Woodinblack Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Looking for a jazz neck for my P bass, found this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202542172424 I think he has assembled it wrong. Shouldn't the strings go in the front? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 That’s just how you set up a bass with nice low action, gotta get those strings behind the fretboard to get that authentic snappy tone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Yes, but absolutely no fret buzz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Looking for a jazz neck for my P bass, found this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202542172424 I think he has assembled it wrong. Shouldn't the strings go in the front? I have one of those Hong Kong maple/black blocks J necks on order. FleeBay item number: 332630410792 I'll let you know how terrible it is if you like? (whenever it arrives). 👍 (I had to order a 20 fret version, because 21 frets would be super-confusing!). Edited April 22, 2019 by Ricky 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: I have one of those Hong Kong maple/black blocks J necks on order. FleeBay item number: 332630410792 I'll let you know how terrible it is if you like? (whenever it arrives). 👍 That would be interesting, although that listing says P neck, but certainly interested in a J neck just like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Sophisticated stuff from our friends in Hong Kong. They look like the sympathetic strings you find on Hardanger fiddles, which run in a cavity beneath the fingerboard and vibrate freely to give a sort of doubled effect. Didn't realise the idea had spread to electric basses 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 May be worth asking @Pea Turgh where he got his neck from recently. I know he was very impressed with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Hiya! This was off eBay, but the strings went over the fretboard: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F232975836740 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Cool, if a bit traditional with the strings. Am looking for maple with black blocks and binding. How was the ebay neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Bloody great! Put it on my no.2 bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 17 hours ago, Woodinblack said: That would be interesting, although that listing says P neck, but certainly interested in a J neck just like that Aye, but in the listing it gives all the specs, including 38mm at the nut (Jazz), rather than 42mm (P) ... I'll have to wait and see what turns up! 😬👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) Arrived today! Colour and dimensions look OK compared to my "Vintage Brand" J neck... Unfortunately, there's a crack through the fretboard (of the new neck, not the old one)... 😕 Edited April 26, 2019 by Ricky 4000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 You could keep it, just for the crack, like 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 27 minutes ago, fleabag said: You could keep it, just for the crack, like Jog on, copper... and after all the help I gave you on your tube amp thread... tut tut. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: Arrived today! Colour and dimensions look OK compared to my "Vintage Brand" J neck... Unfortunately, there's a crack through the fretboard (of the new neck, not the old one)... 😕 Lots of the 'bargains' on eBay are QC rejects. Nothing gets thrown out in China, just passed down the line until someone can make a profit out of it. This explains why you can often apparently get top gear at huge savings, in many cases the fails are cosmetic but I'd worry about that crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Lots of the 'bargains' on eBay are QC rejects. Nothing gets thrown out in China, just passed down the line until someone can make a profit out of it. This explains why you can often apparently get top gear at huge savings, in many cases the fails are cosmetic but I'd worry about that crack. Aye, I know what you mean. This neck wasn't an odd single one for sale (item still available, showing 10 in stock / 23 sold). I'll see what happens with my returns request. If the guy offers me 50% off (it was only £30 to begin with), I might run some thin superglue in the crack, and it might hold up? 🤒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Is it a thru-neck design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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