Rich

Sorry I'm a bit late to the party...my Pro 2E measures as follows: From centre of the 12th fret to the centre of the front pickup, 295/296mm For the same measurement for the rear pickup, 379mm.

The least said about him, the better IMO. The least said about him, the better IMO.

Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China - Cao Huoxing

...ting.

Anything with Yamaha on the headstock.

Go for it, except for the headstock re-shape. Keep it stock (and therefore easily re-sellable). Make sure any mods you make (apart from the paint, obvs) are reversible -- keep all the stock parts. If it goes well, you might decide you want to try the same thing with a better base instrument or with fancier components, e.g. Warmoth body, Status neck, etc.

Mm-hmm, yah yah I hear what you're saying, but let's just carpark that idea for a moment while we address the elephant in the room... do you want bearnaise sauce or peppercorn?

Special Brew - Bad Manners

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

One subtle re-shaping later... Its broken nose bump is gone, and I've blunted the bottom point somewhat. You're right, it does look better for not being so spiky.

In a nutshell, yup. A horrid little man.

You've got to hand it to them... it can't be easy selling a stolen Scandinavian. (BTW, do you have a cat named Elgar? )

Get well soon matey

I don't hold out much hope for my NYE gig. Still on at time of writing, but there's plenty of time for it all to go Cory Wong yet.

If that's not an "I wish I was quite literally ANYWHERE but here" face, I don't know what is.

The other one went for £520! Worth it just for that neck. https://auctions.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/catalogue/lot/fc5f905af9bd82f404796291de655e9e/63b778f7668dabe928d3800924a99077/the-guitar-auction-online-only-two-day-sale-includi-lot-294/

Fixed. Yes, several well known shops, I'm looking at you.

Twist and Shout - Isley Bros.

Yes, I think you're right... another job for the 80 grit I think

Work has commenced! Thanks all for your suggestions and opinions. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/439251-skabass-build-the-neverending-saga-now-with-new-neck/

OK, well... having said I'd leave it alone, out of necessity I've had to revisit it fairly dramatically. TL;DR version: neck developed what I can only assume was a truss rod fault of some sort, leaving me with action I could park a bus under and couldn't adjust. New neck bought from fleabay, turned up with a big DIY paddle headstock. After consulting the BC massive (see attached thread), the favourite shape seemed to be the old style Aria one as per this: Anyway... just spent half an hour in the garage with jigsaw and 80 grit, and so far so good. Although that top curve has got a bit of a 'roman nose', now I look at it. Out with the 80 grit again then. Quite pleased so far though. A world of rubbing down still to come, and then the final finish is going to be the same as the original, i.e. white painted front to match the body, and the rest tung-oiled. I was really pleased with the oil finish on the first neck and I'd like to recreate it.

Demolition Man - The Police

They did an 8x10" combo back in the day... I'm guessing that's not quite what you're after..?