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Does anyone have any information on why the neck hangs over the neck pocket on the ric 3000?

To give you that extra fret?

jdogric12 wrote:To give you that extra fret?

It's like the pocket is too narrow for the neck and it just kinda hangs off

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flosspick wrote:

jdogric12 wrote:To give you that extra fret?

It's like the pocket is too narrow for the neck and it just kinda hangs off

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg
https://reverb-res.cloudinary.com/image ... iswsgp.jpg

We need to see clear, in focus, photos to see what the problem is to properly assess this, thanks. I think I know what's up, but without those photos .................

jps wrote:

flosspick wrote:

jdogric12 wrote:To give you that extra fret?

It's like the pocket is too narrow for the neck and it just kinda hangs off

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg
https://reverb-res.cloudinary.com/image ... iswsgp.jpg

We need to see clear, in focus, photos to see what the problem is to properly assess this, thanks. I think I know what's up, but without those photos .................

hopefully these help.

http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg
http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg
http://www.rickresource.com/register/us ... llsize.jpg

Oh, thought you meant the fretboard.

I can only assume the reason is that it's a budget, bolt-on, hand-made, bass from the 1970's. I mean, right?

I was looking at the pictures & thinking how strange. Then I picked up my Danelectro Longhorn bass & realized the neck hung over on both sides .

Badanovski wrote:I was looking at the pictures & thinking how strange. Then I picked up my Danelectro Longhorn bass & realized the neck hung over on both sides .

Was it drinking a bit too much last night?

Alex, any photos of the same area with the neck attached?

As to whether this is normal, I have never seen any 3000 series basses in person, nor any photos (that I recall) of the back side showing the neck pocket area, so I don't know if this is normal, or not.

It's the design. There's a curve in the cutaway that extends past the point where it (the curve) meets the neck. Not an issue, not a problem. The neck doesn't "hang over the pocket" and the joint is absolutely as solid as any other bolt-on neck. Just play the dang thing! (or -- just buy it, if that's your issue)

I see no problem, there.