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Basses with 40mm nut width


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On 29/12/2022 at 07:40, Ricky Rioli said:

 

I thought the B neck = 1⅝", and 40mm = 1&9/16"?

 

Fender list the Nate M sig at 1.615", which is pretty much 41mm, though a little thinner than the standard modern P nut of 1.625" / 41.3mm

 

[In my head, 40mm aka 1+9/16" is an M neck .... because in the alphabet M lies exactly halfway between J and P 😬 ]

 

What's a mm between friends? 😁

 

Could well be right on that, I'm not 100% on Fender neck names and measurements. All I know is that the PB70US I had was a really great neck. If I could make it less tapered so it didn't widen out so much by the 12th fret then it'd be perfect.

 

PS. Love the reasoning behind the M neck name 😂

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32 minutes ago, Jonesy said:

PS. Love the reasoning behind the M neck name

 

G 1+7/16" Genuine Jazz

... H ... I ...

J 1+1/2" Jazz

... K ... L ...

M 1+9/16" MIJ Ps (also Modern BBs)

... N ... O ...

P 1+5/8" Precision

... Q ... R ...

S 1+11/16" Stingray (also Seventies BBs)

.. T ... U ...

V 1+3/4" Vintage Precision 

 

 

 

(Yes, tbh, I enjoyed the lockdowns 😬)

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22 minutes ago, Membo said:

the G&L CLF L-1000 and L-2000 are 40 mm.

 

They're both listed as G&L's usual 1⅝" (41.3mm) with a Slim C profile (which isn’t so usual)

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Oddly I've never in decades measured a bass neck, I've deduced empirically that P bass type necks are wider at the nut and J bass types are pretty narrow (like a little girl's wrist as someone once said! ) despite having short stubby fingers I've managed to switch quite happily between both with no prob... I'd draw the line at a mandolin or one of them Git things tho.... 

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On 05/01/2023 at 17:15, Owno said:

I believe my Serek Midwestern bass has got a 40mm neck. It is amazing! Chunky as a 70's P bass neck, yet more narrow nut width.

 

I think standard spec is 1 5/8"....or 1.625.....or 41.2mm
I agree though, my MW is a wonderful combination of chunky and very playable.

All Lakland 44-01/44-02/44-94 are 1.625, super comfortable and playable. 44-94 are obviously US models, so whoever ordered it might have custom-spec'd something else, but as standard they're 1.625. Oh and their 44-51 is 1.625 as standard too.

Yes I know it's 1.2mm more than the thread is asking for, but my fave 4 string necks! 😊

Si 

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On 29/12/2022 at 07:56, rasher80 said:

The discontinued CIJ 70s P reissue (PB70-US) is definitely a 40mm nut.

 

The PB70-70US & PB70-78US are both 40mm nut width. Mainly non-export but there are a decent number in the UK, popular for individuals & small guitar traders to import but VAT, import & shipping are becoming increasingly prohibitive.

 

PB70 -70US = Precision Bass 70's style 70,000 Yen new, US pickups

PB70-78US  = Precision Bass 70's style 78,000 Yen new, US pickups (pic below)

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