MK with a 1.5" nut width

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Author Message robochrist New Username: robochrist Post Number: 4 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 4:20 pm:    I would like to know if there might be any issues regarding a J width neck on an MK Standard or Deluxe model, standard body shape. Specifically a neck with a comfort taper but 1.5" at the nut. Would it require more neck lams for stability? Ebony instead of purple heart? Would the crown headstock be out of the question and the cone shape be preferable? Questions questions questions.... mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7772 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 4:41 pm:    No issues with a 1.5" nut on a Signature Standard or Deluxe. In fact, we do it all the time on the Stanley Clarke models now, and it's not uncommon as a custom request on other models. Here's a cone peghead on a 1.5" Stanley: We tend to place the strings sorta close to the edge of the fingerboard for some people. The usually edge allowance(the space between the edge of the string and the edge of the fingerboard) is .15 inches. There's a bigger edge allowance on a Fender Jazz bass, so the strings are actually farther apart on ours, even though the overall width matches. Make sense? It's no charge to make it anything you want, you just have to specify it of course. robochrist New Username: robochrist Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 7:45 pm:    That's great, thanks for the info! robochrist New Username: robochrist Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 - 8:24 am:    I think I've seen pics of basses with this style peghead and some appear to be smaller, although that may not be the case. Do you make them in different sizes? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7777 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 - 1:40 pm:    There are smaller ones for sure, but we wouldn't pair a smaller peghead shape with the Balance K body except by special request, and then we'd need to sketch it out and see if the proportions really worked. The bass in this thread has a smaller version of the Crown peghead, but everything is scaled down on that bass. robochrist New Username: robochrist Post Number: 7 Registered: 10-2009 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2012 - 1:55 pm:    Again, thanks for the info, and that bass is gorgeous! Love the topwood.