Thinning a thick ?

[Thomas Erickson]

Originally Posted by wayne holmes

I still maintain that a CF rod is a must to properly fix a broken neck- I would vote that all basses come with them already installed when they are made.

The proper fix for a broken neck is a neck graft; a new bass, properly made with a good maple neck and thick ebony fingerboard doesn't need any reinforcement to be structurally sound - your post doesn't really make sense.