Messages 10,311. I use my large three-corner file (also called a cant saw file). Either method works. So, we have a 1. Building my first guitar, I glued the neck 0,5mm too far. There's a seller on Ebay selling tele necks. Only problem is the neck sits too low in the pocket, not as in terms of the action, but the other way, so the fret board is push right up against the top pick. 5mm at the 12th fret as I measure it with the calipers. fretboard overhang = 2 mm (equal) calculation method = 12 (equal root 2) number of frets = 15. Close to Los Angeles, CA. Although the neck has its final shape, the fretboard is slightly overhanging. Depending on the neck cost, I'm assuming my overall expenditure on the project would be in between $1300-1500 USD. 2455, fret height (dont measure the tang, jus the crown) is . 5 radius fretboard approx . My other strat doesn't have this gap so I'm curious as. Then practice *edit: I forgot you had that Peavey. FretFind. Just got this 2nd hand omen 7, was a bargain, but is it normal for there to be a gap between the fretboard and body? Or have i been had? ReplyThat overhang of the the rosewood to allow for a 22nd fret also allows enough space for the pickguard to slide under it. they don't. 75" Scale conversion neck but I can't find anything about the size of the fretboard overhang, which could be an issue for me. Most true-to-Strat-style bodies will be built for a 21-fret (no fretboard overhang) or 22-fret (with a 1-fret fretboard overhang) neck: this means, crucially, the bridge is positioned in relation to the neck pocket to accommodate and intonate with the assumption of a 21- or 22-fret neck. that 1/4 is due to an overhang of fret board over where the neck joins the heel pocket. I use a flat iron and a towel to keep excess heat from the soundboard. May 29, 2016 #6. I did not realize the fretboard overhang prevents installing/removing an assembled pickguard unless the neck is substantially loosened. It is usually referred to as a feature. All Forums - Member Builds - Tech AreaFirst of all. I had to file the pickguard back out of the way. Work the spatula under the fretboard overhang. Media. For fretboards with multiple scale lengths this is calculated as delta x distance, distance measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the neck's midline. NO overhang 4. A 1/8" (3mm) space between the fretboard overhang and the top of the body leaves enough room for a standard thickness pickguard. When your frets span multiple pages, you will need to tape them together before you cut the slots. This was an extra $110 for the ebony and squared fretboard. Cagey Senior member. But, on necks with 22 or less frets, the neck PU is placed on the octave harmonic. Only minimal adjustment is needed as in any neck change. . The neck pictured is the exact neck you will receive. 720 Mod Neck Pocket Depth. 1. There are four input modes for overhang. )The Acoustic Guitar Forum > General Acoustic Guitar and Amplification Discussion > Build and Repair: Good fretboard overhang?Fretboard Overhang (mm) Perpendicular Fret. if the Tele's neck pickup is mounted to the body it will be a bear to remove the pickguard to adjust the pickup unless you increase the size of the neck cutout on the pickguard because of the overhang at the end of the fretboard. Ontario County. Joined Oct 25, 2008 Messages 5,211 Reaction score 1,736. I have needed to do it on a few guitars including my #1 guitar. Search titles only By: Search Advanced search…There will be a fretboard overhang of 1. . That solves the problem without a shim. Sep 2, 2019. Use the steam to gently loosen up any glue that's holding together the neck and fretboard. Roadhouse Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang; Big Apple Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang; Lonestar Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang (Note: 21 fret version is compatible with Warmoth parts) Fat Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang; Nashville Tele® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard. Enter total playing length of string: Enter fretboard length: Enter string to string width at nut: Enter string to string width at bridge: Enter fretboard overhang: Enter number of musical tones per octave: Enter number of frets to calculate:For overhang past the fretboard, I run a large file up and down the fretboard edge. But yeah, maybe trimming back the fretboard overhang (maybe just on the treble side?) could do the trick, give you just a bit more real estate. In short, unless someone has done a lot of reengineering, I don't think having less fretboard overhang by itself will help the sound. Aug 2, 2011. Rear Natural Clear body. I didn't. I noticed in pictures, the 2019 players neck has the fretboard overhang at the heel. On another note, you actually could use a 21 fret neck with the 720 mod and a pickguard as there's no fretboard overhang to cause problems with the pickguard. Includes vintage style tuners as shown. 