My Music Man Basses

[technik]

what neck is in the SR5?

 

[midopa]

I think the SRs have got the P bass-type neck going on. The Sterling would be the Jazz neck. The Bongo, is a bit wider at the end of the neck than the SR.

 

[dlloyd]

I think the SRs have got the P bass-type neck going on. The Sterling would be the Jazz neck. The Bongo, is a bit wider at the end of the neck than the SR.

(This is from specs on the MM website)

The SR5 has the string spacing of the Sterling, with a nut that is only marginally wider than that of the SR4. The SR5's nut width is 1 3/4", which is slightly narrower than that of a Fender Jazz 5 (1 7/8") as listed on Fender's website.

The Bongo4 has a nut width the same as that of the Stingray.

The Bongo5 has a nut width the same as the SR5.

The width of the Bongo4's neck at the last fret is wider than that of the Stingray, but that's due to the Bongo having 24 frets, compared with 21. The width of the Bongo4's neck at the 21st fret is the same as that of the Stingray. The same can be said for that of the Bongo5 (24 frets) compared with the SR5 (22 frets).

In short, the Sterling, SR5 and Bongo5 all have the same string spacing at any given fret, whereas the Stingray and the Bongo are the same.

I can't speak for any differences in neck profile.