Hi Simon.
mine had about 2mm gap above the deck, but I had issues with the rake on the neck and had to add material to the bottom of the heal.
Mine was a set neck so has to be right, as it is glued in place.
I opted to leave the scratchplate off, but one of the functions of the scratch plate is to hide the join.
If you are happy with the scratch plate under the fretboard overlap then that is perfectly fine.
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