Hi there luthiers! Would anyone here be willing to build a custom short scale (30" scale) neck for my SX jazz bass?
I know most people would say that it is not worth the money to buy a neck that is worth more than an entire bass, but I beg to differ in that I can not find what I want anywhere on the market and I don't want an entire custom bass built.
So, I currently have an SX Ursa 2 JR Ash J-Bass-style short scale bass like this:
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I've always loved the feel of the old Ibanez SR500 series Wenge/Bubinga necks and I really want to replicate that feel in the neck I'd have built.
The neck specs would be:
I'd like the end-result to look something like this (pardon my horrible Photoshop skills and the differing color of the ash in this representation from the one of the Ursa bass above) :
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Is there anyone out there willing to take on this neck project? Thanks!
Note: If you are unwilling/unable to do a maple fretboard on a wenge neck (many people refuse to do this), I'd also be cool with a rosewood fretboard with mother of pearl block inlays (no binding).
I know most people would say that it is not worth the money to buy a neck that is worth more than an entire bass, but I beg to differ in that I can not find what I want anywhere on the market and I don't want an entire custom bass built.
So, I currently have an SX Ursa 2 JR Ash J-Bass-style short scale bass like this:
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I've always loved the feel of the old Ibanez SR500 series Wenge/Bubinga necks and I really want to replicate that feel in the neck I'd have built.
The neck specs would be:
- Has the same heel size, neck contour, and width at the nut as a standard SX short scale neck
- Wenge Neck (preferably quarter-sawn unless there is another way of ensuring strength)...Bubinga stringers in the neck would be nice but are not a must.
- Non-bound Maple Fretboard with left offset abalone fretboard dots (see picture)
- Left-handed CBS-style Fender-type headstock with a natural ash headstock veneer cap
- Truss rod
I'd like the end-result to look something like this (pardon my horrible Photoshop skills and the differing color of the ash in this representation from the one of the Ursa bass above) :
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Is there anyone out there willing to take on this neck project? Thanks!
Note: If you are unwilling/unable to do a maple fretboard on a wenge neck (many people refuse to do this), I'd also be cool with a rosewood fretboard with mother of pearl block inlays (no binding).
