Neck profile help needed

MPU · #1 12-23-2009, 02:03 AM

Hello,
I'm making an EUB for myself. I have found some useful measures about neck width and depth, but I need help with neck profile. This is my first bass with double bass neck so something that would be considered as easy playing would be fine. What should the profile of the neck be like? Even better if someone could transfer the neck profile and attach a pic of it. I guess some kind of a deep U-profile is quite correct. Is this correct?
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Marko

Eric Rene Roy · #2 12-23-2009, 07:22 AM

I find customers love when the scroll end of the neck is like the top of an egg and the heel end like the bottom of an egg. measurements like width and thickness are subjective and not standardized like violins and cellos...so you'll have to work with what you have or form your own opinions on those.

MPU · #3 12-23-2009, 11:10 AM

Thanks!
I think I'm going to make the neck a bit on the thick side at first as it's a lot easier to shave it thinner that make it thicker again. As for shape the egg-shape info helps a lot.
Marko