Uptown's JB-5RF

[Uptown Mike C]

Question... how much of a space should be between the neck and the body of the bass. while dry fitting the neck to the body I have a gap of about 1 mm. How do I correct this?

[ThreeBbass]

Question... how much of a space should be between the neck and the body of the bass. while dry fitting the neck to the body I have a gap of about 1 mm. How do I correct this?

Hi Mike,
where is the gap (can you post a pic?)
You might find that the gap will be covered with the scratch plate, so possibly not a big problem.
If you really want to make the neck fit perfectly, you may need to get out the Dremel and very carefully work on the neck pocket.
I had to do a similar thing on a P bass that I built, have a look at the P bass thread link in my signature below. There are a couple of pictures.

My first build was also a JB-5RF ... I still love it! Hope you have a great time building yours!!

[Uptown Mike C]

Hi Mike,
where is the gap (can you post a pic?)
You might find that the gap will be covered with the scratch plate, so possibly not a big problem.
If you really want to make the neck fit perfectly, you may need to get out the Dremel and very carefully work on the neck pocket.
I had to do a similar thing on a P bass that I built, have a look at the P bass thread link in my signature below. There are a couple of pictures.

My first build was also a JB-5RF ... I still love it! Hope you have a great time building yours!!

Thanks for the response and I will check out your link.

[Uptown Mike C]

Hi Guys I ran into another problem with the fit of the bridge. It appears that the string spacing on the bridge is off from the Pick up spacing. So I ordered the hipshot 5 string bass bridge. will post a picture when the bridge arrives.