Hi everyone,
This is my first post here so please be gentle. I've used the search feature but couldn't get an answer to my question.
I recently purchased a slightly-used 2016 American Elite Jazz bass, which is hands-down the best instrument I've ever owned, but for one problem. I don't care for the hybrid neck.
This bass replaces my old Music Man Sterling with the modified D profile and that neck style plays like an extension of my arm at this point. The Elite hybrid goes from a C to a D as you move up the neck, and is quite chunky near the nut. I have small hands and I am not getting more comfortable with the chunky section, so I've decided I want to replace the neck.
A problem with this model bass is that Fender just started making it last year and they're using a modified design at the heel that I don't think they've ever used before- it's more like the heel on the Music Man I replaced. They also generally don't make a Jazz bass with a D profile, as far as I can tell. So the sites I've visited (Warmoth and a few others) don't show the modified heel as an option on the Jazz necks, nor do they show the modified D profile that I prefer. But I can't be the only person who doesn't like the stock neck on this thing. Otherwise it's a wonderful instrument, but the hybrid necks seem to be more suited to guitars and not basses, unless you are a bassist who plays a lot of chords, which I am not.
Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions as to who could do this work. This is a really nice bass in every other respect, and this needs to be done right. I am not wealthy, so cost is a factor here, but I'm not unwilling to save for a bit in order to get a quality job. The bass is very playable, it's just not as comfortable as it could be. Thanks for any help
This is my first post here so please be gentle. I've used the search feature but couldn't get an answer to my question.
I recently purchased a slightly-used 2016 American Elite Jazz bass, which is hands-down the best instrument I've ever owned, but for one problem. I don't care for the hybrid neck.
This bass replaces my old Music Man Sterling with the modified D profile and that neck style plays like an extension of my arm at this point. The Elite hybrid goes from a C to a D as you move up the neck, and is quite chunky near the nut. I have small hands and I am not getting more comfortable with the chunky section, so I've decided I want to replace the neck.
A problem with this model bass is that Fender just started making it last year and they're using a modified design at the heel that I don't think they've ever used before- it's more like the heel on the Music Man I replaced. They also generally don't make a Jazz bass with a D profile, as far as I can tell. So the sites I've visited (Warmoth and a few others) don't show the modified heel as an option on the Jazz necks, nor do they show the modified D profile that I prefer. But I can't be the only person who doesn't like the stock neck on this thing. Otherwise it's a wonderful instrument, but the hybrid necks seem to be more suited to guitars and not basses, unless you are a bassist who plays a lot of chords, which I am not.
Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions as to who could do this work. This is a really nice bass in every other respect, and this needs to be done right. I am not wealthy, so cost is a factor here, but I'm not unwilling to save for a bit in order to get a quality job. The bass is very playable, it's just not as comfortable as it could be. Thanks for any help
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