Dropped the "bodies" of to my Brother-in laws to put in the input jack hole and Bridge pickup wire hole. Did I ever tell you that I lucked out in the Brother -in law department ?
When I got them back I happened to put one of my neck plates on the back and thought - wait a minute - that's not right. I have been making .120 thick neck plates up for a while. They lock the neck to the body like a rock as you can really crank the neck bolts down and they do not dip the corners as the " Factory " ones do. On pine or a softwood that is a real added plus. The whole plate pulls flat against the body. For those players that really like to work their guitar when they play live they also help minimize the lateral movement on the neck as again the pine neck pocket is a lot softer than the maple neck. On some teles I rout a pocket for them, on some I just leave them on the surface of the body. Since LP Juniors are set necks, the backs are smooth so it did not look right having the plate sit on the surface. So off to the mill we go.
That's better ....don't you think?
