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Relief Discussion

i have 5 basses right now! i play bass for 20 years!i had try whatever setting in the bass you can name! my goal after those years become one! i want my right hand feel very corfotable with the plucking strings!thats all! i finally find what i want and i will tell you exactly my measurments !i have one custome 5 string bass with 0.3 mm reilef, one 6 string handmade antonis with 0.25 mm, one 5 jazz bass bacchus with 0,3 ,one fender jazz bass mim 0,2 with a shimed neck and finally one jazz bass with u shape fretboard like precision with less than a 0.01mm relief!

please feel free to share your measurments with me!!