Kiwi Posted July 19 Posted July 19 Modelled on the Classic 5 neck on my own bass. Can do either a slimmer version (borrowing from a very comfortable Steinberger 5 string neck) or original flavour depending on interest. But @Woodinblack and @crazycloud indicated interest. I'll take up an order slot myself if four deposits are recieved. Dimensions (Classic 5 spec unless stated otherwise): Nut width: 44.1mm Neck depth at nut: 20.5mm (Steinberger profile: 19.3mm) 12th fret width: 60.9mm (Steinberger profile: 60.4mm) Neck depth at 12th fret: 23.8mm (Steinberger profile: 22mm) Heel thickness: 28.3mm Width at 21st fret: 69mm Neck pocket length: 72.5mm Fingerboard radius 11" (EB spec) Tuner holes (for open back tuners): 17.46mm (11/16") bushing-hole diameter (TBC) 14.28mm (9/16") post-hole diameter (TBC) Necks come with: PEEK fingerboard with either MOP or luminay side dots. Fretted, lined or unlined fretless are no charge for the first five orders. Fingerboard inlays: MOP dots, blocks are a 30 upcharge. TUSQ nuts installed but not slotted (slotting requires a string gauge to be assumed) 21 stainless steel frets (levelled to a straight neck) 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) Quote
tauzero Posted July 19 Posted July 19 Do you know how the neck profile compares with a SUB Ray5? Quote
Woodinblack Posted July 19 Posted July 19 Certainly interested on the narrowest nut that people are happy to go for Quote
Kiwi Posted July 20 Author Posted July 20 10 hours ago, tauzero said: Do you know how the neck profile compares with a SUB Ray5? Can you provide SUB neck measurements? Nut width and depth, width and depth at 12th fret and at the heel plus heel length? I suspect there might be differences to discourage neck swapping between models but I can compare your measurements (if you have them) to my bass and we can both take a view. Quote
tauzero Posted July 20 Posted July 20 8 hours ago, Kiwi said: Can you provide SUB neck measurements? Nut width and depth, width and depth at 12th fret and at the heel plus heel length? I suspect there might be differences to discourage neck swapping between models but I can compare your measurements (if you have them) to my bass and we can both take a view. I'll sort out the measurements. 1 Quote
tauzero Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Nut width 45mm. Width at 12th fret 61.5mm. Width at 22nd fret 69mm. Depth at 1st fret 21.8mm. Depth at 12th fret 23.6. Heel thickness c 27.8mm. Quote
Kiwi Posted July 21 Author Posted July 21 2 hours ago, tauzero said: Nut width 45mm. Width at 12th fret 61.5mm. Width at 22nd fret 69mm. Depth at 1st fret 21.8mm. Depth at 12th fret 23.6. Heel thickness c 27.8mm. OK, do you have neck pocket length? My Classic 5 is: Nut width: 44.1mm Neck depth at nut: 20.5mm 12th fret width: 60.9mm Neck depth at 12th fret: 23.8mm Heel thickness: 28.3mm Width at 21st fret: 69mm <- this might be incompatible with your SUB5 neck if it has a 22 fret neck heel. Neck pocket length: 72.5mm FWIW the Steinberger 5 string neck for comparison is: Nut width: 44.1mm Neck depth at nut: 19.3mm 12th fret width: 60.4mm Neck depth at 12th fret: 22mm Heel thickness: 26.6mm Width at 24th fret: 69.1mm Neck pocket length: 77.5mm (estimated) Quote
obi 2 kenobi Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Hi, do you know if the classic 5 measurements match to a SR5? Do they have the same number of frets? Thanks Quote
Kiwi Posted July 21 Author Posted July 21 36 minutes ago, obi 2 kenobi said: Hi, do you know if the classic 5 measurements match to a SR5? Do they have the same number of frets? Thanks I'm not able to comment at the moment unfortunately. Maybe someone else on here might be able to chip in? Quote
tauzero Posted July 21 Posted July 21 Neck pocket - 93mm long Distance from 12th fret to end of heel pocket - c 203mm Quote
crazycloud Posted July 21 Posted July 21 On 19/07/2025 at 23:36, Kiwi said: But @Woodinblack and @crazycloud indicated interest. Definitely interested, definitely broke at the moment due to my car needing some exxy repairs right now. My friend has a 5 axis CNC on the way and we've been sketching some body ideas over the weekend. I also saw some headless 5 necks. Perhaps some of the children may need to be sold off for medical experimentation... 1 Quote
Kiwi Posted July 22 Author Posted July 22 5 hours ago, crazycloud said: I also saw some headless 5 necks. Perhaps some of the children may need to be sold off for medical experimentation... "I'm sorry my little loves..." 13 hours ago, tauzero said: Distance from 12th fret to end of heel pocket - c 203mm Classic 5: 186mm Steinberger 5: 225mm Do you agree that the SUB5 and Classic 5 necks might not be interchangable? I've updated the spec to mention fingerboard options and some measurements Quote
tauzero Posted July 23 Posted July 23 On 22/07/2025 at 02:47, Kiwi said: Classic 5: 186mm Steinberger 5: 225mm Do you agree that the SUB5 and Classic 5 necks might not be interchangable? Yes, which is a little sad as the Ray5 or OLP Tony Levin (also 22 fret neck) would be good inexpensive donor bodies. 1 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted July 23 Posted July 23 1 hour ago, tauzero said: Yes, which is a little sad as the Ray5 or OLP Tony Levin (also 22 fret neck) would be good inexpensive donor bodies. Yeh, I just have an OLP 1 Quote
Kiwi Posted July 24 Author Posted July 24 Technically it's possible but for a batch of two, the costs would be a bit higher. Quote
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