bkman42 Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Hi, Thinking of getting one of these basses in vintage white ;-) Quick question.......Is the radius of the neck flat or curved? I'm more of a p-bass than a jazz neck person so just wondering if it's somewhere in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 [quote name='bkman42' timestamp='1328731115' post='1531914'] Hi, Thinking of getting one of these basses in vintage white ;-) Quick question.......Is the radius of the neck flat or curved? I'm more of a p-bass than a jazz neck person so just wondering if it's somewhere in between. [/quote] Well, I can't comment on that exact model, but I have a BB614 and the neck does indeed feel like something between a P and a J. I also prefer a chunkier neck but I've found it very comfortable. The BB424X has a fingerboard radius of 10" according to Yamaha's website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Alsatian Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) I have that very bass - the fretboard is curved, but I don't know what the radius is off the top of my head. The width at the nut is 39mm and it's a thin neck from back to fretboard - more Jazz than Precision. Here's a pic of the end of the neck, so you can see: It's a great bass - I was missing my cheap & cheerful BB414, so this one caught my eye. The split coil is pretty beefy sounding and does a great P-sound but special mention to the bridge pickup - it's a [i]hot[/i] one. Edited February 8, 2012 by Green Alsatian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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