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Hi there I had the same issue with a carved top LPS earlier this year. Some people can live with the gap, some (including me) would prefer not to have it. Options include filling the gap or lowering the neck. I chose to lower the neck by increasing the depth of the neck pocket. I actually took...

Turbo Tuner. Accurate, responsive, easy to use and has a boat load of functions/options. I see they have a stomp box model now, as well. http://www.turbo-tuner.com/

Yes. There were no dramas. The position isn't all that critical. I located the hole along the centre line just forward of the centre of the plate. A drill bit that matches the hole in the strap button should do the trick. Attach the plate then drill into the heel (with the appropriate bit for...

The wood combination you have is already considered good for sustain. Additional things to consider may be jumbo frets, brass nut, brass block in the Floyd (I know very little about Floyds so this may be nonsense or not an easy option). Heavier gauge strings? Active pickups - not my...

This is not a great shot, but it shows the strap button placement at the heel. Balance is excellent.

Another one.

I never get the posting of pictures right... :icon_scratch:

...but there the resemblance ends. Finished last week this thinline style guitar is experimental on several levels. The body is Australian Oak, hollowed out and capped with Jarrah. The front pickup is an SD vintage P90, the bridge contains Graphtech Ghost saddles. The controls were master...

Thanks. I think I have breached etiquette here. My post should probably be in the finished instrument gallery. My intention was to show off the guitar but also to show a few variations that are possible with this guitar style, and my experiences with them. As an addition to that I found that...

I'm having trouble posting more than one picture at a time. Here's one of the back.

Sounds good. I'm a fan of the LPS style. It's a personal thing - the shape and proportions just look and feel good to me. Here's one I put together earlier this year and is now my main gigging guitar. The neck is the 24.75" scale and I have since added an Earvana nut. I made some modifications...

I was afraid you'd ask that  :) I am primarily a guitarist with relatively little personal bass experience - ie. I don't really have anything to compare with, so read my comments with that in mind. Note also that the strings are brand new D'Addario ProSteels (EPS170-5SL), as supplied by...

The bridge is a chrome/brass Hipshot A-Style, string spacing 0.75". The pickups came as a neck/bridge set and dropped straight into the standard Warmoth EMG40 routs - no modification required. The strings and polepieces line up so well you'd think they were designed specifically for this bass...

Ok, another pic. The neck not only looks spectacular, it is great to play. The asymmetric profile is easy to move around on yet feels rock solid.

A couple more...

Oops! - sent it off before attaching the other pictures... Now I get an error when trying to send three more, so I'll try it in batches.

Just a few pictures of the Gecko medium 5 finished last week. The neck is from the showcase, the body is walnut, ordered separately. The pickups are Seymour Duncan NYC Passive Soapbars - apparently not in production at the time of ordering, so these are probably among the first in use - so far...

This sounds like the most sensible approach - I'll probably go with that. it'll be quicker and leaves the hard decisions 'til later (or not at all). Or I could gouge out the neck slot and if it's no good, shim it back up with a few washers - good as new (just kidding  :icon_smile: ). Ian

Thanks for the replies - much appreciated. The body is an LPS carved top, routed for two humbuckers, Gotoh Wilkinson trem, rear routed control cavity. I wasn't aware that I could (or needed to) specify a deeper neck slot. As my first order from Warmoth I guess there will be things like this...

Hi there Just received an LPS carved top body and Warmoth neck and have a query about the fit. The fretboard overhang sits up off the top of the body by about 3 or 4 mm (see picture). Warmoth explained that this is "part of the design specification for those that use a pickguard". As I am...