Sold nearly all my studio gear and cleaned up the music room; also got my gear back from the rehearsal space so I lined nearly all of it up for one pretty osbscene guttonous photo.
Try steaming it out. Take a small piece of paper towel and fold it a few times and moisten. Then press the tip of a soldering iron right over the ding (with the paper towel between the iron and the neck). If 2 or 3 attempts do not produce results, prop the bass sideways so the ding is vertical and place a very small but damp piece of paper towel directly on the ding. Leave it there for a few hours and see if there is any improvement.
If not, have a competent tech fill the ding with superglue or thickened lacquer.
roger
I remember this technique. It really works; my ding was the result of my oaf-like tendencies
I loved my Modern 4 and my J bass with soapbars in 60s pup locations. And I dug the combined pup setting on both basses so much that I wished I could go back and forth at the flick of a switch. I figured they would elegantly fit another pup in a J neck location or close to it.
I submitted the idea to Roger, Kevin, and Rob. After some ruminating and a final thumbs up, she is in existance and is a hoot to play.