Jabba_the_gut Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I've just thinned the neck for a 5 string bass I'm building and I'm wondering if it is too thin. The router moved a little while I was doing this and I've taken about 2mm more than I wanted off the thickness of the neck. The neck is now uniformly 23mm thick across the length - I didn't really want it to be less than 25mm thick. Does anyone know if 23mm is too thin and will cause me any problems? (It's made from quarter sawn maple with a wenge fretboard) If it is, I'll fix a new bit of maple to the back and reshape, should be able to make it decorative to hid my mistake!! Cheers Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) My 4 string Fender Japan fretless neck is less than 20mm deep including fingerboard up at the headstock end - seems solid enough to me!! EDIT - in fact the depth is only around 23mm at the octave point, too. Edited September 28, 2012 by RichardH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Geddy Lee Jazz necks are very shallow. Certainly less than 23mm deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thanks for the details. Might be safe then - I'll just carry on as (sort of) planned!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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