To screw or not to screw??? Advice wanted!

[KevinJazzBass]

Hi guys,

sorry if this is this the second time you have seen this but i wasnt sure which section to post in.

I really want to put a pick up cover on my JV Jazz bass over the neck pick up. However I am aware that drilling a couple of holes in the body for the screws could affect the value if I come to sell it on. When i got the bass it came with a black scratchplate and I replaced it with a tortoiseshell fender 62 reissue plate. This new plates has holes for the pick up cover which i think would look fantastic on the bass but does anyone know of a good way to fix it to the bass without using screws? If i was to drill a couple of holes then putting on the original black scratchplate would actually cover them up.

Any help would be really appreciated guys.

Thanks

Kevin

[BB2000]

Drilling the body for (Fender) covers will not affect the resale value.

[LawrenceH]

[quote name='KevinJazzBass' post='900994' date='Jul 21 2010, 03:10 PM']Hi guys,

sorry if this is this the second time you have seen this but i wasnt sure which section to post in.

I really want to put a pick up cover on my JV Jazz bass over the neck pick up. However I am aware that drilling a couple of holes in the body for the screws could affect the value if I come to sell it on. When i got the bass it came with a black scratchplate and I replaced it with a tortoiseshell fender 62 reissue plate. This new plates has holes for the pick up cover which i think would look fantastic on the bass but does anyone know of a good way to fix it to the bass without using screws? If i was to drill a couple of holes then putting on the original black scratchplate would actually cover them up.

Any help would be really appreciated guys.

Thanks

Kevin[/quote]

Could you use something like rivets to attach the cover just through the holes in the scratch-plate? You'd probably have to recess the scratch-plate slightly to make it work.