Hey all, not so much a player, more of a roadie/general band gopher. Looking at building a bass for my wife who plays in a tribute band, I'm looking at a Thunderbird style kit from Pit Bull, but was wondering about removing some material from the body and also from the headstock.

So a couple of questions, 1. Would it effect the strength of either the body or headstock were I to remove some material (custom sort of shape)
and 2. How well do the parts fit together? Is the neck a snug fit into the body etc. Not too worried about the quality of the pickups, bridge etc. will be looking to replace with aftermarket.

Thanks in advance.