Whoa dude! Welcome back!
So I’m loving the BB a lot. I actually like its neck better than the TRBX at this point. Only a little, but still. It’s just really good.
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Thanks, I am just gettin back and looking thru posts from last to first, so I will post up in the MIA thread to get everybody updated.
That is the same feeling I experienced going from Ibanez SR necks to the Ray4 Jass version neck. it is not so much wider, but it is thicker. I like that it gives it more for your hand to feel and work with in the palm area, without messing with the string spacing and your finger familiarity or stretching / reaching with your fingers. IDK, hard to describe since they are pretty small differences, but really make a difference.
The thing is, I think as I play more, I appreciate more finger spacing, which messed me up in the beginning. It also heavily vary with what type of playing I am doing, which, I think is why they have all the different necks.
Makes sense, they are made for style more so than the hands of the player I think, but beginners often opt for , or feel more comfortable with smaller necks, and I even think, some if might be mental. I think when people read about smaller and faster necks, they start to analyze their neck, and boom, GAS, lets go get for the thinnest neck possible. Everybody is different of course, but thats probably, if I am being Honest, the way it hit me at least.
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Yeah I’ve kind of owned the extremes before this - two TRBX’s for the fast thin side, and two Warwicks for the thicker side.
The BB is nice. It’s still a really fast neck. But it is much closer to a P than not.
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I know we’ve talked about necks a great deal, but I don’t think we’ve had a dedicated thread for necks (correct me if I’m wrong, @John_E, your find-forum-thread-fu is legendary).
Personally, I like a thinner neck with a flatter fretboard. I really don’t like playing thick, fat necks with really round fretboards. I think my ultimate favorite is the Ibanez SR range, like my current SRMS800. Honorable mentions go to the Fender American Deluxe Dimension, the Charvel Pro-Mod San Dimas, and the Schecter P-4.
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This one probably comes closest:
Blargh! Curse you, @Mike_NL! 
Yikes. 
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Right now, I love the Mustang neck. So easy to play.
In a full size neck, I like the one on the EHB 1500. I would say EHB in general, they look a little crazy as they’re headless, but there is no neck dive and without that headstock it just feels more responsive to your movements.
It is relatively flat, the fanned frets (which you adapt to in 30 seconds) are stainless steel, the neck is thin and super quick, my 5 string is as easy to play as a 4 string. But the 1500, is a little more heft to it which I like, and a 40 or 41mm nut, which I also like.
Kudos to the Charvels though, for a Jazz style neck, super thin, compound radius fretboard from 16"-20", just a marvelous neck.
And roasted maple is a plus, not just for looks
I tested quite a lot short scales recently.
Best neck ever was the one of the Ibanez EHB1005MS, by far. It had a nice thin D-shape and was perfect overall, especially cause of the fanned frets!
Second best was the Harley Benton MV-4MSB. Yeah, the cheapest bass I tested! It has a D-shape, a very “satin” feel and 38mm nut. Didn’t know I liked small nuts before that 
Good was also Sire U5. Fenders were ok, no matter what shape.
A cheapo 5 string Ibanez was soso. Vintage Reissued V4 s#cked totally. All others I forgot, so they did not leave an impression.
But I learned that it’s a deeply personal thing, so no answer might be helpful!
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splorf…
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The english language is very rich
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Yes it is, my German friend was very fond of it for precisely that ability to play with words. 
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I used to prefer 38mm until I found 40mm which I like much much more. Still prefer modern C or D shape neck profiles though. U and V are right out for me.
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For me it was the other way around: I was used had a 42mm before … and now that feels sluggish and somehow old fashioned.
But like I said - I think it’s really a matter of taste!
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New players more often prefer 38mm. Many then change preference later. One of the many reasons that buying a “forever bass” as your first instrument is a rookie mistake
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“Rookie Mistake” is also a great band name! And “Forever bass” would be a great song title…
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That explains why Jaco sounded so strange
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Oh lots of people stick with it too. The J is the most popular bass in the world. But all the same, it’s true - new players gravitate to 38mm because it initially feels easier to play.
I definitely did, but now greatly prefer 40mm.
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42mm all day for me as far as 4 string nut width.
The beauty of different neck shape, thickness and width is that each inspired different musicality, the same way people sat fat chance and slim chance and mean the same thing. A generously wide stingray neck suited slapping technique well however same goes to the opposite end a fast and narrow Jazz bass is also popular among slappers for a different reason.
If I’m going to be stuck on an island like Tom Hank with one bass I’d pick my Gibson era Tobias. Flatter radius, asymmetrical neck and it feels awesome, I guess I could say the same about the Fender American deluxe dimension too.
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Is there electricity on this island? What amp do you prefer?
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