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Post subject: What are these extra holes in my '75 neck pocket?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:33 pm
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I'm replacing the Schecter replacement neck on my '75 Strat body with a Fender 70s replica and am wondering what the additional holes in the neck pocket are... I've looked up pics of other mid-70s bodies and noticed that they, too, have the same holes.

The ones in the upper-right and -left corners make sense, as does the one in the metal disc - but what're the other two there for?!

Any idea?

https://imgur.com/a/UR1yc


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Post subject: Re: What are these extra holes in my '75 neck pocket?
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 4:40 pm
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They screwed a "paint stick" into the neck pocket to hold the body while painting it.


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Post subject: Re: What are these extra holes in my '75 neck pocket?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:47 am
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strayedstrater wrote:
They screwed a "paint stick" into the neck pocket to hold the body while painting it.

Yep...those two holes are there for the 'jig' that is used to hold the body on a hook on the paint line. They figured, since the neck covers them up when assembled, that they didn't feel the need to fill them in. Besides, if you ever wanted to get the body refinished, a paint shop could easily (and inexpensively) design a jig (if the don't already have one) to fit those very holes.


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Post subject: Re: What are these extra holes in my '75 neck pocket?
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:51 am
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Ah, brilliant - thanks for the explanation!


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