zeppelinchld Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 does anyone hav any tutorials or any advice on how to fill cavities? specifically strat cavities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 I'm pretty sure the standard procedure is to cut a block of wood to fit the cavity and glue it in, then you just route your new cavity. CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelinchld Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 the cavity im filling isnt very evenly cut. its a pretty hacked up strat cavity. should i bondo over it or sumtin to fill the edges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Do you mean to fit a block in and then fill the edges to make the surface even? I suppose that would work. Usually, if you have a very bad cavity, you would route the wood around all the way out until you have a nice clean cavity to fit a block in. I don't see why you're way wouldn't work. I assume the pickguard would cover it? Or are you going to finish it? CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelinchld Posted June 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 i dont have a pickguard anymore, i dont know where it went, so im filling the front then rerouting from the back similar to the newer sqires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Well, it looks like you're going to re-finish the guitar then, though it would be simpler just to get another pickguard, unless you want the rear routes. I would use a wood filler like this: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=5782 CMA Edited June 26, 2007 by CrazyManAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Pickguards are pretty cheap. Filling, refinishing, and rear-routing doesn't sound all that rewarding a project. YMMV. What Squier guitars are rear-routed? I just had a look-see over at their website and came up short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 there's a tutorial on the main PG site which covers filling a trem cavity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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