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Originally Posted by aj2taylo  Hello,
New to the forum. I need to replace my String Guide on my head. The screw holding the current one is coming out of the wood.
I was wanting to fix this myself, but haven't done too much repair in the past. Someone suggested to me I drill a hole through the head so I can use a nut & bolt to hold the new String Guide in place. Anyone done this before?
Any advice is appreciated,
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I'm pretty sure that by "string guide", you mean the string tree.
I strongly advise against a hole all the way through the headstock. This would severely damage the value of your bass, without serving any real purpose.
It would be easier to enlarge the hole(s) in the string tree and go up one size with the screw diameter. Just be sure to use the same length replacement screw as the original screw.
Another way that is often used for such a repair is to simply dip the ends of one or two round toothpicks in wood glue, insert them in the hole and break them off flush with the surface. Allow the glue to set up for a couple of hours and reassemble.
If you have the tools, it is a good idea to redrill the hole(s) after the glue sets up, but I've seen it work very well, many times, just to screw in the screw without drilling at all. There is a very, very , slight risk of splitting the headstock if you don't drill.
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