Stringray (EBMM, not Classic) neck width

[cassius987]

I was checking out the EBMM stock at GC this week, as I am wont to do when I go there. It tends to stand out from the rest of the pack. In any case I was kind of surprised at how much I disliked the Stingray 4 necks, I thought they were supposed to be bigger than a Jazz Bass neck but a Jazz is exactly what they felt like. Too thin for me--recipe for hand cramping. I checked the model page for the SR4 and I see there is an optional thin neck you can order. I am pretty sure the one I played was a thin neck.

My primary question is, other than by feel, how will I know when I go to a store to play an SRay that it is the thicker or thinner neck width?

My second question is, could I order a Big Al with the thicker SRay neck dimensions? My only problem with the BA is its thin neck, again too small for my hands. Although I may just solve this by getting a 5er!

 

[jlepre]

Unless the bass says SLO on the headstock, it has the standard Stingray neck. Plus I believe the Classic Edition SR's have an even wider neck? I might be wrong about the second part.

 

[Basspro]

Read here
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/42729-wow-stingray-classic-1-5-nut.html

 

[Vintage7]

Yes, Slo Special on a regular Stingray 4 would be 1.5" with an 11" radius.
And it would say so on the headstock.
The regular Big Al neck is 1.5" also.

Both the Standard and Classic Stingrays come with a 1.625" neck width at the nut.
However, the Classic has a 7.5" neck radius, and the Standard 'Ray has a 11" radius.

For reference: My 1977 Stingray's width at the nut is 1.687"

 

[cassius987]

This is blowing my mind--it definitely didn't have an SLO stamp on it but the neck felt like a toy. Going to have to go back and try it again just to make sure.