Lizardhands Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Hi Just started building my 6 string fretless bass and have hit a gray area as to the thickness of the neck. Baring in mine I have two hot rods installed in the 20mm maple with 9mm ish of ebony whats the best amount to take off each side? I know this is kinda a individual preference, but do any of you guys who make these day in day out have a average spec? Cheers PS. Couple of photos here. Just got the neck cut out on a bansaw (I love living across the road from 3 joinerys ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 well, i dont know much about bass, but when you say thickness, dont you mean width? if you are talking about the fret baord width (from the thick string to thin string (i dont kow the string names on bass) then thats the width) but i feel the thickness is no matter what a personal preferance, my electrics neck is bigger then most becuase i have a big hand, my brother cant reach around it fully, its your own preferance, so thats what i gotta say, ohh, by the way, nice bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizardhands Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Hey Ive got the width cut out. What i have is a inch thick neck. Can anyone else help? Also is there an easy way to get the thickness down. Im presuming cutting with a band saw would be good, but if it can be done easily by hand i would prefer to. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 may i ask, what are the dark woods in the centre of the body(front) i used wood just like that recently but i dont know what it is. thanks, john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 This gives an example of neck thickness. You have to keep it strong enough, so it can't be to thin. I have one neck at 3/4" and one 1" on my basses. The 3/4" is a jazz bass. Very fast neck, but seems a little weak. You can sand your neck to a thickness your comfortable. Many here use spoke shaves to shape the neck and finish by sanding. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 The neck width on the bass I'm working on right now is 1" at the heel, and 7/16" at the nut. It averages about 3/4" though. As a personal preference I like my necks really thin, with a wide flat spot on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizardhands Posted February 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Thanks alot for the replys! Im thinking the best way is gonna be to take a couple of milimeters off top and bottem with a belt sander, then spokeshave and rasp it down to shape. John: The dark wood is walnut. Blends so well with the mahogany back and ash top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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