Would I be right in approaching a next joint repair like this?

[SeanNeedham]

Over the weekend, an impatient hired hand moved my Jazz V and for reasons I've still not fathomed separated the neck from the body and the only thing I can see that's taken any damage is the screw holes in the heel of the neck being stripped out. With that the in house accountant says I can buy a replacement bass, and when things have died down and insurance has had a look I'm going to give it a crack at repairing it if that's possible.

In this, the way I was thinking about doing so would be to open out the screw holes with a drill/file then plug and glue with dowel, re-pilot them and put in new neck fixing screws.

Is that a good way to go about it or is there a better way that I'm overlooking here?

[bertbass]

That's the way I'd do it.

[bigjohn]

Aye. That's the way I'd do it to.

Have done it before with a neck with screw holes that didn't quite line up.

[gary mac]

That's how I've done it on a couple of occasions.

[3below]

There are also metal inserts that can be inserted into the holes. You can then use machine screws (bolts) to fix the neck.

[url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/2011/04/11/how-to-fit-the-threaded-insert-neck-kit/"]http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/2011/04/11/how-to-fit-the-threaded-insert-neck-kit/[/url]

[SeanNeedham]

Thanks all, that's put the mind at ease a bit as it's the first neck job I've been faced with.

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There are also metal inserts that can be inserted into the holes. You can then use machine screws (bolts) to fix the neck.

[url="http://www.manchesterguitartech.co.uk/2011/04/11/how-to-fit-the-threaded-insert-neck-kit/"]http://www.mancheste...nsert-neck-kit/[/url]
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That looks a good option, might have to have a look with that as this bass needs about a half a mm shim at the body end of the pocket so the head is thinking two birds with one stone here.

[alyctes]

I've gone the wood route a couple of times. Make sure you let it dry [u]thoroughly[/u] before re-drilling