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Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby Tab » Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:34 am

This may be a silly question (I'm not a bass player) but can a Jazz Bass neck be fitted to a Precision Bass body?
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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby Paulps » Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:56 am

Fender Squier P-Bass Special is just such a guitar. It is a Precision body, with a Jazz neck and both the P-Bass PU AND a Jazz PU nearer the bridge.
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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby Jay Bass » Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:18 am

Tab wrote:This may be a silly question (I'm not a bass player) but can a Jazz Bass neck be fitted to a Precision Bass body?


Hi
Yes a Fender Jazz bass neck will fit a Fender precision body
if it is a non Fender Neck or Body I would measure it just to make sure?

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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby Tab » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:56 pm

Thanks guys.

I own a Japanese P. Bass circa 1990 but I find the neck on it uncomfortably large and I seem to remember that the Jazz bass neck is much slimmer and easier to use if you are (like me) small handed.

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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby des mcneill » Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:20 pm

Hi Terry,
No problem,I use a jazz neck on one of my precisions,its perfectly.
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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby JohnBassist » Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:10 pm

Paulps wrote:Fender Squier P-Bass Special is just such a guitar. It is a Precision body, with a Jazz neck and both the P-Bass PU AND a Jazz PU nearer the bridge.


Hi Paul & Tab
I tried out a friend's Squier P-Bass Special yesterday and, whilst the neck is certainly not as wide as a Fender Precision it definitely was not anywhere near my Jazz neck -(this really is just IMHO but I would certainly try one out - next to a Fender Jazz - before you purchase).

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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby George Geddes » Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:27 pm

It's only a plain old Affinity P Bass, John - no Jazz Bass pickup...

You're right about the neck, though.

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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby George Geddes » Mon Feb 15, 2010 3:50 pm

And it was *very* shiny, John!

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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby bassboogie » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:39 pm

I have done it the other way round, J to P neck. They are interchangeable, but unless you know how to "square" or aline the neck properly you may have problems. More expensive but surefire option is to get a pro or someone who can set up to do it.

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Re: Jazz Bass Neck on P Bass

Postby bassboogie » Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:03 pm

Sorry I meant "align". I am Italian........tomorrow I try better !!!

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