JohnnyG Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I just had a look at the Mark Hoppus signature Bass and it says that it has the J-Bass Body but with a P-Bass neck seeing as im actually thinking of building something like this for a friend, can someone tell me what the difference is? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 I believe the main difference is that Jazz Bass necks are much narrower at the nut than Precision Bass necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 1 1/2" at the nut for a J and 1 11/16" for a P-bass according to Warmoth, the J bass width is preferred 3 to 1 over p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 oh yea, i definately agree, i love the J bass neck, much easier on the hand after a few hours, much more comfortable, that mark bass is nice though, i like the simplicty of one pickup and one volume, very nice and that pickup is a meaty one too, the jazz body IMHO is also much more comfortable with the off set waist, so again, its all about personal preferences, good luck with the descion, have fun with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 The contouring is different too,(depending on the year.).P-necks can feel fat and blocky,but they do have some good 'meat' to them.J-necks can feel faster.Like the man said,personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 aaahh i c many thanks guys i think i may just make my friend a J-Bass copy, posablly go with the same 1 Pup, 1 Vol Pot idea as the Mark bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 if you can you might want to find out about the internal wiring etc... i actually thought of something, finding a mark hoppus pickguard might be kinda hard, you will most likely have to custom make one and or buy a mexican made squier series for the pickguard, they used a similar pickguard to the hoppus one which used no chrome control plate, however there would be two additional tone control holes in it, just and idea, you could always put those two holes to good use and add something else to the electronics, who knows, personally i would go for the single pickup and vol control rear routed and elimante the pickguard all together, so many possibilities, have fun with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted March 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 thats a good point about the pickgaurd tho i may have a way to get around it. if i can get a cad drawing for a J-Bass pickgaurd that includes the metal plate then i can use the laser cutter here at my school to cut one out as a single piece. i would also be able to get around the whole problem with extra holes cheers for pointing it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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