oh man my guitar's screwed!

[fenderrules]

my strat pickup in the middle fell into the body while i was making it go higher (if you know what i mean) ahhh...

anyone knows any good and cheap guitar repair services around???

thanks, this is terribly urgent! repairing it myself only made it worse..

 

[jony]

You can remove the pickguard and screw it back on again to its mounting screws.

 

[backstab21]

try luther music. for what i know, they are super friendly..

 

[fenderrules]

You can remove the pickguard and screw it back on again to its mounting screws.

oh i did that, but it came loose again, no matter how hard i try.

 

[jony]

Perhaps there is something up with the screw? Like a stripped thread.

If the screw is fine perhaps the threads on the pickup are in poor condition.

 

[fenderrules]

ah yes of course! its the threads. those things which hold the pickup right? i keep trying to screw them through, but they always spring out the screws...DOING!

 

[Timex]

sometime s the fitted screws may not be of the best size. I had this slippage problem when i was assembling my first strat.The screws were a fraction too small in diameter. Bring your guitar down to Luther's and they'll sort it out for you in no time.

 

[dhalif]

the only problem with that is i think the screw got off the hole and i suppose your guitar is with a pickguard?

but then again it should stick to the pickguard.. anyways open it up and screw properly.. anything can be fixed.

 

[coiltap]

pickguards r hard to deal with.. u shud try luther music like they have said... the people there r friendly n i have seen guitars there which r in wrose conditions, eg. broken tremolo sets..., cracked bodies..

 

[fenderrules]

the only problem with that is i think the screw got off the hole and i suppose your guitar is with a pickguard?

but then again it should stick to the pickguard.. anyways open it up and screw properly.. anything can be fixed.

yes my strat has a pickguard, that white curvy thing right??

well, the main issue is about that...uhm....cover for holding the pickup in place. i have to screw it through a spring, the holder and the pickup through the pickguard. and when everythings in place....DOING! the pickup falls into the body and i have to start all over again.. :roll:

 

[Timex]

Its evident that the threads are worn out in this case. How long has the pickup been in place before it fell lose?Is the pickup stock or did u have it changed.Remember that the threads were under constant stress due to the tension springs. Over time, the threads will wear.

I read the following an Guitarist mag.

Very very lightly lace the threads of your pickup screw with superglue. To do this use a pin or needle to apply the glue on the surface of the threads.

Wait for the glue to dry. The screw should now be a fraction thicker in diameter due to the glue. Put the screw into the pickup and it should hold due to this added diameter.

PS This is what i read. I have not done this before but it does sound logical.

 

[fenderrules]

omg, i actually had the same idea, except using tape! lol

i think my dear friend luther will help me out, he's a good person. and its better being safe than sorry.

 

[backstab21]

is your strat a fender?

 

[fenderrules]

nah i cant afford a genuine fender lol

its a........SX. i bought it from davis guitar. came with a free amp too.

 

[Timex]

Ha i have an SX strat too.

 

[detroit_red]

SX is teh naice .....

 

[DarknessFury]

Yo, fenderrules. Just wanna ask you what's that thing inbetween the amp and the guitar in your sig? A distortion thing?

 

[dhalif]

i believe that is a BOSS DS-1, distortion unit. =)

 

[fenderrules]

Yo, fenderrules. Just wanna ask you what's that thing inbetween the amp and the guitar in your sig? A distortion thing?

its my very first pedal, the boss ds-1 distortion pedal.

how cute, my very own pedal for the first time in my life :roll: