appreciated. [/quote] The Casady, just because I want to hear what a player thinks of it. (So, weirdly, you'd be doing me a favor.) W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Painted necks feel "cheap"? How come, surely it takes more effort and time (and therefore cost more) to do a neck in a solid colour rather than just a clear coat? Not trying to pick a fight, it just doesn't make logical sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1428099653' post='2738175'] Painted necks feel "cheap"? [/quote] I suppose if it's a cheap paint job on a cheap bass. I like a good handful of naked wood myself (giggity) and always assumed I wouldn't get on with painted necks, but the painted neck on my Spector Euro was class and I loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storky Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 I think the painted neck thing is a personal preference; thinking about it, it wasn't so much the neck that made the JC seem a little cheep; the switching was quite light weight and felt a little flimsy. Nice bass though, i wouldn't rule out getting one at some point, but I personally prefer the feel of naked wood(!) Great comments and good to get peoples opinions, thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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