Fender P bass neck compatibility with Jazz Body

[Gully35]

Hello,

Can anyone confirm if any P bass necks off the fender website are compatible with a Jazz bass body?
I have a 2012 American Standard Jazz bass, but I prefer the P bass neck.
Is this something that I can do without any  modifications?

thanks!

[PaulThePlug]

I belive the neck pockets are speced the same... experience would be down to tolerances of neck and body and QC.

 

Might be nice 'n snug, might be a place to store a plectrum! Heel thickness may also effect bridge saddle height, 'decked' saddles?

 

More frequent is the P with a J Neck (like my bitsa) swap so they fit.

[fretmeister]

Should fit fine.

 

Be aware Fender do not do final fret finishing on their spare parts so you might have to do that. But that’s the same with every supplier.

[prowla]

I've put together/swapped around miscellaneous Precision/Jazz parts and have never had an issue.

(There was one where the holes didn't align, so I had to re-drill.)

 

Warmoth body with Status Graphite neck, Squier body with Mighty Mite Neck.

 

 

The same body with a Fender MIM neck.

 

 

My Frankenstin bass, with Status Graphite neck.

 

 

The Mighty Mite fretless neck made its way onto a MIM Jazz body.

 

 

A Fender MIM lined fretless neck temporarily on a Squier body; I might be waiting for a nice Jazz body to appear at some point..

 

 

I've also got a Squier neck I've used temporarily on one or two of those bodies.

 

I previously had a Warmoth/Status Graphite lined fretless.

 

 

This was the earlier Fender MIM neck on a Squier body (I think I put a Squier neck on that and sold it on).

 

 

 

 

 

[Sweenyrod]

So, the pocket width at the bottom of the neck is the same. Jazz neck tapers sooner. So a J neck in a P body is a tiny bit gappy (less than 1mm) but spoils the perfection! A P neck in  J body us likely to split the paint on the fragile side of the body.

That's my experience.... 

Edited 3 hours ago by Sweenyrod