Recent content by Pestymonkey

Nevermind, I solved this. The angle was too steep to get a drill up to it, so I used a wood knife to chissel away the wood around the opening in the countrol cavity until the washer and nut fit into place, then sanded it down a little to smooth it out. Fits fine now.

Hi, My order arrived today and I've layed out all the parts I want to assemble. Everything is fine, except for one thing... my strat body has a 1/2" side jack routed, and I have a deep panel side jack to put in it, but the hole is the same length as the length of the thread on the jack, so I...

Awesome, I was hoping they'd be predrilled, they're the only ones I was a bit sketchy about doing myself. The others should be do-able. Thanks for all the information guys

cheers guys, thats some great information. What about the claw screws that connect to the springs for the tremolo? Are the pilots for these pre-drilled or do I have to find someway of doing them myself? Any useful tips?

Hi guys, How do I go about putting in the screws for the tuners, strap pegs, string retainers and the claw screws for the tremolo? Do I simply use a drill to make a pilot hole slightly smaller than the screw I'm going to put in and then screw the screws into the pilot hole? Should I use wax on...