Hi Everyone,
I'm planning on taking the "put together a plan first. Rushing your build will end in disappointment" advice in the welcome letter in the kit, so this may be a long thread by the time I'm done!
The long term goal is to have a 5 string fretless bass, with a light natural woody finish, active pickups, a solid bridge, and a few other hardware upgrades along the way (as I think of them)
The kit arrived with everything there ...
After doing the rough build I found that the neck didn't fit into the socket, so I needed to sand it down a millimetre or two to make a snug fit ...
My first question ...
The 4 holes that have been drilled in the body for the neck screws look like they were done for a 4 string and then the socket was routed out to fit the 5 string neck. My OCD side sees that they aren't in the centre of the neck ... will that matter? Thinking that I can cover the existing holes with the plate and re-drill 4 new holes in the right location.
I tried the plate in position and I can make it work, but wondering if that would result in less strength in the join, or other problems ...
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