0″ deep neck pocket, the top of the fretboard would be flush with the top of the guitar. Rosewood has a warmer, darker tone. That would account for the difference. Angling the pocket avoids the issue of a gap at the back of the pocket. I like to experiment with different strings and that's just too much hassle with that fretboard overhang. My 2¢. I avoid shims if I can. A straightedge along the fretplane falls 2,5 mm below top of bridge and there is a clear change of neck angle at 14th fret. Finally, I never saw an aesthetically perfect finish below the fretboard overhang of a Gibson archtop. Failure to do so could result in separation of the fretboard from the neck and is not covered under warranty. Just plan to be unconventional and make a custom pickguard. 5-3mmEnter fretboard length: Enter string to string width at nut: Enter string to string width at bridge: Enter fretboard overhang: Enter number of musical tones per octave: Enter. Standard Neck Pocket Depth. Set e’ saddle distance 3/8” – 7. It has a Fender neck and they worked out fine. Medium Jumbo Wide (6150)Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat; Existing user? Sign In Sign Up; Home; Forums . I have the current Squier Bullet which has the thinnest Strat body. 92" at the 12th Bone Nut Duel action truss rod adjustment at the headstoc. When the neck and body are assembled, there is a small space between then end of the fretboard (the last fret near the body). Business, Economics, and Finance. For fretboards with multiple scale lengths this is calculated as delta x distance, distance measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the neck's midline. It is usually referred to as a feature. If you can envision a Warmoth neck with the overhang containing an extra fret, Then think about what is happening. 75” nut width. 5 scale. Or, you could use standard nut spacing, and only you'll know that the Low E string has a bit less overhang than the right, which will be imperceptible most likely. It can be done by hand with a sharp wood chisel. My plan is to use a 25. This body is routed for a G&L neck. It should look a bit like this:. Business, Economics, and Finance. If you want to see how it looks with 21 frets, you can do an old trick for removing necks on acoustic. So the fact that your 22-fret neck does not appear to have a headstock truss rod adjustment suggests it's not an overhang neck, and may. I found a new Fender Player neck, but it interestingly seems slightly shorter than the original. It is unusual compared to other Cole's Eclipse examples I can see on the net in that it has a fretboard overhang from the 18th fret to the 22nd. It's that the new neck sits lower in the pocket than the old one did. The gap between the neck and body might be a little weird, but if the four screw holes match up, you’re probably fine. Fretboard overhang doesn't mean the bridge is placed differently on the body. Quilted maple top. I. SN-32569 . Also vintage tinted pup covers and volume and tone knobs, string trees and misc screws! Keeping the original pups for the. You've read the diagram correctly. THere ya go Yon - View attachment 959646 View attachment 959647 The pictures are pretty terrible, but you get the idea anyhow It's a 24" scale 21 fret neck with a spoke-wheel truss rod adjuster mounted at the heel. Building my first guitar, I glued the neck 0,5mm too far. I'm not sure if Warmoth still offers this option. If this was the only problem, I'd probably just forget about it since it's going to be under the fretboard overhang and I probably won't be able to see it. . #4. Well, a few months ago, I happened to notice that there is quite a gap between the fretboard overhang and the pickguard, which my other Strats don't have. Starcasters (Squier and Fender) have 22-fret necks with no overhang (that is, the 22nd fret is on the fretboard proper, not on an overhang off the end - see top pic below). This bass is great but the action gets quite high above the 10th fret. 625" to . My Warmoth pro neck fit just perfect. You do need the fretboard overhang like a strat but that's no biggie as well. The neck pictured is the exact neck you will receive. 