Hi there, been lurking and learning all the collected wisdom here on the forum and decided to bite the bullet and start a build. Being a complete electric novice I will have some questions I am sure as this build progresses. As a huge fan of ZZ TOP I figured a dusty hill inspired bass would be a good start. I will be modifying the head stock but everything else as standard. When doing a dry fit it seems as if there is a gap between the fretboard and the body, is this something that I fix by sanding out the recess in the body? Secondly, I went with the ash body and was thinking of using Ebony timbermate to help bring out the grain, is this what most of you use? Cheers
Brendan