Custom Neck Makers?

[PraiseBassing]

I have a Carvin BK50 that I bought preassembled years ago. It was my second bass, after an ESP B-50. It’s loaded with two of their HB-5 pickups and 3 band active/passive electronics. Honestly, it’s a killer bass. I much prefer it over a friends Stingray 5. Even though I am moving to all 35” scale basses, I don’t think this is going anywhere, sentimental value on top of how good it sounds and plays. However, I prefer the feel of 35” scale and I think it’ll just sit in the case with it’s current 34” scale.

Does anyone have recommendations for a neck maker who will make a neck to bring it to 35” scale with the existing body and bridge location?

 

[Beej]

I don't have a luthier recommendation, but someone may come up with something shortly.
Just a minor point of note that you may already know about. By moving the nut 1 inch further away from the bridge, you are in effect moving the pickup, relatively speaking. This will have an impact on the existing tone of the instrument. It may be a small change, but you should be aware anyway.

In addition to that, because the nut will now be an inch further away, relatively speaking, the upper horn will now be further away from the nut than it currently is. This may or may not affect the balance of the bass overall, but it likely will have at least a small impact. And the last thing, is that this will change the overall reach towards the headstock by 1 in. I know from my own experience that you may notice that.

None of these things are reasons not to do it, but if they haven't crossed your mind you may want to at least think about them.

 

[PraiseBassing]

I don't have a luthier recommendation, but someone may come up with something shortly.
Just a minor point of note that you may already know about. By moving the nut 1 inch further away from the bridge, you are in effect moving the pickup, relatively speaking. This will have an impact on the existing tone of the instrument. It may be a small change, but you should be aware anyway.

In addition to that, because the nut will now be an inch further away, relatively speaking, the upper horn will now be further away from the nut than it currently is. This may or may not affect the balance of the bass overall, but it likely will have at least a small impact. And the last thing, is that this will change the overall reach towards the headstock by 1 in. I know from my own experience that you may notice that.

None of these things are reasons not to do it, but if they haven't crossed your mind you may want to at least think about them.

Thank you for the input! These are all things I have considered. It takes quite a bit of downward force on the headstock to move the neck downward, so I don’t think it is at a tipping point as far as balance is concerened.
Even though this would effectively move the pickups “closer” to the bridge, I feel there is plenty of fatness in the output now that any tonal change would not take away from what I am enjoying while I play it. The reach to the nut on the bass is what is keeping me from playing it more now. Going from my two other basses, I feel like I’m playing a four string electric guitar. I have grown very fond of 35” scale as far as ergonomics are concerned.