Friday, June 21, 2013

What's the purpose of the 5th hole on a guitar's neck?

guitar neck plate
 on Charvel Neck Plate
guitar neck plate image



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I've always wondered - why is there an additional, wider hole at the centre of the 4 screws used to secure an electric guitar's neck to the body?

I've seen it on many guitars - sometimes it' runs right through the body, hidden only by the neck plate. What's it for?



Answer
The hole your referring to fine tune the adjustment of the neck. There is a screw inside that hole that tilts neck back and forth length-wise for necks requiring a more radical adjustment to get the strings low enough. You can also use the screw adjustment to raise the string-height for slide use.



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