Cutting down neck heel

[mrdreadful]

So, I got a neck to go with my Flying V bass body, but the heel is too long to fit in the existing pocket whilst maintaining proper scale length. Otherwise it fits beautifully. I've worked out that about 7/16" needs to come off the end to make it fit... Has anyone done this before? How best do I avoid damaging the fretboard and generally making a good job of this?

Edited March 19, 2014 by mrdreadful

[Bloodaxe]

Which end is the truss rod nut? If it's at the heel, it's unlikely that you'll get away with carving that much off.

Nearly 1/2 an inch is a quite a lot to lose anyway, would it be better/easier to lengthen the neck pocket?

P.

[mrdreadful]

The truss rod nut is at the other end. Getting the pocket lengthened is reliant on other people getting around to doing it as I have neither the tools nor expertise.

[Grissle]

I would test it by drilling to see if you can clear the end of the truss rod.

[mrdreadful]

Experimental drilling has already been done and I have not struck a rich seam of pure truss rod!

Edited March 20, 2014 by mrdreadful