GMan123 Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 I have a Jackson DKMG, and I took off the neck to do a little work on Saturday (the 13th). I got it back on and tightened it as far as I could, but it is still a hair loose. Why would this be? I brought it to the guitar place near my house yesterday (The 17th), but it won't get looked at untill Tuesday! So, I really have two questions: Why wouldn't the neck get tightened? Will having no string tension on the neck for this long have any negitive effect on the neck? (I.E: Back bow...)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 it's a really simple fix actually, your neck bolts are tightening into the body heel before the neck is down tight, the holes in the body are just a little to small, take the neck off, drill out the holes to the outside diameter of the screws, so they spin freely, not tighten into the body, then bolt your neck back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj_gant Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Why are so many guitars from the factory shipped like that? It makes me wonder if drilling out the body holes is such a good idea...such as neck shifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 The body holes SHOULD be a little big to allow for shifting, for 2 reasons: 1. Humidity changes to allow the wood to actually move a little 2. To actually allow you to adjust the neck alignment. Usually it's just that paint gets down in the holes and fills them up, but they should be just slightly bigger than the OD of the screw thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Two solutions can be: 1) Clamp the neck to the body before you re-install the screws. 2) Get screws that have smooth shafts with threads only on the tips side. This way, the screw will spin freely in the body and grab only in the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank falbo Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 I've found that if you thread the body you reduce the chance of it creaking, and slipping out of alignment while you're flailing around on stage. If it moves even the slightest it throws you badly out of tune. So I like threading the body, but a good solution that gives you the best of both worlds is to drill out two opposing screw holes, usually treble front and bass rear. Then you install those two screws first, which clamps the neck down hard into the neck pocket. Next, install your two "tight" screws for a good lock into the body. Or check to make sure you didn't leave a pick in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan123 Posted November 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Cool, thanks for the replies guys! It's getting fixed right now, but incase it ever happens again, now I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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