didn't get a whole lot of info on my last thread , i did swap necks on my basses for a 1st time i put the p on the j body and the j neck on the p body this is a pick of the p body with j neck .... the other one looks ok , but this one has a bit of gap on the pickguard itself and also the neck pocket ... should i be concerned ???
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gap ? neck pocket stuff ...
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didn't get a whole lot of info on my last thread , i did swap necks on my basses for a 1st time i put the p on the j body and the j neck on the p body this is a pick of the p body with j neck .... the other one looks ok , but this one has a bit of gap on the pickguard itself and also the neck pocket ... should i be concerned ???
This is why im not a fan of fender necks.
Technically speaking, HalfMan is right. Just get the strings straight and make sure you dont strip the threads in the body. Make sure the basses intonate as well after you get everything set.
Shims arent a bad idea, but are fairly unsightly. Its also going to be hit or miss if the holes that are drilled into each neck really line up with the body, which in turn, changes where they line up with bridge.
As long as you can get the bass intonated, no big deal! They definitely look better with the neck swap!!!
cheers!
Technically speaking, HalfMan is right. Just get the strings straight and make sure you dont strip the threads in the body. Make sure the basses intonate as well after you get everything set.
Shims arent a bad idea, but are fairly unsightly. Its also going to be hit or miss if the holes that are drilled into each neck really line up with the body, which in turn, changes where they line up with bridge.
As long as you can get the bass intonated, no big deal! They definitely look better with the neck swap!!!
cheers!
i did thight them real good .... (hand tight) no drills or anything like that !!! so far the jazz with p neck sounds n feels great the p with j neck looks good sounds good too but it feels like it can use some adjustments like neck and bridge ... not too bad either
Wouldn't let it bother me. As long as the screws are tight and the neck doesn't shift while playing it'll be OK.
I'm not too knowledgeable about this stuff but I know people who are and they have said little gaps in the neck pocket aren't a problem at all with a proper setup. It is strictly cosmetic.
I picked up a trick from my local guitar tech to make sure a neck goes on straight. You start stringing the bass before screwing the bolts in, adding just enough tension to all four strings. This pulls the neck tightly and evenly into the pocket. Once there's just enough tension, you flip it face down (keeping a grip on the neck/body joint to keep them together) and add the bolts.
SOME people get all hyper-orgasmic over a little gap. They swear that they lose tone, their sustain goes all wonky, their dog gets pregnant and their beer goes skunky.
Like everyone already said - make sure that the strings don't run off the fingerboard and you can get it intonated.
That's all folks!
Like everyone already said - make sure that the strings don't run off the fingerboard and you can get it intonated.
That's all folks!
Gaolee
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If it was made in the 1970s, you would pay a lot to have that gap.
I think if you're going to do this, you could probably screw the bolts in and leave them relatively loose, but being in there will eliminate any possibility your neck and body fold over on themselves during the flip.
It's easier to just not tighten them all the way, that way when you get the strings on you can align the neck in the pocket with a little push or pull either way, and then tighten the screws down fully.
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Looks good but the whole neck pocket thing is a myth. The mechanical connection twixt body and neck is through the screws. How tight the neck is in pocket has no effect on tone at all except for determining string position etc.
You could loosen the strings and then the neck bolts and then adjust that a bit, it does look like your G string has more gap to the edge of the fretboard than the E string. Room for improvement/alignment. There is some give in a neck pocket, you can't just slap it on and screw it down, need to check string alignment and adjust the headstock up/down.
There are usually some adjustments to be made when putting together a neck and body. String alignment is important and sometimes you need to add a shim in the pocket to get the neck angle correct (if you can't adjust the bridge saddles up or down enough to get the action where you like it).
