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First Bass Body Build

Hello everyone,
I have decided to build a bass body by designing it on my computer and having it CNC routed out. I just wanted some opinions with people with more experience to double check that I haven't made any critical errors before I send my body blank to be carved. I have attached a PDF which shows some of the dimensions of the design. It is inspired by the Rick 4003, but is going to be a five string fretless. The neck has already been made by Warmoth, and I have an Aguilar DCB-5M MM style pickup w/3 band active EQ and a Graph Tek piezo bridge and electronics. I would appreciate any feedback!

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Take the neck to the builder so that he can get a corner radius dimension for the pocket and any taper required for the sides. He can then size it at the machine control for a great fit while it's still set-up on the machine. Also note that sharp exterior corners are terrible for finishing and ergonomics. Your going to want some type of radius on that upper & lower horn, even if it's small. Radii along the outside edges of the body as well. Perhaps rear route the control cavity so as to leave room for a radius around the top