[quote name='DarkHeart' timestamp='1373318063' post='2136190']
you will need some ferrules in the back
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[quote name='Ian Savage' timestamp='1373318200' post='2136193']
Apparently it's a bit of a mission to get the holes to go through EXACTLY parallel to the body and come out the back nice and evenly-spaced. There IS a way of doing it, read it on the MusicRadar forums a while back - shall see if I can find it!
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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1373392838' post='2137088']
A drill press, start with a small hole and a sharp drill, then make them bigger from the back, that way you can line them up from the front so they are right, and have some wiggle room when you reo from the back, plus usually finish flaking from going through from the back if covered by the bridge, not so in this case, so just take care.
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Woo , a tad more complicated than I thought ! But I'm going to do it , I can get hold of a drill press and I'm about to order some ferrules for the back . Looking at those photos of the Gibsons it looks like ferrules at the top as well , are they available anywhere ? I've checked my US P Bass and the holes are directly below the holes in the bridge and I can't see any ferrules . You'll have to pardon my ignorance as I'm more or less a beginner at this kind of thing . Thanks everybody , any help you give will be gratefully received !