Levendis Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 (edited) I picked up a BC rich Gunslinger body and neck from Ebay, and the neck has a shelf routed for a locking nut, but no holes drilled in the neck to mount said nut. I checked out several pictures on the web, and saw that several models of the Gunslinger have the locking nut, but no drill holes. Anyone have any ideas on how the nut is supposed to mount on the neck without drilling the screw holes? Sorry....the subject is supposed to be NECK....I should not drink so early in the morning! Edited February 7, 2007 by Levendis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Lots of companies in the late 80's / early 90's started to screw them from the front - using a 1/2" approx wood screw not the bloody great allen screw that they use for rear mounting - mainly after complaints about broken headstocks. Jem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 yes...use the top mounted nut.. trust me when i tell you the rear mount is a bad,bad idea...personal experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levendis Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 yes...use the top mounted nut.. trust me when i tell you the rear mount is a bad,bad idea...personal experience thanks very much for the info...I suspected as much, but have been unable to locate another Gunslinger locally to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorOfMetal Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 it's a top mounted nut. here's mine.....i think the pics are too big to post here, so i'll just give you the links: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Meta...ger-back-sm.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/Meta...ger2pup2-sm.jpg (btw, yes, i know the tuners should be turned the other way around, but that's how it was when i got the guitar and i've never cared enough to do anything about it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalwarrior Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I don't think it matters if the tuners are around the wrong way if you are using a locking nut. Levendis - there should be 2 holes in the middle of the nut. Position the nut where you want it, mark where the holes are, and drill 2 pilot holes. Then simply screw it into place from the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorOfMetal Posted February 18, 2007 Report Share Posted February 18, 2007 I don't think it matters if the tuners are around the wrong way if you are using a locking nut. i don't think it really matters anyway, as long as you know which way to turn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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