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  • Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

    Ive got a new Ibanez on the way. Rg1620x. In the past, all the Ibanez's I have owned have had semi sloppy neck pockets and would go outta tune rather easily with some shifts and such.

    Would I pretty much ruin things if I dabbed some high potency wood glue in there to avoid any shifting? Would that neck ever come off again?!?!

    I just want to rememdy any tuning instability problems before they come up!

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    Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

    Don't glue it. Shim it where needed, or use fine mesh screen to tighten up the pocket.

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    • #3
      Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

      Don't do it. If anyone ever needs to remove the neck someday, breaking the neck loose will take big chunks of wood out of the pocket.
      There's no need to glue the neck pocket on a modern guitar.

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      • #4
        Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

        what chuck said!!!

        shim it if you need to with a strip of 220 grit sandpaper. that'll help it bite a bit if needed.

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        • #5
          Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

          A buddy of mine used thin double-sided tape in the neck pocket of his Malmsteen Strat. (he likes to sling it around his body like Yngwie does)
          Can't vouch for it myself, but he contends that it is rock solid and easily reversible.

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          • #6
            Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

            ^ hahahahahahaha that avatar img kicks ass!!!!!!
            "It wasn't the world being round that agitated people, but that the world wasn't flat. [ ... ]
            The truth will seem utterly preposterous, and its speaker, a raving lunatic."

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            • #7
              Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

              Ahhh,

              Thanks for the advice guys. I wasnt sure if putting glue on a 700$ guitar was a smart idea or not!

              The sandpaper shim is a great idea, thanks!

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              • #8
                Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

                What would happen if your Johnson got stuck to your pants? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
                I am a true ass set to this board.

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                • #9
                  Re: Would I be silly to dab wood glue in pocket?

                  or better yet, what would happen if my johnson got stuck in your mama's pants!?

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