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^ And that's Basschat... I'll be sure to be in touch when i get back from my hols... thankyou @Dad3353

Worth a read... https://www.bestbassgear.com/ Build Info...

Harley Benton, lovely looking JB40FL https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_jb_40fl_3_tone_sunburst.htm?o=3&search=1627933732 or the more Classic JB75FL... £150... plus £13 for Adagio flats... Give a fretless jazz a whirl... Next to nothing to lose!

Single P and in Tobacco burst if ya need to cover up some basswood... plain n simples, Too many sunbursts have too much gairish yellow and red... Rosewood or equivalent fretboard, Inbetween 40mm Nut n slim neck... 'n single ply black guard... Ta...

Thanks all for the above... and after a look about on 'tube... Looking at the neck and degree of finish, and it being the sticky up and out bit... and dont want to spoil the taper, or catch the fretboard... I think i will Danish Oil the neck, then use the finished neck to re-size the neck pocket. A little of the more of the shorter small G side... i think there is a proper name for this bit... to keep a nice neck n body edge with no step, and more of the longer larger side, and as best at the heel, sanding the body to match the neck, as i can go with a grade or so courser sandpaper, with any damage or error less likely to show. Again, any local expers willing to help, please shout! Gonna have a search on the net for local cabinet makers and sound a couple out. Still waiting on the Bridge, Tuners and Neckplate, Pickup etc... so a slow one... EDIT: Neck Join now sorted thanks to a local Cabinet Maker... Good 'ol Yellow Pages... well Google.

Dusty just caught the Buss... Hot, blue and righteous, An angel called me aside. Said, "Stick by me and I'll be your guide." I heard the words as I closed my eyes Down on my, down on my bended knees. It fit like a glove and I realized Somethin' good's happenin' to me... Rest Well...

Boss HC2 Hand Clapper and Boss PS2 Percusion Synth... Got one of each in excelent condition Open to sensible offers - not Revereb or 'Bay dreaming... You have PM...

Neck heel template on body...

Thanks, Good idea, I'll take a look at a picguard template, see which is closerish... but got a rear rout body, as I don't want a guard... just plain wood. Might be off the end of the neck for profile, and off the body walls for width. Oh well wasn't in a rush! and i'll wait a while before picking up the dremel if i need to.. Please keep the advice 'n guidance coming

So you recon sand the neck, rather than the body? I thought mod the body due to the necks taper. I had a little look last night, but 'tother way round, I drew round the neck heel, cut out, and offered the gap upto the body pocket... and as the neck and pocket are on a taper just sorting the heel profile may help a bit. Paper was too flimsy, i'll try both ways with thin card later.. But, If anyone is localish i could drop it off to for a proper job it would be most welcome...

Slim Jazz Bass Neck (Heel width listed as 63.8mm) would like to meet Sporty Rear Rout P Bass Body (Pocket width listed as 63mm) for a lovely fit at the heel. (No Scratchplates or Pickguards please)... and I realy don't want a c0ck up on the first date! So any Basschat Luthiers, Budding Bass Builders or Woodworkers in South East London / Kent BR6 area-ish willing to take a look, assist or advise?... Please... Someone must be local and know-their-onions...

Yep twin--cam... Neck Arrived and it looks good, I like the light Rosewood, given the fretboard a quick lemon oiling, neck an headstock finish is really smooth and i'd say ready for the Danish Oil... Frets shiny and ends good... Neck / Body join needs a look... Body was listed as 63mm, Neck at 63.8mm, so a knats over... better than under and baggy i spose... When trying to check, my digi verniers keep sliding and giving false readings... But the neck heel profile fit to the body should be quite close. Any Luthier or Woodworking Types in the SE / BR6 vacinity? - please shout!

whats the bass and what strings are on it? Some super thick n daft tension?

Any one?.. The above 'EMG' one or like the one below in black plastic and without the corner screw holes would be ideal!..

@KiOgon Call on Line One... A few on the bay... any more info? Dual Gang... but strange no center dent for Bass, presume cut n boost? MN or AC taper?, how about the others?

I likes Ibanez... I have 2 GSR200, and a SR600 The SR is a classic, necks are luverly, narrow 38mm Shallow front to back, Super comfy worn pebble body... Versatile Humbuckers... But recommend pickin up a few and trying before ya buy... I started in lockdown, so just ordered the GSR200 Gio off the net. https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/sr300e_02.html https://www.ibanez.com/eu/products/detail/sr300eb_02.html Or if ya like something a little Rocky n different... lot of love for Harley Benton as a brand... https://m.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_marquess_4_black_stain.htm?o=39&search=1627228773 and then there is the Ibby RGB or a Charvel Jackson...

Do Not Resuscitate...

LOL... you could always put some thin line 1.5mm or 3mm tape lines on, till ya get ya eye and ear in... first 5 or 7 and the 12th n 15th... to get ya going..

Unlined adds to the Kudos and mistique... I think it would have to be unlined and start on ear and muscle memory rather than watching all the time? Thinking about it, have you ever seen a lined violin, with the added faff of draggin that hairlybthing to make a squeak!

I'm still working my way around frets!

unlined looks so so so much better... gonna have side markers surely? there... thats not helped the GAS at all has it...

from the site it reads that the heal is the same at 2.5" but the F PnJ necks are 20 fret and the MM 22 fret... and i dont think the extra fret is on an overhang so you will need to lengthen the neck pocket... Dunno if that might be an issue as on a bit of a taper? Are you making the body? I got a P Body from Luthiers Warehouse, ('bay then deal direct...) Rick was real helpful in what i was after, holes and the like... might be able to do a neck pocket same dimensions but just moved the 21st's fret amount in to keep the bridge in the same place? You might be able to get the dimensions nut to heel of both necks from Status? https://manchesterguitartech.co.uk/fret-and-nut-calculators/fret-calculator/ 20F 18 18.16 558.27 19 17.14 575.41 20 16.17 591.58 21F 18 18.16 558.27 19 17.14 575.41 20 16.17 591.58 21 15.27 606.85 So 15mm further in to the neck pocket (Std is 99mm, 115mm? - any 'odd' can be sorted in the intonation adjust...