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Thanks! So it seems the only solution is to take a few basses (necks) I like and measure them in details...

Hello! Not sure if I am posting this in a right place, but let me try... I am making some 3D models of basses in AutoCAD, and I have defined neck dimensions (width and thickness) and fretboard radii, but I have a problem defining the exact neck shape. I know that there are C shaped, D shaped, U shaped and similar necks, but what are the exact dimensions of these shapes? Is there any document where I could find the exact dimensions from various companies so I can decide on my own shape by combining the shapes (dimensions) of certain companies? I know it's a silly question, but it would be great if someone could help me. And I know it would be better to shape a neck by hand and then take care of those finesses after trying it out in real life, but my idea is to make a complete design on a computer and to have a perfect shape (the one I aimed at) directly from the computer (in case I find a CNC to make a neck from my drawing )! Thanks!

Thank you all for your answers! So if we are talking about all these finesses, SubsonicSimpleton, I still think there would be as much difference between 2 J basses from the same manufacturer as there would be from 2 different manufacturers. Isn't it so? And JTUK, I agree that making all the parts working good together is what is important, but is that the reason why J basses from different luthiers sound differently? Is it because Celinder likes using alder wood blanks that sound like "ding" when you knock on them, and Sadowsky uses the ones that sound like "dong"? Is all the difference coming from different taste in wood block's sound at different luthiers?

Hi! This is my first post, and I have a question that might sound funny... I've been thinking for some time now, and cannot find the answer. Why does Celinder J bass sound different to say Sadowsky J bass or to Sandberg or Pensa or Shuker J basses if they all have, for example, '70's pick up locations? Let's imagine they are all made of the same woods. They do have different pickups and preamps perhaps, but is that the only reason for them to sound different?!? Would you be able to hear the difference if you put the same electronics in all of them? What is in fact the difference between those basses except for electronics? Is it the shape of the neck that defines a different sound from bass to bass? Or slight variations in body shape from one manufacturer to an other? Different neck joint? Quality of say alder in one of them vs. quality of alder in the other? Nut material? I really can't think of anything that would explain why they sound different to each other! Sorry if this is something everybody already knows or if it's been answered already, but it's been bugging me for months! Thank you!