Vintage Fenders

[walshy]

1 minute ago, peteb said:

Is the B the 41mm one? 

 

Yeah 40mm

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, miles'tone said:

A question for the group...

Does anybody know when Fender first introduced the A width necks on Precision basses? I do love my mid-60s Ps but I now realise that a J neck works best for me, so I need to narrow down my 'window shopping' searches.

Cheers,

Si.

If you can miles try one of the necks with the B width nut, you might be pleasantly surprised, my 71 precision and all the early ones I’ve had have  ( like most from 67/68) a 40mm nut but they are very comfortable , I’ve played mainly jazzes for years and I can pick up my P and not really notice a difference , the mid to late 70s ones can come up a bit chunkier, but not the earlier ones 

[ossyrocks]

5 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

If you can miles try one of the necks with the B width nut, you might be pleasantly surprised, my 71 precision and all the early ones I’ve had have  ( like most from 67/68) a 40mm nut but they are very comfortable , I’ve played mainly jazzes for years and I can pick up my P and not really notice a difference , the mid to late 70s ones can come up a bit chunkier, but not the earlier ones 

Yes, the '78 I had was a B width, but the neck was significantly bigger in the hand than my early 70's P basses, it felt too big for me in the end, despite the bass being super lightweight, and sounding great, I did let it go.