Help with jazz basses

[Spoonman]

Hey all,

Does anyone know of any decent jazz basses that have a slightly wider neck? More like on a Pbass.

I played a lakland joe osborn skyline the other day and loved the sound, but I never really get on with the necks of jazz basses.

Anyone know of any basses of a similar standard with the slightly wider neck?

Cheers guys.

[fingerz]

[quote name='Spoonman' post='521737' date='Jun 23 2009, 02:36 PM']Hey all,

Does anyone know of any decent jazz basses that have a slightly wider neck? More like on a Pbass.

I played a lakland joe osborn skyline the other day and loved the sound, but I never really get on with the necks of jazz basses.

Anyone know of any basses of a similar standard with the slightly wider neck?

Cheers guys.[/quote]


I know the 5 string J Osborn has a pretty massive neck, I would've thought the four would be just right - definitely wider than the fender at least..?

There's Sadowsky etc but thats active and will sound pretty different.. Most P/J basses will have a P neck with the bridge pup - Maybe an option..

[Buzz]

Buy and build a parts bass, jazz body with a p neck?

Buy a jazz bass, buy a p-neck of ebay?

Edited June 23, 2009 by Buzz

[Clarky]

I read somewhere that the Fender Reggie Hamilton Jazz has a P neck? And the Mark Hoppus (Blink 182) is definitely a mix of the two (Jazz body, P pickup and neck) but with limited tonal options (only a volume control IIRC)

[BassBod]

If you want a hybrid..put one together. It isn't really a cheap option, but you can put together a very good (pro-quality) bass if you buy good parts. I'd suggest getting the body and neck from the same supplier (be it Brandoni or Warmoth) so that you get a good neck fit.

For a while I had a Bravewood J body with a Bravewood one piece maple P neck - it was fantastic, resonant, barky and bright. But it wasn't a J anymore.

BB

[Spoonman]

Yeah it had crossed my mind to make a hybrid actually, might have to go down that route. Can't say I've heard of Brandoni before but i'll check it out.

Cheers for all your input guys!