I did not really intend to become a builder, so it seems really odd to me that I have now completed two guitars, pretty much completely rebuilt a third, am working on a partscaster...and somehow just acquired a Jazz bass neck from Adam...
So far my most successful projects have been the ones where I started with a design that I liked mostly, but wanted to improve on features I did not like that well.
So what to do with the new neck? I am thinking I may try to build a better version of my very first bass. That was a mid-'60s Epiphone Newport...that looked and sounded just like these:
https://youtu.be/qAy_qW--QPs
https://youtu.be/o7sPAXyTUPU
Every once in a while I see Newports on Reverb or e-Bay and they make me nostalgic. But they run $1300-1800 USD... and I sold mine for a reason. I wanted standard scale neck and a pickup that did not sound like you were hearing it through a pillow. That said, I also always loved the batwing headstock and simplicity of the one pup, one tone, one volume design. Also, they were thinner than a Fender or T-bird, and quite a bit lighter.
So maybe I'll try to improve on the Newport? See if I can get that batwing headstock cut. Will start looking for material for a body. Maybe a Sentell "Unmucbucker" or "Bladerunner" pickup? ...maybe that will cure my nostalgia?