{"id":9030,"date":"2016-06-08T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=9030"},"modified":"2016-06-08T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T16:39:15","slug":"how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-mounting-the-neck-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/how-to-build-a-bass-guitar-mounting-the-neck-part-1.html","title":{"rendered":"How to build a bass guitar – Mounting the neck – part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this particular installation, a bolt plate will not<\/em><\/strong> be used as would typically be seen on a Fender P or J bass. Instead, the mounting screws will be inside ferrules.<\/p>\n

Note: This step is split into two parts. This is part 1.<\/p>\n

Below: Tools needed: Drill, mounting screws, neck ferrules, bar of soap, 15mm bradpoint bit, 4mm bit, 1\/8th-inch bit, countersink 45-degree chamfer bit<\/p>\n

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Below: Centerpunching holes where the holes will go.<\/p>\n

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Below: Drilling test holes and setting up drill press depth stop so ferrules are all recessed by the same amount.<\/p>\n

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Below: Test holes are outside of the main shape for testing purposes. For this build, it took 3 holes to determine the correct depth.<\/p>\n

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Below: Drilling the first hole.<\/p>\n

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Below: All holes drilled for ferrule recesses using 15mm bit.<\/p>\n

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Note: The size drill bit you use is finish-dependent.<\/strong> Oil finishes can use smaller bits such as the 15mm. For spray finishes, such as a candy-style finish or polyurethane, this requires a larger bit such as 5\/8th-inch bit.<\/p>\n

Below: 1\/8th drill bit is now used to drill the holes all the way through and out to the other side into the neck pocket.<\/p>\n

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Below: Finished all 4 holes with the 1\/8th bit.<\/p>\n

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Below: A view from the other side (neck pocket.)<\/p>\n

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In part 2 of this step, the neck mounting process will be completed!<\/p>\n

Where are the rest of the build steps?
You can view them all here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this particular installation, a bolt plate will not be used as would typically be seen on a Fender P or J bass. Instead, the mounting screws will be inside ferrules. Note: This step is split into two parts. This is part 1. Below: Tools needed: Drill, mounting screws, neck ferrules, bar of soap, 15mm … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[70],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9030"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}