Fender Jazz B profile neck

[Chris Horton]

Hi

Help , I'm a little confused . . . . .


First of all ,

Can anyone please shed any light on how the fender Jazz bass neck profile system works ?

and also . . . .

Can anyone please tell me what a " B " Profile means in terms of shape , feel etc ( or any of the other profile letters ) with refrence to Fender Jazz Bass guitar neck between the years of 1970 to 1975

Any info gratefully recieved

Many thanks

Chris

[Wil]

From the Fender website:

"There is often confusion between the use of the letters V, C, and U used to describe neck shapes, and the use of the letters A, B, C and D in describing Fender neck widths. During the period of time from the early '60's to the early '70's, Fender used the letters A, B, C, and D to refer specifically to the width of our guitar and bass necks at the nut. These letters were stamped on the butt end of the necks, and had no reference to the shape or contour of the neck. An "A" width was 1 1/2" at the nut, "B" was 1 5/8", "C" was 1 3/4" and "D" was 1 7/8"."