Hole in body..

mt ed · **Joined:** Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:09 am **Posts:** 139

Hey Guys,
Now I've had my Strat now for a few months now and reckoned it was time to give it the full set up, right from neck to pups.
Now this is the first time I have had the pick guard off and find...... A Hole!!
Whats that?
Is it a pot/coke stash for hard core muso's???? lol
Not too worried just wondered why it's there.
Keith

Smokin' Frets · **Joined:** Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:33 am **Posts:** 1247

I've seen that on Mexican and Squier bodies. Not exactly sure but I thought they might be either for machine handling reasons, finishing reasons or for installing a toggle switch, while for the latter a cable route would be missing.

Never bothered me much, so I didn't do any research.

I've seen up to three of them on different bodies.

They're simply there and don't hurt me, don't scream at me, don't insult me and don't hit me. :wink:

Maybe somebody else has more insight in this topic?

mt ed · **Joined:** Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:09 am **Posts:** 139

hmmm, This is on a an Am Dlx hss. Must be a big woodworm hole! :shock:

Keith

Ceri · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:47 am

It's where the vibes live.

...Alternatively, back in the early days of this website we've been told on this very Forum by a Fender machinist from the factory that those holes in body and neck pocket are for positioning the timber on the CNC machine. Which is a less appealing but more accurate explanation.

Cheers - C

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:31 am

Fill the hole with brass or lead to increase the weight and hence increase the sustain and improve the tone.

Smokin' Frets · **Joined:** Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:33 am **Posts:** 1247

Ceri wrote:

those holes in body and neck pocket are for positioning the timber on the CNC machine.

Thank you, Ceri, that makes sense. That's what I meant with "machine handling", I just couldn't think of the proper terms in English.
I assumed it must be something useful for either routing, cutting or finishing in terms of position or stability on some sort of fixing mechanism.

Thanx for clearing this up!

Jimmikatt · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:44 am

I have seen different holes in all types of strats, from none to 3 holes.
I wondered the same, I thought maybe to ID the different models in the parts bin.
it's a mystery to me. I guess this is a question for the factory to answer.

also I was thinking, since they used multiple types of woods on their bodies,
not everybody can ID wood types, so to make it easy, they used a hole system.
1 hole for ash, 2 holes for another and so on.... just guessing....lol

paris · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:57 pm

If it hasn't been said yet; it's part of the manufacturing process. Completely normal.

Martian · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2012 6:35 pm

If for nothing else, it is a prime conversation piece.

We ought to start an, "Infallible Web Dogma" thread explaining the 'real' reason for those holes being there.

As a matter of fact, I was convinced that they were there for giving the guitar bodies semi-acoustic properties until I sighted the spirit of Elvis in K-Mart this Friday past. He mentally imparted to me that SRV had just told him the real reason: When painting the guitar, one uses their finger in there for spinning the body around so that when the color is sprayed onto the guitar bodies, the paint would go on evenly. So if Elvis and SRV said it, it must be true, end of story, and this is absolutely, positively what they are there for; I was wrong, case closed!

RRR · **Joined:** Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:13 pm **Posts:** 282

orvilleowner wrote:

Fill the hole with brass or lead to increase the weight and hence increase the sustain and improve the tone.

Fill it with $$ and increase the value. :wink:

russzfender · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:33 pm **Posts:** 127

My Deluxe Super Strat has the same hole!

Also come to think of it in that hole and in the pic up cavities is a powder substance?

Its not salt or sugar it is real fine like baking soda or........cocaine....OMG

cullenszoo · **Joined:** Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:01 pm **Posts:** 159

My 07 MIM strat has three holes. its a sunburst if that makes a difference but I also noticed the holes are different depths. It was made in Mexico so I have to wonder what they smuggled across the border in those holes.

mt ed · **Joined:** Sun Aug 28, 2011 3:09 am **Posts:** 139

russzfender wrote:

My Deluxe Super Strat has the same hole!

Also come to think of it in that hole and in the pic up cavities is a powder substance?

Its not salt or sugar it is real fine like baking soda or........cocaine....OMG

I knew it, drug stash so they can smuggle into Aus.. lol
Might have a taste of the white paint now, see if it is a false coat! . Clever dudes these drug cartels!
THe hole doesn't bother me at all, just never seen one on anyones elses.
Keith

Martian · **Posted:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:19 am

cullenszoo wrote:

My 07 MIM strat has three holes. its a sunburst if that makes a difference but I also noticed the holes are different depths. It was made in Mexico so I have to wonder what they smuggled across the border in those holes.

That was going to be the, "Mickey Mouse Model" but Disney wanted too big a cut.

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