fleabag Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) I'm toying with the idea of having an even better quailty fretless neck made for my current fretless. Has anyone had one made by any UK luthier ? I am of course including any of the amazing bass builders on Basschat What sort of cost am i looking at ? I know this is wood dependant, and other things, like some wood is quicker to work with than others, fret lines / dots, and so on, blah blah, but ballpark figures are fine. If you've had a neck made in the UK, can you list how much and what sort of wood and whether you had dots and /or fretlines etc ? This will narrow things down. Exotic wood will cost more, natch Edited November 29, 2017 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Is this in the right forum ? Mods, please move if not - cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Crikey nora I thought at least a couple of members might have had a neck built by someone somewhere Hoo wooda fort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 With the quality of off the shelf stuff available from Warmoth et all, I guess having one built isn't really worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 43 minutes ago, Dan Dare said: With the quality of off the shelf stuff available from Warmoth et all, I guess having one built isn't really worth doing. Importing has its own foibles and drawbacks, and 'off the shelf', even if of a high standard, may not be exactly what is required. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I think that if you PMed Andy and Jezza when they weren't so busy you probably get a couple of very enticing quotes. Both have builds on at the moment, can you wait till the New Year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Parp Edited December 1, 2017 by DJpullchord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I'm sure I recall mention of someone having a neck built by Jon Shuker. Might be worth a search to see if you can find the post in question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 6 hours ago, TheGreek said: I think that if you PMed Andy and Jezza when they weren't so busy you probably get a couple of very enticing quotes. Both have builds on at the moment, can you wait till the New Year? OOoh, that could be the way to go. No hurry - new year is fine. Cheers Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Off the shelf isn't going to work is it ? There's no guarantee of a tight fit, madam. I figured i would need to send a luthier type chap bloke the neck, so he could then match the dimensions of the fit in the neck pocket. The rest, ...neck wood, scale, fretboard wood, headstock shape, could be whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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