Anyone bought a cheap Chinese neck ?

[Les]

Chucked a squire jazz neck on a squire P and am pleased with it as the P neck is just a bit fat for me and I use it at my jamnght were I'm the house bass player.

Have another P that sounds great but the neck is half a bassball bat.

I don't need this bass but I like tinkering so I don't mind chucking 30 quid at a neck.

Would I be better chucking my 30 on the fire ? Or are they playable ?

Ta

Les

[timhiggins]

I dont know about there necks but if the loaded pickguard i have just acquired on an old p are anything to go by
they might be great ...i cant believe how good the stuff is for so little money !
mine was amazon shop called dnlight .

[tom1946]

Where can you get a neck for 30 shimblats?

[kodiakblair]

Tom
There's this outfit on eBay.I keep thinking about putting a leftie neck on a Rh Foundation body. £30's not too bad if it goes awry.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252674649141?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[SpondonBassed]

I like your thinking. It leaves more cash available for kebabs.

[Les]

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Where can you get a neck for 30 shimblats?
[/quote]

There's loads Tom, just do an ebay search for bass guitar neck.


[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1488741478' post='3251460']
I like your thinking. It leaves more cash available for kebabs.
[/quote]

This is my reasoning.

[Geek99]

I'm also interested to know if they are any good

[bertbass]

You could spend a lot less quids and buy some glasspaper and re-shape the baseball bat more to your liking.

[Les]

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1488796991' post='3251764']
I'm also interested to know if they are any good
[/quote]

Looks like I'll get to be the BC guinea pig then.


[quote name='bertbass' timestamp='1488797988' post='3251777']
You could spend a lot less quids and buy some glasspaper and re-shape the baseball bat more to your liking.
[/quote]

Would be a hell of a sanding job to get the nut width down to that of a jazz, which is the bit I like.

[Geek99]

Would you also need to shorten the lower frets?
I'd just see what happens with £30

[Geek99]

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1488801046' post='3251810']


Looks like I'll get to be the BC guinea pig then.

[/quote]
Blazing a trail is the way I see it...

[Les]

Thinking of this one lads, what do you think ?
Also, anyone any idea how much of a beasting I'll get from customs on this ?

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Bass-Guitar-Neck-For-JB-Bass-Parts-Replacement-Yellow-Maple-21-Frets/252673111442?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41415%26meid%3D5c4860434c0f4048a63058b57f38f60e%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D252681470158"]http://www.ebay.co.u...%3D252681470158[/url]

[Geek99]

get them to mark it as a "gift", value £15

[police squad]

I bought a fretless neck from EYparts in hong kong.
It was about 90 dollars I think and it's actually, suprisingly, very good. I use it on my 'Sting' Red Fretless P bass that I built

[davehux]

I've bought 2 of these as maple board Jazz necks - one I 'remodelled' into a Telebass headstock to go with a 51P body, and one is stock. Both perfectly playable necks with a skunk stripe and working truss rod. Not had any problems at all with them.

[bertbass]

You may well get away with no duties. I've ordered many things from china costings the same as this or more and they've turned up on my door step just like normal post with no extra to pay.

[Les]

I've pulled the trigger lads. I'll post back here when it arrives.

[Geek99]

can you get blocked / bound necks too ?

[Les]

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can you get blocked / bound necks too ?
[/quote]

Didn't see any when I was searching, not at the price point I was looking at.

[BobVbass]

I bought one just after Xmas when I was thinking of making a bass - it's ok actually nice rosewood and profile - nut looks a bit cheap and the heel profile isn't quite a perfect match for a Fender socket but nothing a bit of sanding wouldn't sort. Never actually tried it on a body as I gave up trying to make a guitar but looks alright to me. I expect it will be appearing in the assorted musical bits for sale shortly

[Geek99]

[quote name='BobVbass' timestamp='1488887233' post='3252616']
I bought one just after Xmas when I was thinking of making a bass - it's ok actually nice rosewood and profile - nut looks a bit cheap and the heel profile isn't quite a perfect match for a Fender socket but nothing a bit of sanding wouldn't sort. Never actually tried it on a body as I gave up trying to make a guitar but looks alright to me. I expect it will be appearing in the assorted musical bits for sale shortly
[/quote]
Colour me interested

[Les]

[T-Bay]

Looks ok in the pictures, what do you think of it?

[SH73]

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I have been thinking getting one of these myself. How much did it eventually cost you and how long until it arrived?

[Les]

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1489240567' post='3255404']
Looks ok in the pictures, what do you think of it?
[/quote]

Looks great to be honest, fret edges are perhaps a little sharp. Assuming it fits ok I can't fault it for the price.


[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1489241305' post='3255415']
I have been thinking getting one of these myself. How much did it eventually cost you and how long until it arrived?
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I paid 29 quid delivered, it took 5 days to get here and I didn't pay any customs charges etc, just the 29 earthpounds.