mojobass Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 looking at putting together a self build, ive got hold of a nice jazz neck (generic not fender) and its been mounted to previous bass. the screw holes dont line up with the body i'm gonna use so i ask... whats the best filler to use to fil the original holes and that will be strong enough for me to drill new ones to re-fit the neck to my body? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 It has to be wood n glue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojobass Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 cheers, so just some dowel in the holes with plenty of glue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS73 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 None, you'll need to drill out the holes and plug them with dowels in the same wood and the neck and in the same grain direction, these would be glued in with animal glue. That's a big job, but worth it, although if the new holes don't intrude on the originals then just leave them open. Some fillers can be very strong and won't take screws without splitting/cracking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='mojobass' post='1100704' date='Jan 24 2011, 12:57 PM']looking at putting together a self build, ive got hold of a nice jazz neck (generic not fender) and its been mounted to previous bass. the screw holes dont line up with the body i'm gonna use so i ask... whats the best filler to use to fil the original holes and that will be strong enough for me to drill new ones to re-fit the neck to my body? cheers[/quote]Cocktail Sticks, wooden Kebab skewers, small dowel rod or even a piece of wood whittled down to size - any of those tapped in to old holes with plenty of Wood Glue - Evo Stik Resin W highly recommended, small bottle about £2 from any hardware store. When dry clean off excess, sand flat & drill fresh holes. Cheerz, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='KiOgon' post='1100724' date='Jan 24 2011, 01:06 PM']Cocktail Sticks, wooden Kebab skewers, small dowel rod or even a piece of wood whittled down to size - any of those tapped in to old holes with plenty of Wood Glue - Evo Stik Resin W highly recommended, small bottle about £2 from any hardware store. When dry clean off excess, sand flat & drill fresh holes. Cheerz, John[/quote] +1 but you forgot matchsticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='lettsguitars' post='1100985' date='Jan 24 2011, 04:28 PM']+1 but you forgot matchsticks.[/quote] Aha! In my defence - I gave up smoking about 6 years ago so never seem to have matches laying around these days Tooth picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuee Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Have a look at this chaps, see what you think: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yZIeDUPTf8&feature=related"]How to plug a screw hole in a guitar neck[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Stuee' post='1101019' date='Jan 24 2011, 04:53 PM']Have a look at this chaps, see what you think: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yZIeDUPTf8&feature=related"]How to plug a screw hole in a guitar neck[/url][/quote] Hey thats great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 To be fair while they can be good for taking up the slack in oversized holes, matchsticks and cocktail sticks etc are too weak and not tight enough grained to be used as plugs to screw into when used with standard wood glue. Things like Kebab skewers which are made from hard woods (or sometimes bamboo) are ok but best of all are dowels. I have used a laminate of cocktail sticks and superglue (which impregnates the wood then solidifies) to create a dowel but although it was successfully it still felt like a bit of a bodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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