Ok guy's this is the topic I wanted to bring up but wasn't sure about. Well it's more of a problem I have.
My Pink Squier Stagemaster that I'm now known for now apparently
(yes fans ask me where it is from time to time at gigs!!)
is currently out of action.
The reason being:
I cannot find a replacmenet locking nut for this guitar because the screw hole for one of the locking bolts has threaded due to wear and tear. Sounds silly and like a small issue right? Well it's not. I have tried about 4-5 different locking nuts and not one of them fits this guitar.
Now I can get a locking nut that will fit in regards to width (41mm suits although the original locking nut is a tiny bit smaller).
And also I can get any of these locking nuts to screw into the mounting holes. However...........................
The holes are positioned to far away from the edge of the fretboard for these replacement nuts to mount flush against the rosewood. They leave about a 1mm gap!! Which means the the original nut must be slightly broader or else have the holes drilled within a different place on the steel baseplate.
Either way this is a major issue stopping me play one of my fav guitars. I needs your ideas.
Things I have thought off:
Fill the original mounting holes and have them redrilled top side same as the original.
Fill in the original holes, but have a rear mounting nut installed (I am very reluctant to do this.)
Have a luthier make me a little buffer thing, to fill the gap but allow the strings to rest at the right spot therefore allowing for correct intonation
I really dunno the possibilities of what I have mentioned here but you guys might have ideas and experience! Would should be a simple swap out of hardware has turned into a nightmare!
PS I have tried Gotoh 41mm front mounting locking nut, Original Floyd Rose front mounting locking nut, and a couple of no namers.