Neck and body made for one another

[gjones]

I bought a really nice playing and sounding MIJ Precision from Basschat, about a year ago.

But I felt like a bit of a change.

So I bought a very nice Fender, Japanese, Rosewood, Precision neck, from Ebay.

I removed the original maple neck from my MIJ Precision and fitted the new one.

But however I fiddled with the EQ on my amp, it just didn't sound as good as it did with the old maple neck on it.

I blamed the difference in sound on my imagination but eventually swopped the necks back again and instantly the bass came to life and sounded so, so much better.

It appears that some necks and bodies are just destined to be together?

 

[Cuzzie]

This is completely true, it still befuddles me how some people cannot see/fathom how it may not make a difference, or some arbitrary percent contribution to the sound is conjured up compare to that what pick ups contribute and so forth. It becomes more obvious when you look at the different wood (or materials eg graphite) and feel thee density, properties etc, in the flesh directly comparing them.
 

Important thing - you bass sounds great to you in the config you like having tinkered

[Beedster]

12 hours ago, gjones said:

It appears that some necks and bodies are just destined to be together?

Absolutely, and some neck sound great on pretty much all bodies. I've got two Warmoth necks that have made every bass they've been on sound a whole lot better. 

[Jonse]

I find a one - piece maple neck really hard to beat.