Thanks.

When I did the "pre-build" making sure things generally fit together correctly I noticed that the action was waaay high. I lowered the bridge adjustment all of the way down and it was still high. Of course this is without any truss rod adjustments. I did sand down the piece that contacts the body of the bass with sandpaper attached in order to get the curvature correct...but there's still room for more work. I'll do a little more sanding when I get to the set up and after the truss rod.