81" at the first fret , . On the eBay guitar it's square, like a Tele's. The neck was somehwere in the region of $250 if I recall, then I had a jet black ebony board and the fretboard overhang is squared off, as opposed to the usual Warmoth where it is rounded. The result is a 0,5mm overhang of the fretboard on the neck at the 22nd fret. 625" to . Since this part of the bass guitar will see a lot of wear, harder woods are used. A 1/8"(3mm) space between the fretboard overhang and the top of the body leaves enough room for a standard thickness pickguard. Fretboard Overhang. I believe I heard this was normal to prevent cracking the underside of the fretboard when attaching the bolt neck. On a 4 string body, I have a hard enough time reaching the 21st fret overhang. It's normal and fine and simply a design choice for the model of guitar you purchased. Fretboard Overhang: When replacing a 21-fret neck with a 22-fret neck, you may. fretboard overhang = 2 mm (equal) calculation method = 12 (equal root 2) number of frets = 15. If the neck thickness or the rout is different, you may have to make some adjustment to them. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX TeslaMetallic black, awesome condition, rosewood fretboard. James Collins Guest. It does not need to be much but some. 2291 posts · Joined 2015. I can also clearly see there. 0″ (or 8/8″) – 3/8″ = 5/8″. I saw a few minor cosmetic flaws, like yellow paint sprayed on the edge of the fretboard overhang and what looked like buffed out file markings on the tail end of the fretboard. 581" from there to the bridge (which will also be the measurement from the end of the neck pocket to the bridge). Should I just cut that 0,5mm excess? The fretboard is already cutted to the size of the neck, fret slots + nut slots are already done. So, that gives you . Fast playing satin finish, comfortable C “modern thin” shape. Good to know. If a lot of wood has to go to make the scale length right, or to make a neat edge- saw the neck horizontally below the binding, creating a fretboard overhang. Riverdrifter, Kenneth Mountain, dbrian66 and 1 other person. Platinum Blonde. $150. Then a tortoise shell pickguard, stamped metal bridge saddles, new pots, new cap, new 5 way switch and new jack plug. They simply move the bridge position on the body. With the overhang and the pickguard, it will be invisible. Maple, walnut, oak, cherry and mahogany are great choices. 11-20-2010, 05:02 PM. The fretboard overhang is typical on many hollowbody instruments, as it allows more of the top to vibrate. - Mounting screws would poke into the control cavity. " Might need to adjust the heel area of the neck or neck pocket, too. how to use metric units for the spacing of the top and bottom strings to the fretboard/neck edge. The super wide neck expands to 60. Dec 25, 2020. Oct 29, 2008 #3Post some pictures and measurements of the neck near the heel plus the distance from the fretboard side of the nut to the center of the 12th fret. 09375. Dec 18, 2014. Standard Fender specs only allow for 20 frets, unless a fretboard overhang is present. As a result, the fretboard will slightly overhang the sides of the neck heel in the upper fret areas. I ran into a snag with the control plate. The device I have allows for the complete fretboard/neck area to be heated. Most basses have a rosewood fingerboard or a maple fingerboard. . If you get a 22 fret neck, I believe the fretboard overhang obscures the gaps, even without the scratchplate (or pickguard as we say over here in 'Murrica). Your example doesn't look well-crafted, but I don't know if that's typical for Epiphone. It is fairly easy to do with the right tools. This neck fits most Tele® style guitar except below: Roadhouse Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang. Seems the radius in the Fender pickguard was a little smaller than the control plate. 015 of fall-away at the last fret when comparing to the fret at the body joint. Mar 24, 2011. I. These are the 4 guitars that don't quite individually fit my criteria. Hi Does anyone know of any AFTER MARKET manufacturers who make full 21 fret necks? I need a full neck, not a 20 fret neck with a 21st fret overhang. We need to raise that fretboard up 3/8″, so we reduce our too-deep 1. Widthwise, the neck is 56mm at the zero fret and about 67. Then I marked the string intersection points on this imaginary nut. Crypto1. That’s exactly where I’d put the pickup. If not possible, what would be the technical reason? Thanks. 5" scale 21 fret neck installed instead. First guitar build, first neck build. Actually never thought of the fact I was holding a guitar, it disappeared from my thoughts and I was immersed in the playing. Continue the pattern up and down the fretboard, naming each chord as you play it, and do the same with an E chord,. You could take down the entire fret end with files or even just coarse sandpaper while you take. It doesn't look like Warmoth/Allparts/etc. I can see from the pics they definitely have 22 frets. You can do the metric equivelents. My guard's tort, so it might be a little thicker than a clear one, but I could gig mine w/o screws in it for sure. There is no overhang on the opposite side. I just looked through a bunch of Epiphone Les Paul Special photos and that seems to be standard. 