what's this hole for?

[john_the_bass]

I've just taken the pickguard off my precision to try a different one - what's the hole routed in it for?
It's not even a proper hole

[ped]

It is the hole left from the machine that holds the body during the painting process mate.

[john_the_bass]

blimey - the other ones I've had/have never had that hole - the cheeky bleeders!

[ped]

Is it a mexi? Both my old mexi basses had the same hole, in fact I think I even asked about it on Bassworld many moons ago!

[john_the_bass]

nah it's a US Standard - the one with the S1

I want my wood back!!!

[ped]

Cheeky beggars!!

[alexclaber]

Pickguards can hide a multitude of sins!

Alex

[The_D]

Its for hiding a tiny amount of drugs in. Use it wisely

[charic]

My mex has it too. Figured it was for a tracking device

[Merton]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='65919' date='Sep 26 2007, 03:23 PM']Pickguards can hide a multitude of sins!

Alex[/quote]
Aye, my Vester's bridge PU is in a mahoosive rectangular hole, not at all J-PU-shaped.

That's partly why I insisted on my Status Retroactive being scratchplate-less, coz I'd like to have done that to my Vester ages ago....

[stingrayfan]

[quote name='john_the_bass' post='65882' date='Sep 26 2007, 01:54 PM']what's the hole routed in it for?[/quote]
Drainage.

[Mike]

Maybe it's there so you can implant an emergency volume boost, in case of bothersome guitarists.

[Waldo]

It's for smuggling a single Rolo.

Edited September 26, 2007 by Waldo

[paul, the]

The tangible manifestation of the void that is now your soul.


j/k

definitely the rolo thing.

[grosa]

its a really sh*t semi acoustic