What to do with a Jazz Bass neck?

[Simon Barden]

I'd just leave it as it is at the moment. You'll probably find that it will be a bit convex once you put it together and set it up with a low action (but then take the strings off). I normally find that a neck set flat before stringing, will normally take about 1/2 turn clockwise to get it roughly in the right place with strings on.

It should be a dual action truss-rod, so you should be able to give it both convex and concave shapes if you want to.

[fender3x]

I'd just leave it as it is at the moment.

Thanks! One less thing to worry about.

I was stuck in a very boring meeting for a couple of hours today. The lovely thing about a Zoom meeting is that people can't actually see what your hands are doing... In my case my mind wondered to headstock shape. Here's what I am thinking about. A little fatter and not as long as the Epiphone batwing...but similar idea. Wondering what folks think...



I am also starting to think seriously about finding a paulownia body for lightness. If I do that, I won't want much that doesn't belong there on the headstock...

[king casey]

Thanks! One less thing to worry about.

I was stuck in a very boring meeting for a couple of hours today. The lovely thing about a Zoom meeting is that people can't actually see what your hands are doing... Wondering what folks think...

I would be wondering what everybody else's hands were doing.

cheers, Mark.

[fender3x]

I would be wondering what everybody else's hands were doing.

They are sketching headstocks. Now you know.