Jazz Neck Photoshop Skills

[Woodinblack]

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?

[project_c]

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.

[yorks5stringer]

Yes, but absolutely no fret buzz.

[Ricky 4000]

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

[Woodinblack]

 

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

[Dan Dare]

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 😊

[BreadBin]

May be worth asking @Pea Turgh where he got his neck from recently. I know he was very impressed with it.

[Pea Turgh]

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

[Woodinblack]

Cool, if a bit traditional with the strings. Am looking for maple with black blocks and binding. How was the ebay neck?

[Pea Turgh]

Bloody great!  Put it on my no.2 bass...

 

[Ricky 4000]

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!

😬👍

[Ricky 4000]

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

[fleabag]

You could keep it, just for the crack, like

[Ricky 4000]

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.

 

😃

[Stub Mandrel]

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.

[Ricky 4000]

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? 🤒

[prowla]

Is it a thru-neck design?