Section 2
– Mockup and Fit Check
J Bass Section 2 - 2 -
2.
Mark the holes, center punch your marks.
3.
Drill the holes using a 3/16” drill bit.
2.2
Checking the Mounting Holes in the Neck
1.
Check neck for pre-drilled (4) mounting holes.
2.
Skip to 2.3 if the holes are pre-drilled.
2.2.1
Drilling Mounting Holes in the Neck
3.
Place the neck in the pocket (…you should be able to fit the neck in the neck pocket by hand).
a.
Carefully clamp the neck in place – frets damage easily.
b.
Using the same drill bit you drilled the holes in the body, place the bit in the hole
through the body and tap it a few times to make a mark on the neck.
2.
Remove the neck from the body.
3.
Determine the neck mounting hole depth.
a.
Place one of the neck mounting screws through the neck plate and body into the neck
pocket.
b.
Measure the amount of the mounting screw that extends up into the neck pocket, and
mark your drill bit.
c.
Double check the depth
by holding the marked drill bit to the side of the neck and be
certain the drill won’t go through the fingerboard.
4.
Drill the holes in the neck with a 1/8” drill bit.
Make sure you don’t drill through the
fingerboard!
2.3
Check the Neck to the Body Fit
Attach the neck so you can locate the pickguard. Use caution, the last thing you want to do is snap the
screw off in the hole!
1.
Insert the neck into the neck pocket and place the neck plate (with counter sunk holes facing
out) & plastic base on the body.
2.
Align the mounting holes in the neck and body
TIP…
a piece of masking tape around the drill bit works great as a depth indicator
.
TIP…
rubbing the threads of the screw on a bar of soap or candle will help prevent the
wood from splitting
