Fancying a SG look, Tim? 😉
FleebUK is a dead loss, usually. There’s that ghastly thing with star inlays and a £45 BIN that I wouldn’t touch at half the price (circles endlessly with no bids). FleebUS is a slightly richer seam. If you just want 2+2 rather than a Gibson look, there are Jay Turser necks going there (JT is a cheapish range so they won’t fetch high bids) and you could keep an eye on Warpdrivemusic. I bought a Washburn 5-string neck from them (see Mackflynn’s thread).
The seller’s quite pleasant and shipped to me no problems their side. HST, they tend to have seconds. My neck, although unused and straight, has some fret tangs on the fingerboard edgings that need a really good rub down. The 2+2s they’re selling are distinctly distressed looking.
There is a real problem, if you’re considering a self-build or design-from-parts. For your sanity, I’d suggest you avoid 24-fret necks and other (basically, non-Fender neck pocket) designs. You’ll need a custom body, and getting a body with a non-Fender pocket that actually fits is a difficult trick. I’ve got a $100 lump of firewood that won’t quite fit my neck properly.
Less tears all round if you go for the Warmoth Gibson-style neck with the angled headstock (nice) and standard, bolt-on Fender heel:
http://www.warmoth.com/bass/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=include_13angled
The only caveats are that (a) the necks are good value, well made, but Warmoth’s lacquering price is hefty. Worse, they insist on using UPS couriers. Not only do UrParcelShagged throw any box in its “care” all over the hangar, they are extremely efficient in whacking on import duties and associated handling charges. Import duty (see Lee’s sticky) includes a percentage of the shipping price, so a lacquered neck sent by courier builds up to a nasty 17.5% tax loading.
There is a way to minimize this and I’m seriously considering getting one of their Fender-pocket 8-string bass necks:
http://www.warmoth.com/bass/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=include_8string
so, if you jump, I might jump with you.