Bass nut width

Jim Supreme Member Posts: 1,939 Location: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Playing guitar since: circa 1960	Bass nut width Apr 18, 2019 16:16:52 GMT -5 TonyKgull likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jim on Apr 18, 2019 16:16:52 GMT -5 Yes, just about all bass makers make short scale basses. (Or perhaps "many" would be more accurate.)
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Bass nut width Apr 20, 2019 19:56:21 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by El Gull on Apr 20, 2019 19:56:21 GMT -5

TonyKgull, if I'm not mistaken, the RBX and TRBX Yami's are 34" which is a long scale. As a guitarist, you should find the smaller .38 nut on the J style neck more familiar, although I never battled to adapt to the. 42 P style nut width on the RBX170.

One thing I can say with a relative amount of confidence is that I find the J style neck faster. I can change notes quicker. I'm still trying to decide if this is really an issue because I use a lot of sustained notes in my playing, and I dont tend to play a lot of quick runs.

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Bass nut width Apr 22, 2019 4:15:25 GMT -5

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Apr 20, 2019 19:56:21 GMT -5 El Gull said:

TonyKgull , if I'm not mistaken, the RBX and TRBX Yami's are 34" which is a long scale. As a guitarist, you should find the smaller .38 nut on the J style neck more familiar, although I never battled to adapt to the. 42 P style nut width on the RBX170.

One thing I can say with a relative amount of confidence is that I find the J style neck faster. I can change notes quicker. I'm still trying to decide if this is really an issue because I use a lot of sustained notes in my playing, and I dont tend to play a lot of quick runs.

This is good to know. I'm going to use it mainly for recording. I don't think I'll ever play bass on stage (although, one never knows ). When recording, I do a little bit of everything, depending on what I want for the song, so knowing this neck can handle me wanting to move around quick (when the time calls for it) definitely appeals to me.

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