5-3mm . The saddles of the bridge then need to be farther from the nut for longer scale. Big Apple Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhangMarty, my neck is 1" (25. #14 · Mar 7, 2017. I agree with @BeeTL above that you'll probably get a natural 23 frets in that space, and you can do a slight fretboard overhang to give you your 24th fret. 5 radius fretboard approx . 5mm + 19mm neck thickness = 25. I got some router bite on this fretboard. I. Mark all of the frets with your black marker again. The Marketplace; Existing user? Sign In Sign Up; Home; Forums . M. Originally posted by MakeAJazzNoiseHere View Post. It is in solid working shape and the truss rod works properly. Fretboard overhang is when a fretboard design goes over the body slightly so the neck joint can be closer to the neck, it is typically used on guitar bodies that were. make an aftermarket 24 fret neck that's not just a fretboard overhang (and I don't really care about the upper frets that much, but that still leaves a neck pocket gap), and I'm a little dubious about picking up one of the extremely cheap Chinese-made 24 fret necks on eBay (although as a temporary. This guitar will be a surprise gift for a friend with a lot of personal meaning. I like to experiment with different strings and that's just too much hassle with that fretboard overhang. Also, the heel looks long enough that if I cut. Fretboard overhang doesn't mean the bridge is placed differently on the body. Frets: 21 Stainless Steel with a fretboard overhang. (also make sure any fretboard overhang isn't bottoming out on the pickguard before the neck and body close up. That's the purpose of the overhang, so any 21 or 22 fret neck with the overhang will fit any body without having to change the neck pocket or bridge placement. Aug 8, 2020. There is no fretboard overhang on this neck. . I've gone from not knowing what I was playing (you know; those days before the internet and I just bought my JV Squier Strat because I wanted 'A Strat'). "Epiphone" is an important detail here as they're gonna have a bolt-on neck where a standard. We combine modern technology with classical techniques to produce state of the art instruments. White dot inlay on fretboard; Headstock hole diameter for machine head: 10mm 4mm Allen wrench provided for truss rod adjustment at the headstock. 25in) solid. If you are doing anything but a traditional neck pup check your fretboard for clearance when you determine how much past the neck it can be. Most basses have a rosewood fingerboard or a maple fingerboard. 83" at the first fret , . Thing is, this neck with it's extra fret doesn't have a fretboard overhang, the heel is deeper. Mar 22, 2013 286 Alabama. Hence, the hemorrhoid known as the "locking. With these fretboard overhangs it's also important that you use pickguards that are standard Fender thickness. Jan 7, 2021 #2 cfreddy813 TDPRI Member. Roasted maple neck with Rosewood fretboard- Modern C. Personally I wish I had gotten the 20 fret fretboard for my otherwise SUPERB Warmoth P-bass (with J-neck). The string spacing is 74mm string-to-string at the bridge and 49. John Eppstein wrote: trock. If the bridge is positioned further up the body that means that the fretboard is essentially shifted to the left. Their only non-22 fret guitars are the new Jazzmaster-styled. This neck fits most Strat® style guitar except below: Roadhouse Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang. If the fretboard overhangs its heel, for example, cut some space between the pickguard and the heel so that it fits under or around the overhang. . However you now have an extra fret without having to move the bridge. So I opted for a new neck instead of a regretting. I understand that you can put some fretboard overhang and add the fret ,,,,,but I would like to add a bit of a twist to my next build. The neck has been reset to ensure. There are four input modes for overhang. Somehow the neck shifted in the pocket and I didn't notice it due to the fretboard overhang. Alright then, well I'm drawing up plans for my 1st build, an RR, and I can't seem to figure out how much space there should be. The body is a mighty mite and has a deeper than standard neck pocket. 