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Many people prefer the 1.5” and even put jazz necks on their Pbass. I’m the other way around. Because I play bass and guitar, I feel more at home on a 1.625” nut width. Even my Custom US Lakland jazz style bass was custom built with the 1.625”Dr Tony Balls wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:07 amI'm of the opinion that 1.5" is correct for a Jazz Bass and that 1.685" feels just fine on my Squier Bass VI.
That's what I was thinking. 1.5" for four bass strings sounds great. 1.5" for six sounds like a squeeze.Dr Tony Balls wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:07 amI'm of the opinion that 1.5" is correct for a Jazz Bass and that 1.685" feels just fine on my Squier Bass VI.
I went down a rabbit hole a week or so ago gassing for a VI after trying the Squier CV, and then Norm’s rare guitars put out a Bass VI (vintera II) video later the same day, so I’ve taken that as a sign commanding me to acquire one, so this info is really useful. Will need to try the Vintera now, but really liked the Squier for what it's worth.Rob wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:15 pmEDIT: He can, and he did! See the previous reply from Quitter -- that's him. For more on my take...
Here are the listed differences in spec:
BODY
Squier CV: Poplar
Vintera II: Alder
Vintage: Alder
FRETBOARD MATERIAL
Squier CV: Laurel
Vintera II: Rosewood
Vintage: Rosewood
FRETBOARD RADIUS
Squier CV: 9.5"
Vintera II: 7.25"
Vintage: 7.25"
FRET SIZE
Squier CV: narrow/taller
Vintera II: wider/taller
Vintage: wider/shorter
TRUSS ROD ACCESS
Squier CV: Head
Vintera II: Heel
Vintage: Heel
The Vintera is definitely more faithful to the originals than the Squier, but this is the part that made the biggest difference for me:
NECK WIDTH AT NUT
Squier CV: 1.685"
Vintera II: 1.65"
Vintage: 1.5"
I don't know why they decided to keep the Vintera necks so much wider than the originals. To me, the Vintera still feels too big. The fret height might also be a factor -- I'm not a fan of the current preference for tall frets.
However, my bandmate (Quitter, above) disagrees. For him, all the other stuff made a bigger combined difference than the neck width, and he thinks the Vintera feels more like the vintage Bass VI we have in the band.
Your mileage may vary.