Roger2611 Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-1976-Vintage-Neckplate/202702978682?hash=item2f3209fe7a:g:t5wAAOSwlLBc~XHR Have a close up look at the wear on the neck plate, I am trying to work out what kind of normal wear and tear would create the plethora of spiral scratches on the chrome, it's almost as if someone attacked it with a drill for some unknown reason! perhaps it was a recognised cleaning method back in 76! 2 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 If you pay £75 for that, you deserve the disappointment. 1 2 Quote
Maude Posted March 14, 2020 Posted March 14, 2020 I like how the inside face has got all scratched up, the neck screws must've been left a little loose to get that sort of movement. 😆 1 Quote
Dan Dare Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 So what happened to the rest of the guitar? Quote
Roger2611 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 10 hours ago, Dan Dare said: So what happened to the rest of the guitar? When the drill slipped off the neck plate it took out the rest of the guitar with it 2 Quote
rubis Posted March 19, 2020 Posted March 19, 2020 If you imagine for a minute, that was fitted to a guitar, what kind of groin action would produce that sort of wear and tear? Quote
prowla Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 The scratches could be because it's been in a parts box, but it must've been used as a base for drilling or something to get those marks. An alternative could be if it's been used to prop up a table leg with an adjustable height screw thing, or maybe a vise or other clamp... (But a vintage Fender neck plate isn't the first thing I'd reach for to do that...) Quote
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