Norris Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Skinny for me. My currently favoured Squier P-bass Special has a neck like a matchstick. My Ric is a lot wider but not too deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburstjazz1967 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Moos3h' timestamp='1459794941' post='3019749'] You could go hug a tree and itd still feel like a Geddy Lee Jazz after playing some uprights! Cap well and truly doffed. [/quote] My technique is terrible on both, lol. Edited April 4, 2016 by sunburstjazz1967 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Chunky. I prefer the more sold tone they give. I'm not a fan of the thiner tones from shallow necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I like my necks like I like my ladies...generous and easy to finger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I prefer a narrow 38mm nut, 17/18mm string spacing, >10" radius board, and a thick chunky neck front to back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Chunky for me. Precision/Stingray type of thing. Jazz neck feels like a won out bar of soap to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1459805089' post='3019928'] Chunky. I prefer the more sold tone they give. I'm not a fan of the thiner tones from shallow necks. [/quote] Thread title edited as I really meant shallow rather than slim or narrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I generally prefer slender necks (Ibanez/Dingwall type necks) but my ACG has a rather chunky neck which I love because it's asymmetrical. Having the neck thicker where your thumb generally goes does seem to be really comfortable, even for me who doesn't like chunky necks at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I'm not worried about nut width or fretboard radius, however, profile wise I much prefer a slim profile (depth). I had a Rockbass Corvette a while back. They have a 38mm nut but the neck is like a bass ball bat. I found it horrid and almost unplayable. (there was a long list of things I came to hate about that bass). My hands aren't small but neither are they very flexy so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1459850588' post='3020163'] I had a Rockbass Corvette a while back. They have a 38mm nut but the neck is like a bass ball bat. [/quote] That's the exact type of bass which made me realise that it wasn't nut width/string spacing which was bugging me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1459775190' post='3019440'] Six months on upright and they all feel small. [/quote] It has to be this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1459775190' post='3019440'] Six months on upright and they all feel small. [/quote] Not merely feel small, but feel like toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I like varying between my NS2 and Forte 5. NS2, Mmmm.. round Forte 5, Mmmm.. slim and so on and so forth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='MoJo' timestamp='1459771834' post='3019375'] Is there anyone who prefers a thick, chunky neck (half a baseball bat)? [/quote] Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I like them really chunky (ooo-err missis!) The Letts 5 has a neck like a 2x4 and it's perfect, quite deep and square, with a fairly flat back, really helped to sort out my poor left hand technique. I tried a Jazz a couple of weeks ago and it was like a toothpick, I jut couldn't get on with it. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1459855174' post='3020225'] I tried a Jazz a couple of weeks ago and it was like a toothpick, I jut couldn't get on with it. [/quote] Sad but true, as I really like the look and sound of Jazz basses and frequently have GAS for them. Must resist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Go for a post 2012 US Jazz Mark, although Jazz width they have a nice deep neck so don`t feel like a toothpick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1459855817' post='3020238'] Go for a post 2012 US Jazz Mark, although Jazz width they have a nice deep neck so don`t feel like a toothpick. [/quote] I may just do that Lozz, thanks for the info. Do you happen to know what the board radius is on those before I go a-Googlin'? Edited April 5, 2016 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Get a Jazz and stick a Precision neck on it - job done? Plenty of folk gone the other way - why is it that P neck on J body seems (to my limited statistical analysis) far less common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1459858299' post='3020277'] Get a Jazz and stick a Precision neck on it - job done? Plenty of folk gone the other way - why is it that P neck on J body seems (to my limited statistical analysis) far less common? [/quote] Yes, that is another possible route but I'm not entirely sure on the best way to go about it. There is an Aria Jazz that has a P-width nut, but I haven't tried one. I did think about getting both a J and a P and swapping the necks, then selling the P with a J neck - no problem shifting that, as you say it's a much more popular combination. I think J-type necks are more popular generally. I have quite big hands so find some J necks uncomfortable. Edited April 5, 2016 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I have a TRBX504 and it has the shallowest neck I've ever played on. It's like a ice lolly stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoombung Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1459805089' post='3019928'] Chunky. I prefer the more sold tone they give. I'm not a fan of the thiner tones from shallow necks. [/quote] Why do you think a thin neck means a thin sound and chunky neck means a solid tone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1459858009' post='3020274'] I may just do that Lozz, thanks for the info. Do you happen to know what the board radius is on those before I go a-Googlin'? [/quote] Or how about one of them thar J&D Jazzes, recently discussed here? Isn't the neck a bit deeper on those? Get a black/black/maple one, then I'll buy it from you when you don't want it any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 [quote name='Spoombung' timestamp='1459870430' post='3020430'] Why do you think a thin neck means a thin sound and chunky neck means a solid tone? [/quote] I guess that's the worm can opened now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I play Jazz basses and Stingrays, depending on the band. A few minutes on either and I'm good to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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