BA55PLAY3R Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I have a 77ish jazz neck and I want to put it on a precision bass. The neck is a three-hole micro tilt and the p-basses that I've seen are all four hole plates. What's the best way to get this to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwinH Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 You could get a Warmoth body without neck heel routing and do it yourself, or you could get a 70's style j bass body and put a p bass pickup in the neck if that might solve your problem. www.myspace.com/movementwithoutmotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 You could fill in the old four holes with dowels and then drill new holes. This is not a task for the faint of heart. If you are serious and intend this to be permanent, hire someone with a lot of experience to do it. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prague Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I wouldn't bother. A P neck is just different. Play a 5 string for a while and ALL 4 string necks feel like a toothpick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotosound45 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I have done this before. I fastened the two top bolts, then piloted the third hole and CAREFULLY fitted the third bolt. Not too difficult, and worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotosound45 Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Ooops, make it vice-versa in your case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloclo Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 buy a p-bass special deluxe no, really, good luck! Marvelas Something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Originally posted by cloclo: buy a p-bass special deluxe no, really, good luck! Looks like a bass I would like. P bass tone with J bass neck. I'm not sure I want active electronics though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred TBP Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Originally posted by BA55PLAY3R: I have a 77ish jazz neck and I want to put it on a precision bass. The neck is a three-hole micro tilt and the p-basses that I've seen are all four hole plates. What's the best way to get this to work? The way Fender parts have gone on eBay, you could make some serious change just selling the neck and getting a similar neck from Warmoth and have money left over for the installation. I've had 3-bolt neck Fenders and sold them all except for a '72 Tele. They just shifted too much for my tastes. As far as the jazz neck on a P-body, why not? The difference in dimensions is at the nut, not at the heel. Done that a few times, as well as a P-neck on a J-body. Leo Fender's original intent when designing his instruments was to enable simple parts replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloclo Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Originally posted by SteveC: Originally posted by cloclo: buy a p-bass special deluxe no, really, good luck! Looks like a bass I would like. P bass tone with J bass neck. I'm not sure I want active electronics though. well, yes and no. the smaller neck (less mass) makes it a bit less of a p-bass tone. there seems to be a bit less low mid in there and since this is the 'growl'-frequency area the p-bass tone is not 100%. i'm not saying the tone isn't good, but if your goal is to get a genuine p-bass sound you have to take this into account... Marvelas Something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloclo Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 BTW i'm talking about the passive p-bass special deluxe (the one on the left in the pic). you should be able to find them used for quite cheap. http://www.jo-co.be/langshier/bp/3.jpg not the active one. cheers! Marvelas Something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 My purple Lull P bass was built that way from the start. Jazz neck on a P body with passive electronics. A P neck feels a little clumsy in my hands, while the Jazz neck is sleek and comfortable. I seriously doubt that you'll notice much difference (any difference) in tone from a neck to neck if the woods are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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