narrow neck

That's basically it. If I had a stock short-scale with a Fender-type neck, but I wanted it to be a bit narrower (width, not depth) to somewhere in between the stock width and a Hofner Beatle Bass, could I plane it down, or would it compromise the strength of the neck? Follow-up question: Would...

Although I'm a hardcore Ibanez fan, I've been considering a J bass and P bass. I loved my P-bass from the mid-70's. Also had a very nice early 70's Jazz I foolishly sold. I did end up selling the P-bass for my first Ibanez. Now that I'm looking at retiring I'm thinking I might have to buy a P...