Probably TOO general a question,but....

[woodyng]

Were 2008 model year necks (one piece) mostly on the chunky side? I seem to recall comments about them getting fatter before the company went to the 2 piece necks. I am asking about the 4003 model.

[cjj]

Well, my July 2008 4003's neck seems pretty nice. Not as slim as my '76 4001, but definitely not in the baseball bat range (like the 2009 4003 I had for a few days). It's a fretless though, so that might be different...

[qwezirider]

My May '08 neck was the thinnest I've had. Not chunky at all compared to my '06, '87, and all my 4004 basses.

[jps]

My former May '08 4003 had a neck very much like that on my '73 4001, it was just a bit wider at the heel end of the neck but the string spacing was the same.