String tree screw head made of cheese...removal???

[Twigman]

I have a P bass from which I wish to remove the string tree on the headstock.
Problem is the screw that holds it on is made of cheese and in tightening it up the screwdriver completely destroyed the cross in the head of the screw.
Now the screwdriver can get no purchase on the head of the screw in either direction.
Drilling it seems like the only solution to remove it.....but this screw is obviously screwed in to wood....surely drilling a screw screwed into wood is problematic?

How would you remove said screw?

[Ou7shined]

You only need to drill the head off the screw ... then you are left with a stub which can be gripped by moleys or pliers etc.

[chrismuzz]

Is it ACTUALLY made of ACTUAL cheese?

[Twigman]

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Is it ACTUALLY made of ACTUAL cheese?
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It may have been for all the use it was

[chrismuzz]

I feel your plight! I had a truss rod nut made of cake that causes all sorts of trouble.. It didn't even taste good!

[Al Heeley]

better than the marzipan fretboard I got with a p-bass copy off ebay 2 years ago.

[Circle_of_Fifths]

Here's one way I took out a couple of fudged-up screws out of a headstock once - it will work and if you keep the diameter of the drill to a minimum, you can use a small enough plug to cover it totally with a new string tree:::