I decided that if I am going to all the trouble of finishing a new body for this bass, I might as well go all in and get a new neck too. I am not unhappy with the SX neck that I have...but I like the feel of my Pitbull custom ordered Jazz profile neck better. I think mostly it's the satin finish (the SX is thick, glossy and very yellow). I asked Tim if he could get me another one like the one I have...but I don't think that part of the biz is up and running yet.
So I went to eBay... The least expensive jazz profile neck I could find (US$60) was from Yinfente in China. The company seems mostly to specialize in violins and bows...but also makes some guitar bodies and necks. The one I bought got to me remarkably quickly, and is pretty much ready to finish with just one place on the fingerboard where there is a bit of a scratch. Should not be hard to fix. It has a Fender style headstock that I may try to re-shape a bit. It's bound with a light colored rosewood fingerboard and square Mother of Plastic inlays. The binding job is really very good. The neck is dead-straight and flat without touching the truss rod. All in all it seems like very good quality for about the same price as a PB neck. Hope my luck with this one is as good ;-)
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