My '73Precision bass neck dimensions

[police squad]

so good people of BC

 

I have owned my '73 P bass for just over 32 years now and I have never played another P bass with the same shape neck profile.

The 70s jap reissue has a shallower profile. PB70 US

 

My JMJ Mustang, however, has the same shape.

 

I've not even measured it so cant be sure of nut width. But are the depths different for the different nut widths?

 

gratuitous pictures of said '73 for your delectation

 

 

Edited December 8, 2022 by police squad
pics added

[dclaassen]

This is a great looking bass! Nice cat as well.....

[Aidan63]

does it have the name of the neck maker on it ? Could it be the same guy (or gal ? ) carved your neck as JMJs original Mustang which was copied for the JMJ sig model; the profile code letter may also be on the neck with the date

 

[Hellzero]

Nice cat and bass too.

 

That said the letter represents the nut width, not the profile:

 

A = 1 1/2" (38,1 mm aka 38 mm) wide at the nut.

B = 1 5/8" (41,275 mm aka 42 mm) wide at the nut.

C = 1 3/4" (44,45 mm aka 44 mm) wide at the nut.

D = 1 7/8" (47,625 mm aka 48 mm) wide at the nut.

 

Most of the P-Basses have a B nut, when Jazz Basses have an A nut.

 

That said, I found my long gone 1964 P-Bass with a D nut the most comfortable neck ever...

[Reggaebass]

I’ve seen 1967 precisions with both B and C necks, I think late 67 was the transition period from C to B 

[pfretrock]

47 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Nice cat and bass too.

 

Agree.

 

And the matching pick and socks is so cool.

[Dood]

The  PB70 US has a 40mm nut. I'm not sure what sort of size that is supposed to be described as. "A +1/2"? For comparison, the Mike Dirnt and Steve Harris sig basses both has a 41mm nut. I chose them as they are based on 70's basses. 

[Sambrook]

...and just how did you get hold of my cat...?

[Sambrook]

[wateroftyne]

There’s magic in those early 70s neck profiles. I can’t really cope with anything else.

[Steve Browning]

4 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

There’s magic in those early 70s neck profiles. I can’t really cope with anything else.

Me too. With one exception, all my basses have that profile.

[Ralf1e]

18 hours ago, Sambrook said:

I had a beauty like that. He was diagnosed with a tummy tumor at age 19. Had steroid injections until he finally died in my arms aged 23.

[Mykesbass]

That cat of yours has done it a fine relic job there 😏

Edited December 9, 2022 by Mykesbass

[police squad]

The cat (Tobi) left us 8 years ago.

There used to be date codes on the neck but I couldn't decipher them in the early 90s. All there is, is a folded piece of paper, acting as a neck shim, with a note saying to ring Jimmy Page. He was not impressed when we phoned the number

 

I'll get a vernier and measure the width and depth at the first fret

[Nebadon2000]

I had a '75 Fender Precision it had 1 3/4" nut width and 'U' Type neck profile. Great Bass played from 1975 to 2000 was only Bass I owned during that time,1k+ gig's never let me down.

 

The thought never came to my head to try or look for another.

[Muppet]

My 72 Precision has a 40.8mm nut. Depth of the neck at the first fret (not including the fret height) is 22.4mm.  It feels very similar to my Nate Mendel and his is advertised with a 41mm nut width and a slim C profile...