Jono Bolton Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 What's the consensus on these? I've been looking at Allparts for a P Bass neck; are they decent quality, and more importantly, are they a straight fit for a P Bass body? They only seem to be available in a 10" radius, but I'm really enjoying the 7.25" radius on my JV Precision just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 They're excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 54 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: They're excellent. Do they need any adjustment to make them fit? I bought a neck recently that wasn't Allparts but was made in the same factory, and the heel was fractionally too wide for the pocket of the body I have; the heel width was correct, the heel was less tapered than the walls of the neck pocket. I tested the other necks I had (2 vintage Japanese Squiers and 1 modern Chinese Squier), and they dropped straight into the pocket, so it seems like it's a standard Fender size & shape. Edited October 30, 2021 by Jono Bolton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Aren't Allparts necks made under licence from Fender? In which case they ought to fit well. Just because another neck is from the same factory does not mean it will be made tk the same dimensions as the Allparts branded item. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Bassfinger said: Aren't Allparts necks made under licence from Fender? In which case they ought to fit well. Just because another neck is from the same factory does not mean it will be made tk the same dimensions as the Allparts branded item. Aye, they're licensed by Fender so I'd assume the fit would be spot on (within reason). This project has had so many false starts that I'm starting to question everything 😅 Edited October 30, 2021 by Jono Bolton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Allparts does offer free returns so I suppose it's risk-free if it doesn't work out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I think there may be a difference between Squier and Fender neck sizes. I had a MIM Fender licenced neck but it was a couple of mm too wide to fit a Squier neck pocket. I guess they do this to make it harder to turn Squiers into Fenders just by swapping out the neck without doing some adjustment work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 13 minutes ago, Velarian said: I think there may be a difference between Squier and Fender neck sizes. I had a MIM Fender licenced neck but it was a couple of mm too wide to fit a Squier neck pocket. I guess they do this to make it harder to turn Squiers into Fenders just by swapping out the neck without doing some adjustment work. That's true of some Squiers, but not all. The ones I have are a JV and SQ series, which were made to US specs, and in some cases US parts. The other is a Matt Freeman P Bass, which is also US/Mex specs as far as I know, same as the Classic Vibes. The body I have is guitarbuild, which is made to standard Fender specs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Jono Bolton said: The other is a Matt Freeman P Bass, which is also US/Mex specs as far as I know, same as the Classic Vibes. Yeah the Matt Freeman and the first run of the Squier CV 70's are exactly the same Bass, the only difference is minor and its the supposed Block inlays on the CV. BTW I can vouch that a Mexican Fender neck fits a 70's CV body perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno1981 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Love the all parts neck on my bitsa jazz. All in new this would cost around 900 in parts in the current market but they do turn up second hand with a pretty frightening depreciation. I picked it up for £300! The bitsa builds just don’t hold their value. If I had to buy again, I’d certainly buy another all parts neck over a Mexican fender replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Allparts are great as are mighty mite - all fit respective bodies including Fender ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 From Allparts not so small print. "All necks may require fret leveling and polish, and may need to be fine tune to fit your instrument. This is normal and not a defect". Much the same for Fender necks. "Because Fender genuine replacement necks have not been mounted to guitar bodies, nut slots must be cut by qualified personnel. Other installation processes may be required, such as fret work, fitting the neck to the neck pocket, and other instrument setup procedures". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) They are great necks - really well made. I slotted one into a Warmoth body recently (standard P neck pocket size) with no fit issues. It has a real fascination as a bass now - something really solid feeling about the tone that was very different from the roasted maple neck I tried in there. I'd describe it as big and solid - everything a p neck should be! As noted it might benefit from some expert fettling from a luthier, but I think you'd expect that from almost any supplier selling at under £4-500. If you want a differnt radius I think you'd have to go custom. Edited November 1, 2021 by bloke_zero Present tense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 My AP jazz neck fretted neck with block inlays has been on a MIJ jazz fretless,a Squier VM and now is on a Mexican body ,all great fits and a top quality neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 On 30/10/2021 at 21:51, Bassfinger said: Aren't Allparts necks made under licence from Fender? In which case they ought to fit well. Just because another neck is from the same factory does not mean it will be made tk the same dimensions as the Allparts branded item. They are - the one I had was stamped “fender lic” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 I love mine, but it’s rather on the chunky side profile wise. But it is just ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 16 hours ago, gafbass02 said: I love mine, but it’s rather on the chunky side profile wise. But it is just ace! As a one line review I completely concur! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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