So I couldn't check other things like scale length, tremelo position etc without making the neck fit.

I sanded the corners of the heel carefully to make them as closely shaped to the round corners of the pocket as I could. When I started they were quite angular.

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Now it fits quite snugly into the pocket. I can move on.