Best neck building tutorial for a beginner?

[JKydd]

Building my first bolt on neck for a project and need a little direction. More with the frets and fretboard than anything else. I have plenty of experience in the wood shop and I've repaired a few basses so I feel like I've got a good handle on the basics.

Just looking for the best step by step visual guide to building a bass neck to keep mistakes to a minimum.

 

[reverendrally]

This might be a helpful place to start.

How to build a bass guitar - Best Bass Gear

Or you can just follow people's build threads and watch what they do.

 

[michaelwayneharwood]

Here are a few links that may help.

• StewMac has a good generic overview here: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
• Project Guitar has a decent high level overview for a scarf jointed neck: Invalid Link Removed
• FretFind2D is an easy way to get a layout for your neck that can be exported in multiple formats for printing and reference: ekips.org - FretFind2D
• Installing frets: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
• Dressing Frets: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

If there are specific topics you would like to see addressed let us know and the TB community will more than likely bury you in information.

 

[HaMMerHeD]

There's a youtube channel by an Australian fellow named Fletch. Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars or something of the like. He has a couple of really good neck building videos.

 

[JKydd]

Thanks guys. Planning to build a flying v inspired bass, I'll keep you guys updated if it all works out.