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My suggestion is to back off on the steroids. I hope you don't play it that hard. ;-)
I'm surprised the screws didn't spin in the neck, That would have been a big problem. Is the body basswood?
time for the rubber gasket ...
i always use my screw gun ... with touch and clutch engaged ...
but , i recently got a new drill/driver ... snapped off 2 neck screws ... !!?? but never bent the plate ..?
i always use my screw gun ... with touch and clutch engaged ...
but , i recently got a new drill/driver ... snapped off 2 neck screws ... !!?? but never bent the plate ..?
Lol, I have the opposite problem: I can't get the screws out of the neck plate. I didn't drill the holes deep enough, trying to avoid a loose fit. Now the neck's not all the way on, and the screws won't budge. I'll have to start a separate post on how to get out neck screws that are stuck.
Yeah... it's way to easy to slip with a drill and ding or gouge the finish with the bit. It isn't that time consuming to manually install the neck screws or any screw on a stringed instrument for that matter.
Same here. It was pure laziness as I was sitting right next to the drill so I grabbed it. It was a dimly lit room and the neckplate is black so I genuinely didn't realize it. I thought it looked a wee bit bent but thought it couldn't be. So, I proceeded to screw each one in. So dumb. So very dumb.
It's fine, just a bit ugly. As long as the screw holes in the neck didn't strip out you won't have any problems.
I've got the same ape-like tendencies when trying to get stuff done quick.
I've got the same ape-like tendencies when trying to get stuff done quick.
I'm still trying to figure out how OP could have put so much torque into the screws (using a drill) that it bent the plate four times and crushed the body wood but didn't strip any of the holes in the neck.
I've seen a lot of neck holes stripped long before the metal plate deformed.
OP should consider himself very lucky if that didn't happen.
I've seen a lot of neck holes stripped long before the metal plate deformed.
OP should consider himself very lucky if that didn't happen.
The neckplate is a really cheap aluminum piece I realize now. The body is also cheap wood, I might even guess basswood. Neck is actually fine... thank goodness!
Agreed. You've probably compressed the wood about as much as possible without stripping the holes, which is pretty remarkable. It should be fine snugged up the way you had it, but no more.
If the neck plate is slightly warped to match the new pattern, I'd continue using it. A new perfectly flat plate might not fit anymore and could introduce some new issues.
Think of this as the new norm for your bass. If the neck is tight in the pocket and not easily shifted, go with it.
Relax. t's only a Squier body...nice chance to practice your repair work. Buy some wood epoxy and fill...sand level...since it's under the plate no one will ever see it.
