chris_b Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 (edited) I played a Fender Precision for the first 25 years so 18mm-19mm at the bridge is the only measurement where I still need consistency. I play 5 string basses so wide necks are par for the course. Width at the nut and scale length? I don't even think about them. Edited June 12, 2020 by chris_b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 As close as possible, as I play 5 strings. On a 4 string, anything from a jazz to a bit tighter will do, anything beyond that not so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Deedee said: 42-44mm for me. My Aria SB-R 's at 43mm are bang on and for me the most comfortable necks (along with Status). I've had some lovely basses with slimmer necks (EBMM Sterlings etc) but I get pains/cramps across my hand after a period of playing which I just don't get on wider necked basses. I do have long spindly fingers though so perhaps that's it. I have exactly the same experience with regards to nut width. I get unbearable cramps in my left hand too. I also don't get on with anything below 18mm bridge spacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasher80 Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 I learned on a Squier P Special which has the J neck so it's what I gravitate towards normally. Tried a J but couldn't get on with the sound, P necks were ok but quite variable depending on the P - the last one I had was quite baseball bat like. I really shouldn't have got rid of that Squier but I detested the awful antique burst and cheap tort it came with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, BreadBin said: I also don't get on with anything below 18mm bridge spacing. Same here. I once bought a cheap fiver without first checking the string spacing. Horrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Personally it doesn't matter. I've been through so many basses of differing nut widths, neck depths, string spacing, number of strings etc that it doesn't matter to me anymore. Means that I can jump from one bass to another without thinking about it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, Delberthot said: Personally it doesn't matter. I've been through so many basses of differing nut widths, neck depths, string spacing, number of strings etc that it doesn't matter to me anymore. Means that I can jump from one bass to another without thinking about it I’m pretty much in this camp. My first 5er was an Ibanez BTB33 with 17mm string spacing at the bridge, my second 5er was a Yamaha BB 1025x with 18mm spacing, now all my 5ers have 19mm spacing. It’s never really bothered me and I can adapt to them all. I’d say I “feel” the difference between nut widths more but still, it’s not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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