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echo008
Intermediate Member
Username: echo008

Post Number: 189
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Saturday, July 01, 2006 - 3:45 pm:   Edit Post

Hi,
What is the difference between the Standard narrow spacing and the Wide spacing option? Is wide spacing standard J bass spacing (which i think is 19mm)
- Tom
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 952
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 5:39 am:   Edit Post

Wide is 19mm at the bridge. Narrow is 17mm, and I think classic is 17mm at both the bridge and the nut. You can specify the spacing when you order - on neck-throughs I think it's a free option.
echo008
Intermediate Member
Username: echo008

Post Number: 191
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 7:26 am:   Edit Post

Gotcha. Thanks
The Essence I bought has the "Wide" option, I just wanted to confirm 19mm at the bridge
- Tom
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1178
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 9:39 am:   Edit Post

alembic will pretty much tailor the neck to your liking
if you tell them the spacing,scale and the nut width
mica can give you the details

i did this on my direwolf which is 1.75 nut- 32 scale and .500 speacing- my width at the bridge is just shy of 2.5 inches
flaxattack
Senior Member
Username: flaxattack

Post Number: 1179
Registered: 4-2004
Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 9:40 am:   Edit Post

alembic will pretty much tailor the neck to your liking
if you tell them the spacing,scale and the nut width
mica can give you the details

i did this on my direwolf which is 1.75 nut- 32 scale and .500 speacing- my width at the 24th fret is just shy of 2.5 inches
echo008
Intermediate Member
Username: echo008

Post Number: 200
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 10:29 am:   Edit Post

I like the wide option, its not really "wide" but more like a "standard" spacing (think J bass), still very comfortable, no stetching.
with that said...
If I were to order one today though I believe i would still go with there narrow spacing and a smaller scale length (32in)
The Brown Bass I had ... I really liked the string spacing but was not too fond of the 30 inch scale.
- Tom
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1458
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2006 - 10:30 am:   Edit Post

I can confirm Flax's post that Alembic will do what you want. My favorite neck is on my '61 Strat, so I brought it up to Santa Rosa and they copied it for my in progress custom Further (maybe that should be the name of the guitar: "In Progress") LOL

Bill, tgo

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