5 String bass width at 12th fret

[Nando Vallart]

Hello guys!
How are you??
I'm trying to draw a bass body and need a little help:
What is the width of the neck at the 12th fret on your 5 string basses?
thanks a lot
Fernando

 

[Fat Pete]

Hey Fernando, as nobody's jumped in with an actual measurement for you, here's what I get from drawing it out from Warmoth's 5-string deluxe measurements here.:

1.75" nut = 2.614" / 66.4mm at 12th fret
1.875" nut = 2.645" / 67.2mm at 12th fret

I've just estimated the distance from the widest point of the heel to the actual end of the fingerboard at 0.3" / 7.6mm - you're looking at about 0.004" / 0.1mm error in my 12th fret width for every 0.1" I'm out by.

 

[Nando Vallart]

Thanks a lot Pete! =)