Proper height from Jazzmaster body to fret board?

[hamletpowpowpow]

Howdy!

I'm building up a Jazzmaster. I have an AVRI spec body from Guitar Mill, and unfortunately, the neck pocket is too shallow for the neck that I have.

I'm having a luthier route the pocket for me, and I'm sure he knows what he's doing - but for my own edification, what's the suggested height of the fretboard to the body when used with a mastery?

Thanks!

[adamrobertt]

I think the neck pocket should be 5/8'' deep. That's where I'd start.

[hamletpowpowpow]

Thank you!

I think the neck pocket should be 5/8'' deep. That's where I'd start.

[Debaser]

How shallow is it? I know some people say vintage offsets have shallow pockets from the factory, but I’ll believe it when I see it myself.

You actually would be fine if the overall geometry works out. Elevating the neck will help with the bridge break angle.

[Embenny]

You actually would be fine if the overall geometry works out. Elevating the neck will help with the bridge break angle.

This has been exactly my experience. I've had a couple bodies with shallow neck pockets, and all they did was eliminate the need for a shim. The bridge ended up a height equivalent to maybe a 1 degree shim on an average body with non angled pocket, so the break angle was lovely and the pickups could still use standard screws with just a little more foam than average packed under there.

I'd do a dry run of assembling the neck/body/bridge/vibrato and see how it looks.