I should have mentioned that the neck on this Stingray is Rob's Stingray neck with a Jazz nut width (1.5" if memory serves). I use Jazz necks exclusively on my builds and this hybrid option works really well to get a Stingray that plays more like a Jazz. I had to shim the neck because the neck angle was too low and the pocket on these Ray34 basses is deeper than on a "real" Stingray. One business card laid flat, and then one doubled-over set back against the bottom of the neck pocket created enough space and increased the neck angle to where I could do a proper setup, which for me involves pretty low action. The neck is mounted with EZ Lock stainless steel threaded inserts (knife thread exterior, 8-32 interior) and matching 8-32 stainless steel machine screws. I typically use 10-24 rather than 8-32 on Fender style necks, but the existing Ray34 neck had wood screws that were closer in size to 8-32 than 10-24. Since there are six of them rather than four I didn't have any worries about it. The neck joint is rock solid even after placing the shims.
