mrdreadful Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) So, I got a neck to go with my Flying V bass body, but the heel is too long to fit in the existing pocket whilst maintaining proper scale length. Otherwise it fits beautifully. I've worked out that about 7/16" needs to come off the end to make it fit... Has anyone done this before? How best do I avoid damaging the fretboard and generally making a good job of this? Edited March 19, 2014 by mrdreadful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodaxe Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Which end is the truss rod nut? If it's at the heel, it's unlikely that you'll get away with carving that much off. Nearly 1/2 an inch is a quite a lot to lose anyway, would it be better/easier to lengthen the neck pocket? P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdreadful Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 The truss rod nut is at the other end. Getting the pocket lengthened is reliant on other people getting around to doing it as I have neither the tools nor expertise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissle Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I would test it by drilling to see if you can clear the end of the truss rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdreadful Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Experimental drilling has already been done and I have not struck a rich seam of pure truss rod! Edited March 20, 2014 by mrdreadful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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