Twigman Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I have a P bass from which I wish to remove the string tree on the headstock. Problem is the screw that holds it on is made of cheese and in tightening it up the screwdriver completely destroyed the cross in the head of the screw. Now the screwdriver can get no purchase on the head of the screw in either direction. Drilling it seems like the only solution to remove it.....but this screw is obviously screwed in to wood....surely drilling a screw screwed into wood is problematic? How would you remove said screw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 You only need to drill the head off the screw ... then you are left with a stub which can be gripped by moleys or pliers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Is it ACTUALLY made of ACTUAL cheese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1335779795' post='1635746'] Is it ACTUALLY made of ACTUAL cheese? [/quote] It may have been for all the use it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 I feel your plight! I had a truss rod nut made of cake that causes all sorts of trouble.. It didn't even taste good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 better than the marzipan fretboard I got with a p-bass copy off ebay 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circle_of_Fifths Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Here's one way I took out a couple of fudged-up screws out of a headstock once - it will work and if you keep the diameter of the drill to a minimum, you can use a small enough plug to cover it totally with a new string tree::: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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