rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Apart from tuner position and nut, are there any differences between a left handed neck and a right handed bass neck? The reason for the question is I want to make a headless bass and I sometimes see cheap left handed bass's and since I'll cut the headstock down, is the neck essentially the same? I can make a nut that's the same but mirrored as the original. Sorry if this is a dumb question 🙃 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) If it's not a compound radius or an asymmetric profile, then yes, the only difference will be the headstock orientation and the nut reversal. Edited December 21, 2023 by neepheid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 @neepheid Thanks. I was hoping that was the answer, but after searching t'internet, it didn;t really help. I'll keep looking on eBay, Reverb and here for a neck. I can at least open the seatch a bit more now. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 ….and the side dots invisible 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Beedster said: ….and the side dots invisible 👍 Duh-doi, forgot about those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 Ah! That's annoying. Missed that. Back to right handed necks 9 minutes ago, Beedster said: ….and the side dots invisible 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, rwillett said: Ah! That's annoying. Missed that. Back to right handed necks Appropriate sized drill bit & some 3D filiment worked well when I side markered a neck ... S'manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, rwillett said: Ah! That's annoying. Missed that. Back to right handed necks Now you’ve decided that I’ll mention fret wear also, could in theory mess with things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Beedster said: Now you’ve decided that I’ll mention fret wear also, could in theory mess with things You're not helping here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Smanth said: Appropriate sized drill bit & some 3D filiment worked well when I side markered a neck ... S'manth x @Smanth I suspect I can manage that. I may have the odd piece of 3d filament hanging around. Edited December 21, 2023 by rwillett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Oh, and and any sort of funky shaped neck heel will also be reversed. But I guess you're making your own neck pocket so it wouldn't matter? Or are you sticking with Fender-esque things (in which case it shouldn't matter)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) Also, this wasn't really made clear, and this might be obvious, but if you plan on using the body as well, that is just flipping the whole bass, then upper frets access might be an issue, and certainly basses featuring a single cut body would be a no go. Edited December 21, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 @Baloney Balderdash I'm contemplating 3d printing a bass. I've nearly finished my 3d printed six string and if I can get some time today and tomorrow I will finish it. I can assemble, acquire, print and all the other bits and have the headless bridge bits but the neck is the next key thing. EBay has some stupid prices, and so I was looking wider and wondered about a left handed neck. As I'm intending to put a string lock on the end, the fact that the tuner holes are 'wrong' doesn't matter as I'll cut the jead stock down anyway. I don't have the string lock yet as am thinking about the width and access to the truss rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 hours ago, neepheid said: Oh, and and any sort of funky shaped neck heel will also be reversed. But I guess you're making your own neck pocket so it wouldn't matter? Or are you sticking with Fender-esque things (in which case it shouldn't matter)? I now have a 3d scanner and turntable (https://3dprinting.com/reviews/reviewing-the-3dmakerpro-seal-the-first-0-01mm-accuracy-consumer-3d-scanner/) so funky shaped neck heels should be no issue at all. Sadly its still in the box from November as had no opportunity to get it out. It won't come out over Xmas either. To be honest the neck heel worked first time so happy to look at funky ones. The problem is finding them at a sensible price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 14 hours ago, rwillett said: Ah! That's annoying. Missed that. Back to right handed necks Stick-on dots [1] are available. Or use a sharpie for marking maple or bound fretboards. [1] That just reminded me of a Maplin catalogue from many years ago, in which one of the items was "Sick-on feet". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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