STAHLER Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Does anyone know how Ibanez fit there locking nut on the prestige necks ? There are no screw holes in the back so are they glued ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Is it top mounted (not all the way through the neck?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAHLER Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Thank you for your reply i didnt think of that. Does this mean i cant use a normal locking nut to do this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 You can do it that way. You need to find some screws that are small enough to sit flush with the surface of the nut so it doesn't interfere with the locking clamps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I have a locking nut kicking around with top mount holes. The hole are countersunk, so its and easy to get the screws to sit flush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 My experience with these kind of locking nuts are that they tend to get loose after a while of heavy tremolo abuse... when you keep tighten them the screw holes will wear out and the whole nut will stay loose. I've experienced this twice, both on 80's jackson guitars. In my opinion the thru neck types are more stable, but they will weaken the neck because you drill away a fairly big amount of wood, but still I prefer those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fidgec94 Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Could you add some kind of adhesive or lock-tight to the thread to keep it in place? On the other hand i guess it would be a pain if it needed to come off again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAHLER Posted January 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Thank you all for the replys. I may try putting some metal inserts in the neck then drill and tap them out for the screws to try and stop the fault that AlexVDL pointed out ( thanks ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Maybe I had a soft neck... I think you should try it out yourself, and if it wears it than you can always decide to put some metal inserts in the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 My Schecter has the top mount...no probs with it. It has a hard maple nek, if that means anything to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syxxstring Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Thank you all for the replys. I may try putting some metal inserts in the neck then drill and tap them out for the screws to try and stop the fault that AlexVDL pointed out ( thanks ). That was my thought too. Post pics of how this works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I'm no expert but installing inserts will result in removing more wood. I don't know if it will result in more wood being removed than when installing bolts through the neck, or how the resulting reduction in neck strength will compare to the other methods but I think it should be considered. Though the holes for the inserts don't go through the neck, isn't they're diameter larger than the holes required for through-the-neck bolts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchool Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Actually I'm having no problem with the top mounted locking nut. Maybe I just never noticed... But I'm a big tremolo abuser... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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