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Re: tele: converting 3 screw to 4 screw bolt on

4/21/2000 8:26 PM

Gustav

Re: tele: converting 3 screw to 4 screw bolt on please don't!(of couse you can do what you want), I like teles alot, Have a few(is more than 5 a few?). The problem with the 3 bolts and loose necks is that sometimes the holes in the body are to big. I HAVE NOT done this yet on an 70's fender(a friend has a 74?strat with a loose neck I hope to try this on)remove the strings take the neck off(first use a very low tack tape to mark the alignment of the neck to body)Wrap the screws where they fit in the body with teflon tape so that they are a snug fit in the body holes. Install the neck and see if it moves.     FWIW I like the look of the 3bolt neck. I only have a JJ asat and 70's RI strat with the 3bolt. I am also a fan of the big headstock strats they "sound different". The back view of a 3 bolt just looks "right" to me.

 

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Halouis I certainly would not do it if it p... -- 4/21/2000 8:35 PM