Rosewood fretboard uneven from Maple neck (not frets)?

[Da LadY In Red]

Hello, I just noticed that the rosewood fretboard has either shrank or was manufactured bad so that it isn't flush with the neck part. There's a little more than a mm on the bottom side (the top side is completely flush) of the maple neck part that hangs out past the fretboard. My bass is a Fender 60's jazz with a 60th anniv Fender P Bass neck. The neck is finished.

So I'm guessing I should just take a pretty fine file and try not to take the finish off as best as I can? It seems that all the threads I found only talked about frets that stick out not the actual wood.

[62bass]

Originally Posted by Da LadY In Red

Hello, I just noticed that the rosewood fretboard has either shrank or was manufactured bad so that it isn't flush with the neck part. There's a little more than a mm on the bottom side (the top side is completely flush) of the maple neck part that hangs out past the fretboard. My bass is a Fender 60's jazz with a 60th anniv Fender P Bass neck. The neck is finished.

So I'm guessing I should just take a pretty fine file and try not to take the finish off as best as I can? It seems that all the threads I found only talked about frets that stick out not the actual wood.

That is unusual although it could happen. Can you post a picture of it?

[Pilgrim]

I wouldn't mess with it. You're going to damage the finish and end up with something that looks a LOT WORSE than a tiny lip.