Which bass

[Adam.M]

if you look for EXTREME playability you should buy a jazz, though. shorter scale makes it more guitarist friendly... :)

Did you mean a Fender Jazz?  It has the standard 34" scale length.  :?   

It is a bit narrower at the nut than a Precision, but I'm not sure if that makes it any easier to play.

It does - i vastly prefer the nut width on a jazz

Us bass players go crazy over stuff like nut width and string spacing... it's all a bit mad.

[Philly Q]

if you look for EXTREME playability you should buy a jazz, though. shorter scale makes it more guitarist friendly... :)

Did you mean a Fender Jazz?  It has the standard 34" scale length.  :?   

It is a bit narrower at the nut than a Precision, but I'm not sure if that makes it any easier to play.

It does - i vastly prefer the nut width on a jazz

Us bass players go crazy over stuff like nut width and string spacing... it's all a bit mad.

Fair enough.  I have a Precision, and it's pretty hard to play.... but I think basses just are hard to play.  :lol:

[Fourth Feline]

It does - i vastly prefer the nut width on a jazz.  Us bass players go crazy over stuff like nut width and string spacing... it's all a bit mad.

You are not alone there , I am particular about nut width and string spacing ( if given the choice ) - as for me it noticably alters the feel / playablility of the guitar.  :)

[dheim]

It does - i vastly prefer the nut width on a jazz.  Us bass players go crazy over stuff like nut width and string spacing... it's all a bit mad.

You are not alone there , I am particular about nut width and string spacing ( if given the choice ) - as for me it noticably alters the feel / playablility of the guitar.  :)

sure! i don't know what's the best string spacing, but i've played some guitar that felt definitely wrong..

[PhilKing]

if you look for EXTREME playability you should buy a jazz, though. shorter scale makes it more guitarist friendly... :)

Did you mean a Fender Jazz?  It has the standard 34" scale length.  :?   

It is a bit narrower at the nut than a Precision, but I'm not sure if that makes it any easier to play.

I assumed he meant shorter scale than the 5 string basses - both my 5 strings have a 35" scale. 

[Adam.M]

if you look for EXTREME playability you should buy a jazz, though. shorter scale makes it more guitarist friendly... :)

Did you mean a Fender Jazz?  It has the standard 34" scale length.  :?   

It is a bit narrower at the nut than a Precision, but I'm not sure if that makes it any easier to play.

It does - i vastly prefer the nut width on a jazz

Us bass players go crazy over stuff like nut width and string spacing... it's all a bit mad.

Fair enough.  I have a Precision, and it's pretty hard to play.... but I think basses just are hard to play.  :lol:

Try a jazz, i have a precision and it's noticeably harder to play.

Personally i want something thats just a tiny bit thicker than a jazz neck, but it's near enough perfect for me.

as for string spacing, 16-18mm seems to be the preferred zone for most finger players.

[Bradock PI]

Status bass maybe ?

http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html

I don't know much but bass playing friend drools over those?

[Adam.M]

Status bass maybe ?

http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html

I don't know much but bass playing friend drools over those?

I think that Status might have been a bit out of his budget, haha.

He has a musicman now anyway, which is good enough for anyone!

[Bradock PI]

Yup its out of my friends budget too! He as a 14 year old aria which looks a bit like a musicman the tech was saying which he really loves the neck on but aint so happy with the pickups and electrics so seeing what the options are for new active pickups.

[Copperhead]

Trouble is I have been offered a (used) Stingray for a fantastic price but I really want a five string, or do I?

I'm getting ready to build a bass, pro'lly a J neck, P body... It will be four string, but I'm setting it up to run the lower 4 of a 5 string set. I don't use the G a whole lot, and I just need something to record backing tracks with.
So you could sorta have a 5 string, y'know?

[Ol]

This thread is fixed.

[Copperhead]

Thanx
I broke it Saturday, I have no idea how. Dang thing slipped right off my fingers.....