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Post by newey on Aug 17, 2008 15:25:39 GMT -5
Quick question:
Are P Bass style necks and J bass style necks interchangeable? The limited dimensions given on most websites make it seem so, but they don't give corner radius and other info.
Anyone tried fitting J to P or vice versa?
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 17, 2008 17:57:54 GMT -5
Fender P-Bass and J-Bass 20 fret necks are interchangeable. The newer Fender 22 fret necks are, of course, different in length than the 20 Fret necks (for the same 34" scale). The "J" width (1 1/2" nut) is more popular than the "P" width (1 5/8" nut) by a fairly big margin. I'm not especially fond of the feel of either, but I have an UrgeII Bass with the asymmetrical shaped neck back (1 19/32" nut width) and I really like its feel. Even though I have large hands, IMHO I'd still choose the "J" over the "P".
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Post by newey on Aug 17, 2008 19:52:19 GMT -5
Thanks, Chris- Me too, that's why I asked. But I'm not talking actual Fender so close measurements are in order.  |
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Post by andy on Aug 18, 2008 10:28:58 GMT -5
You know, its funny, but I find the most comfortable intruments to play to be large 5-string basses! I am quite tall, but my hands aren't massive, although I look at my hand when playing and no neck has ever really 'fit' my grasp- there is always plenty of 'air' within the equation. Big, fat, fives come the closest, and I guess that is part of why I would be more a 'P' guy than a 'J' one.
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 19, 2008 12:14:45 GMT -5
While I build most of my 6 string guitars with 1 3/4" fatback (U) or 1 7/8" Boat (soft V) necks, on bass I like both the J (1 1/2") or the Stu Hamm Urge II (1 19/32") neck.
For 5 string bass, I prefer the 1 3/4" width necks to the 1 7/8".
Go figure.
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Post by cynical1 on Aug 23, 2008 21:02:29 GMT -5
I have to go with ChrisK on this...I'll take a J over a P.
I do have to say that the neck I had on my old Gibson Ripper was my favorite. I should have kept it and re-wired it...but once I pulled the frets off I discovered the evils of intonation...
Another under-rated neck, IMHO is the old Peavey Foundation necks. I still have one from '88 and have looked at other basses over the years, had a Jazz, but there's something about the Peavey...
Like cigars, wine and women, to each his own taste...
Happy Trails
Cynical1
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Post by D2o on Aug 23, 2008 21:58:31 GMT -5
Another under-rated neck, IMHO is the old Peavey Foundation necks. I still have one from '88 and have looked at other basses over the years, had a Jazz, but there's something about the Peavey... I don't have a Peavey bass, but I had a Peavey T-15 and then came across a Peavey Patriot, which had the same awesome "PEAVEY SUPER FERRITE" single coil pickups, but with a more robust but really nice neck. Nothing to do with P bass' or J bass' , I know. But I think 80's Peaveys are way under-rated (don't tell anyone, okay? ... we wouldn't want to drive the price up  ). DD |
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 23, 2008 23:32:26 GMT -5
Fretless, you mean the evils of lack of tonation. |
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Post by cynical1 on Aug 24, 2008 1:17:17 GMT -5
Fretless, you mean the evils of lack of tonation. ...same same... I spent months pulling the frets, cross-cutting rosewood 1/16" thick to inlay as frets on a maple neck, applying marine epoxy , sanding, applying, sanding, sanding...sanding...sanding... Then I realized I didn't have either the talent or patience to learn to play my instrument all over...so I sold it to a jazz guy for $300.00 and never looked back. I've never had the urge to lose my frets again. Happy Trails Cynical1 |
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Post by ChrisK on Aug 24, 2008 12:08:51 GMT -5
I had a Hamar solid bubinga fretless 4 string. It had flatwound strings on it. If the strings were lightly pressed against the fingerboard (remember, it was fretless) and played like a slide, it sounded just like a trombone. You could easily slide one chord into another, one or all strings at a time. Unfortunately, there were few actual songs that required this (my (de)rendition of "Sandoz" was particularly disconcerting).  I'd wanted to get a fretless Gibson 30" a'la Jack Bruce but, while my hands are large, my talent is most small. |
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Post by newey on Aug 24, 2008 20:42:33 GMT -5
Since when is lack of talent a reason not to buy a guitar, or a bass? If that were the case, I wouldn't own any . . . |
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