Jono Bolton Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 I've recently put together a Jazz bass using an Allparts neck and a Fender Marcus Miller body. However, once everything was put together I noticed that the heel of the neck is huge, and so the saddles on the bridge have to be raised really high to meet it. The pickups also have to be rasied quite high to meet the strings. The action isn't a problem, it's actually quite low and realtively buzz free, but my main gripes is the fact that the strings are so far from the body. Yes, it does mean that I can really dig in to play, but when I play my Mexican Jazz it's so much smoother to play because the strings are much closer to the body. On the MIM Jazz the neck sits about 4-5mm proud of the body, whereas with the new bass it's probably closer to 8-10mm. As far as I can see, the only option would be to sand or plane a few millimetres from the heel of the neck to bring the fingerboard closer to the body, therefore reducing the height of the bridge saddles, strings and pickups. Does anyone know of any major problems that might be faced by doing so? Has anyone else shared similar problems and if so, how did you reslove it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 No need to shave anything off. Put a shim under it towards the front of the pocket. That'll bring the height at the bridge down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Ramp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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