125" (3. It is usually a thin, flat piece of wood or metal and is often elevated from. As on the 22-fret Am Pro jazzmaster, Am Performer, and Player. Tape the two pages together. Forgot your password? Sign UpThey do 22 fret models with a fretboard overhang, so they’ll work in a standard Fender neck pocket. The generated Fretboard will be placed with the Bridge center in the origin and along the World X axis, as you would. prorecordingworkshop. Fits Tele style bodies Specs: Paddle headstock Roasted maple neck 22 jumbo frets, with fretboard overhang 9. The addition of having better control over some of the other parameters is nice - adjustable fretboard overhang beyond the 24th fret is handy, as is the string spacing and fretboard edge overhang functions. I was trying to model it after my RG550 neck that has an overhang for the upper frets. Hold the fine-tooth flat file against the side of the fretboard and gently drag the file from the first fret down to the last fret ( Photo 4 ). A Warmoth is based on vintage Fender specs and a 21 fret neck, a 22 fret version has a fretboard overhang. Fretboards have a certain radius on the surface, and values from 7-20 inches are commonly seen. It has evidence of smoke damage, and repairs include: Neck reset (was set low on bass side), Replaced bridge plate, two spruce patches each on treble and bass side of X brace, 3 cleats to rear of sound hole, long rectangular patch underneath fretboard overhang, 5 repaired top cracks from bridge to back, two repaired top cracks on either side of. Using these drawings, the outline of the fretboard, leaving a bit of an overhang for the zeroth fret, is extruded into a 6. Now the neck I bought is 24 frets, but I just realized. The Fender Highway One Jazz Bass has all the classic American-made J Bass features: alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, 2 single-coil Jazz pickups, chrome hardware, and a 3-ply pickguard. However, if you want to use a 24. String width at the nut looks to be about 5" (127mm) String width at bridge looks to be about 180mm (7. I used a dremel to widen the arc. 25") based on the bridges You want equal string spacing Fretboard overhang is the amount of space from the middle of the string to the edge of the fretboard, again the last String is the low string and the first String is the high string . Prepare to Remove the Fretboard. Hey folks, new guy here. It would have a Fender style neck pocket, probably with a fretboard overhang. 5mm. The Warmoth neck on my Frankenstein J Bass has an overhanging fingerboard providing an extra fret. Carefully file the fret ends so they’re flush with the fingerboard edge. ) Last edited: Feb 27, 2014. 118Squier P bass neck join Does the fret board go over the pick guard? Or is the pick guard fitted around it? Anyone have an answer to this? Really appreciate some shared knowledge. Most 22-fret Fender necks have the 22nd fret on an overhang. I want to put a MIA Telecaster neck on the Cabronita body. jazz Bass 74. 75" fretboard is clearly a different shape. The Modern Player neck has no fretboard overhang, so the end of the pocket sits closer to the bridge. . The Warmoth site says the 7/8 body will only work with the 7/8 warhead neck. If you took a Tele neck and glued a piece of fretboard to the end with an additional fret on it, it wouldn't change the relationship between the nut, the 12th fret and the bridge. It needed a neck reset as the action was more than 1/3 of an inch! I used a saw to cut the neck heel and then bolted it back together. If you don't like it, you can reglue the fretboard extension and reinstall the fret. Tele specsI have a 2011 Fender Cabronita MIA body with TV Jones T Armond’s, and Bigsby. This neck fits most Tele® style guitar except below: Roadhouse Strat® - 22 fret neck with no fretboard overhang. 5 radius rosewood fretboard approx . For fretboards with multiple scale lengths this is calculated as delta x distance, distance measured along a line drawn perpendicular to the neck's midline. Strat Neck, Rosewood Fretboard 12 Inch Radius,Rollernut,22 Fret Overhang Fretboard. Forgive me for being a pain, but I just bought a used Jackson neck and realized that I may have a slight problem with the project I'm working on. Saddle position of the e’ saddle should be set to allow travel in both directions for intonation. Lots of different heel dimensions, fretboard overhang and fret count will affect the intonation since your bridge mounts are predrilled. . As to overhang, I usually cut the slots as far as the strings, so the fretboard overhang is the non-cut portion. 