Comments on: Bass Guitar Necks | Find the perfect bass guitar neck

By: Dave Molter

Dave Molter — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:38:00 +0000

Choosing a bass guitar neck can be difficult if you don’t play various types. Narrow isn’t always the best thing depending on your playing style. Sometimes a neck that i rather wide ant the nut still plays easily if the neck profile is good. Lakland basses have some of the best necks I’ve played. They are wide for some players, but the neck is a compound radius that gets thinner (front to back) as you move up the neck, making it very comfortable. If you play with a pick, you may like narrower necks. If you play fingerstyle, you may like a wider neck that provides more finger room for your right hand where the strings cross the pickups. There’s no “right” choice — whatever works for you and allows you to play without discomfort.

By: Michael Ippersiel

Michael Ippersiel — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:14:08 +0000

Thanks for the comment Rick. I preferred Ibanez bass necks to Fender bass necks in the beginning as well, and I haven’t had the pleasure of playing a Music Man Sterling bass neck (yet). I hope everyone tries out plenty of basses to find the one that fits them best rather than going by looks alone!

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:32:57 +0000

I’ve been playing a long time and this is really a well-written article. Your recommendation regarding first position as well as suggesting that one forget about what his hero plays when deciding are both right on. Much of the world play P & J basses on image alone. (Of course, they have “the” sound and are good basses, but neither is remarkably comfortable. I own them, but my Ibanez and Music Man Sterlings are 100x more comfortable to play.) Well done.

By: Michael Ippersiel

Michael Ippersiel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:46:02 +0000

I have a soft spot for Ibanez basses as well – my first “real” bass was an Ibanez X Series 4 string that was gloss black with a rosewood fingerboard. It looked a lot like an explorer. Metallica was huge at the time so I felt really cool playing it. My first 5 string bass was also an Ibanez – a Soundgear 1205. The fast and smooth thin bass neck made transitioning to a 5 string as easy as possible… I just had to get used to playing the E on the second string down instead of the top! Thanks for the comment, cool site you got there!

By: Learn to play bass

Learn to play bass — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:17:00 +0000

I have always like Ibanez basses as I believe they have thin necks, thin necks means more accessibility you have around the fretboard as your do not have to reach as much. Same with Fender Jazz basses, Fender P basses have a much fatter neck, not keen on those