FILLING IN PICK-UP MOUNTING SCREW HOLE ON JP150D QUESTION

[Century_road]

Hey guys,
Purchased a beautiful SBMM JP150D off of Reverb. Apparently the original owner swapped PU’s, then put the factory DiMarzio’s back in to sell. All good…however…

Seems the treble side PU mounting screw hole for the neck PU has been stripped. Found this out working on the trem cavity and it rolled out.

Any preferred methods of filling the hole back in? I have read just dip the screw in “X” filler compound/glue and get it right back in the hole, or use small bamboo skewers and glue that in and redrill the hole. This isn’t a huge fix but want to do it once and forget it. Any suggestions are appreciated!

 

[racerx]

You're on the right path. Most hardware stores will have varying sizes of wood dowels for under a dollar. Clip one to the approximate length of the hole and plug with a little bit of wood glue. Let it set, then you can screw back into it securely. Same process if your strap buttons ever strip out.

 

[DrKev]

Agreed with racerx. But you will need to drill out the hole again after filling. Use a drill bit that matches the internal diameter of the screw (i.e. not the full diameter of the threads, but the shaft within). Centering the drill and keeping it centered and aligned can be a pain and you only get one shot, so a drill press is probably the best way. It's not super critical to the functioning of the guitar, but if the hole is crooked and uncentered (and it nature tends to produce that unless we take care otherwise) your pickup may be too.

 

[Century_road]

@racerx @DrKev
Thank you both so much! Now I have today's project set haha. Appreciate the help!

 

[Astrofreq]

I usually fill holes by inserting a toothpick, breaking it off and then screw the screw back in. Just another suggestion and the other suggestions are great too.

 

[Ventanaman]

Toothpick trick is what I use as well - works without glue or redrilling in most cases.

 

[Century_road]

@Astrofreq @Ventanaman thank you guys!