75 is more comfortable by far. Typical Fender specs are a 1" thick neck ( top of fretboard to bottom of heel) in a 5/8" deep rout. Nov 17, 2011 #15 Well, frankly, I have never seen a full-offset neck like yours, but I was hoping I could help. Most guitars these days fall somewhere between 12 and 17 inch radii. - Pickup wiring would need to be routed differently. About This Listing. To get the action where He wants it (2,4 mm att low E and 1,7 at high E) I´d have to lower the saddles (individual saddles. Been looking to switch out the old Rosewood neck on my 2001 MiM standard Strat and this neck would do the trick nicely. If the fretboard overhang was tight, you'd risk cracking a stiff pickguard, or possibly even break off that last fret if you pulled up too hard, and tightening the neck to the body can actually put stress here. 1) I based it around a Jazzmaster neck pocket position, but with the Jaguar's neck pickup positioned relative to the end of the fretboard-overhang on a 22-fret neck, so the whole body sits about a half-inch 'lower' than the FCS interpretation. . Bought a tele neck copy from eBay, China, 25. Black limba body. This. Direct typing of inches or metric is a nice feature too, without having to switch between the two measurement systems globally. Seems the radius in the Fender pickguard was a little smaller than the control plate. 00. 92" at the 12th Bone Nut Duel action truss rod adjustment at the headstock 10mm peg holes for modern tunersThey just add more frets on the top making the fretboard longer (though the distance from the bridge to the nut remains the same) - the spacing between the frets remains the same for a given scale length - that's why they have warnings about those 24 fret necks - they overhang the body considerably, and often run into trouble, running out. Paddle Guitar Neck 24fret 30inch Rosewood Fretboard Long Scale. Instead of 1/32" gap, it's 3/32". Enter fretboard overhang: Enter number of musical tones per octave: Enter number of frets to calculate: This page should allow a person to quickly and accurately calculate the information needed to design the fretboard of a stringed instrument. The result is a 0,5mm overhang of the fretboard on the neck at the 22nd fret. There are four input modes for overhang. . Trying my best to make something usable. Thanks! Ole'Lefty Senior Member. The serial is stamped on the back of the neck however. Saddle position of the e’ saddle should be set to allow travel in both directions for intonation. 6" and not 24. 3. Avoid spot heating in just one place. . Flatten Fretboard – Use this option to create a flat, classical style of fretboard. Either, but for 22 frets the neck has to have an overhang to make room for the last fret. That distances are almost equal to fretboard overhang, meanly 0. Most Warmoth bodies and necks use the Strat®-shaped heel and neck pocket as standard. 0″ neck pocket by 3/8″ and end up with a pocket depth of 5/8″. I'm planning on ordering a 24. I can't tell if the new neck is the "overhang" type where the fretboard overhangs the end of the heel, that would explain the difference. Ive heard others mention usa necks. Here is a picture of a warmoth conversion neck. What a wonderfull collection of guitars you guys have in here!!! All new in the DIY guitarworld and I am having a bit of trouble. 608. Radius the fretboard off the neck, cut the recess for the top in the neck blank, glue the upper portion of the fretboard to the neck blank leaving it floating over the top area, carve the neck, stain the top, slide the top in under the fretboard "overhang", glue the wings on and then the "lower" portion of the fretboard. The Baritone Scale Conversion Neck employs an undercut heel design in order to fit these neck pockets. the reason gibson style guitars have neck angle is because the birdge is higher, and since the bridge saddles are higher than the nut, the note made by the frist fret and the 13th fret would be different, basically the action would be higher towards the high end of the neck, and the action would be lower towards the nut. 83" at the first fret , . fretboard overhang at nut (distance from string to fretboard bounds) fretboard overhang at last fret; string gauges; string tensions; fretboard radius at nut (for compound radius fretboard radius at bridge is calculated with the stewmac. Learn More. Newer Than: Search this thread only; Search this forum only. Is it just so that there isn't a gap under the fretboard overhang if you have a 22 fret board and no scratchplate? Forums. The fretboard overhang must rest above the body so the pickgaurd can fit underneath it. There is insufficient adjustment at the bridge to compensate for the reduction of the 12th fret. I was trying to model it after my RG550 neck that has an overhang for the upper frets. This reduces the height of the gap between the top of the body and the bottom of the fretboard where it overhangs at the 22nd fret. After playing Fender Strats for many years I bought my first Warmoth Strat build and ordered the "standard" 22 fret pro neck. Having that much room between the neck pocket and the. . This is the only SC13 I. 2. Fretboard to Neck Glue Up - PRS uses. For fretboards with multiple scale lengths this is calculated as delta x distance,. 875” total length, 5” radius heel curve)I would cut the underside of the fretboard overhang. . Two of the photos show the Wilkinson compensated brass.