PB4 necks £450 £450

[Kiwi]

If you're interested in ordering a 4 string P bass graphite neck with 20 fret PEEK fingerboard with abalone or MOP fingerboard dots and plastic side dots a 30% deposit will be needed first (PM about payment details). I'll add your name below once your order is confirmed.  Any concerns, questions or issues, feel free to PM me.

 

 

Scale Length: 34"

Neck Profile Shape: C

Frets: 20 Jumbo frets 

Material:  Graphite composite (monocoque construction)

Finish: Matt polyurethane

Frets: Stainless steel (levelled and crowned) - lined and unlined fretless is available FOC for the first five orders.  After this it will be a £30 upcharge

Fingerboard: PEEK (high performance, durable composite matrix), 9.5" radius, 21 fret extension available.

Inlays: Dots, mother of pearl or luminay, MOP blocks available for a £30 upcharge

Nut: Graphtec TUSQ 42mm wide

Heel Width: 63.5mm (2.5")

Heel Shape: Rounded

Tuning Peg Holes:

17.46mm (11/16") bushing-hole diameter (TBC)

14.28mm (9/16") post-hole diameter (TBC)

Truss Rod : Dual action, headstock adjustment

Neck Thickness:

23 mm at first fret

25.6 mm at twelfth fret

 

Necks come with: 
PEEK fingerboard with MOP side dots, Luminay side dots are available for £10 upcharge.  Rosewood, ebony and wenge fingerboards are available for a £75 upcharge.  Fretless (lined or unlined) is £30 upcharge

Fingerboard inlays: MOP or abalone dots are standard, MOP blocks are a £30 upcharge.  Abalone blocks are also available but slightly smaller than jazz blocks.  Other options - feel welcome to bounce your ideas off me and let's see what might be possible.
TUSQ nuts installed but not slotted (slotting requires a string gauge to be assumed)
20 stainless steel frets (levelled to a straight neck), 21 fingerboard extension is £30
Double action truss rods (headstock adjustment)

M4x40 neck bolts and inserts will be supplied.  (NB the necks don't come pre-drilled because neck bolt locations vary from bass to bass, the inserts must be used)
Tuner holes are drilled ( TBC) but screw holes for tuners are not (again, because different tuner designs have different hole locations)

 

NB: Dimensions are consistent with Fender Licensed necks offered by Allparts but are not Fender licensed products or in anyway associated with Fender Music Corp. obviously. There may be fractions of a millimetre difference due to manufacturing tolerances, we recommend having an experienced luthier fit the neck for the best possible fit. . All rights to trademarks belong to their respective owners etc.  Specifications likely to change without notice due to ongoing continual improvement.

 

To see current order slot availability, click here

[Hellzero]

Same question here: Any chance to see a fretless version coming soon?

[Kiwi]

Lined or unlined?

[Hellzero]

5 minutes ago, Kiwi said:

Lined or unlined?

Unlined with the dots on the side at correct place (where the note would be).

[Beedster]

I'd be interested in an unlined fretless Precision neck also. What's the likely timescale and, minor as it sounds, will the heel be pre-drilled to accept neck screws (if not it would mean sending to a luthier to do which is something I'd need to factor in). 

 

[Kiwi]

28 minutes ago, Beedster said:

I'd be interested in an unlined fretless Precision neck also. What's the likely timescale and, minor as it sounds, will the heel be pre-drilled to accept neck screws (if not it would mean sending to a luthier to do which is something I'd need to factor in). 

 

Timescale depends on how long it takes to reach the minimum order quantity, fabrication will take a month after the orders are recieved.  The heel can't been pre-drilled because the location of the holes depend very much on where the holes in the body are located and different basses may have holes that are out by a fraction of a millimetre - which matters when it comes to the neck.  However, inserts and neck bolts will be included. 

 

Drilling the holes is relatively straight forward if you have brad pointed drill bits, clamps and a drill press.  Just install the neck in the body pocket, make sure it's a good fit against the longer side of the neck pocket and mark the holes by putting a drill bit or something pointy and the same diameter as the holes.  Then just twist so the end makes a mark in the heel and then transfer the neck to a drill press, clamp it securely and drill out the mark with a brad pointed drill bit that almost matches the diameter of the inserts.  Then screw the inserts until flush, add a blob of superglue to each and install the neck in the body.

[BlueMoon]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

Unlined with the dots on the side at correct place (where the note would be).

Sounds like two might be going to Belgium then!

[BlueMoon]

This might get chaotic with side conversations. 

 

For me, unlined with side dots in the position where the note is (same as @Hellzero)

[Beedster]

49 minutes ago, Kiwi said:

The heel can't been pre-drilled because the location of the holes depend very much on where the holes in the body are located and different basses may have holes that are out by a fraction of a millimetre - which matters when it comes to the neck.  However, inserts and neck bolts will be included. 

 

Thanks Steve, could you offer it as an option as do Warmoth with their 'standard 4-bolt' screwholes on Precision necks?

[Kiwi]

40 minutes ago, Beedster said:

 

Thanks Steve, could you offer it as an option as do Warmoth with their 'standard 4-bolt' screwholes on Precision necks?

If I had a template to follow, preferably in CAD I could do it.  But again I'm reluctant to offer guarantees about fit when fractions of a millimetre matter so much.

 

1 hour ago, BlueMoon said:

This might get chaotic with side conversations. 

 

For me, unlined with side dots in the position where the note is (same as @Hellzero)

Yes, it's possible.  I'm going to make fretless and 22 fret fingerboards a no-charge option for this batch just to say thanks for your support and trust.

[Hellzero]

Still thinking about hitting the button, but have one last question: Is this price shipping included (to Belgium, for me and @BlueMoon ... if he's still interested)?

[BlueMoon]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

Still thinking about hitting the button, but have one last question: Is this price shipping included (to Belgium, for me and @BlueMoon ... if he's still interested)?

I’m in and my deposit is paid. We’ll sort out the details as the project moves forward, I reason.

[itu]

Is the truss rod 2-way, and what kind of a adjustment does it have? Wheel/nut?  

Edited July 17 by itu

[Kiwi]

3 hours ago, itu said:

Is the truss rod 2-way, and what kind of a adjustment does it have? Wheel/nut?  

Yes, double action and adjustment is at the headstock using an allen key.

 

5 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Still thinking about hitting the button, but have one last question: Is this price shipping included (to Belgium, for me and @BlueMoon ... if he's still interested)?

Unfortunately I can't include shipping at the price offered, but I'll do my best to find the cheapest tracked option.

[Kiwi]

Luminay side dots now added as a free upgrade.

[Kiwi]

Shipping is 390RMB (about 40 quid) for up to 20kg in weight.  I could combine shipping for up to three necks and ask my friend in London to distribute.

[Kiwi]

Just a heads up that after the first five of these necks are completed, the price will need increase to £480.  So if you are keen for a pb neck, I recommend securing an order slot sooner rather than later if possible.