B1029 Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 I took my 04 SG apart to clean it today and when putting the tailpiece studs back in the anchor on the bass side won’t accept the stud. Confirmed it’s the anchor since the post will fit in the other anchor fine. Is this something I could fix myself with chasing the threads or should I just bring it in to my tech? I had a look at Stew Mac but I’m not quite sure what I’d need to clean out the anchor threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) So the threaded insert on the guitar body is the problem? I expect you tried both studs in the bass side insert? Neither fit? If my assumptions (above) are correct, then you may have: 1/ Foreign object in the insert (unlikely) 2/ a distortion of the thread. This can be caused by overtightening or forcing in some other way. The best way to correct this is to recut the thread with a tap. This is what a tap looks like The adjustable wrench is holding the thread cutting tap. The tap must be the exact same thread size & type as the insert. Tools like this might be too expensive for the fix you need. Another option might be to simply buy new threaded inserts. Edited June 25, 2023 by merciful-evans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 I got it out with a couple steel dowels. The threads look pretty chewed up on the insert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eracer_Team Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Don’t think anyone (most) remove bridge studs from the guitar while cleaning most don’t even like moving the bridge adjusters thimb wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) I was going to slam and top wrap the tailpiece. You know, since you asked. Edited June 25, 2023 by B1029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 I know I’ve seen guys on YouTube replace tailpiece bushings before. Wouldn’t want just anyone doing this for me - since I’d have to find someone to help me with a problem like this. Annoying problem to have, but doesn’t trash the guitar if a repair is in order. Neck issues are the things I say that make a guitar more time and money than what they are worth. Haven’t had this issue before though, so good luck resolving this. Can’t add too much more other than some boiler-plate stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Might be worth a call to Gibson customer service they may just send you a new bushing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1029 Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 All good now. It was an easy remedy. I got a set of new USA studs and bushings for cheap and tapped one of them in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 11 hours ago, B1029 said: All good now. It was an easy remedy. I got a set of new USA studs and bushings for cheap and tapped one of them in. Nice work ! Always good to hear about successes. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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