Strap Button Screw fell out

[Emily]

Hi Everyone.

The screw that holds the strap button on my les paul fell out today as I was playing it. If I screw it back in it falls straight back out. Any advice about how to fix this?

[keloooe]

Could find a small dowel and plug it up, then redrill, or even try some strong glue? Timbermate can be used as a good filler too

[dingobass]

Best way is to use a sliver of timber that snugly fits in the hole, you can dip the end of said sliver in some PVA glue to make sure it stays put.
Then simply re drive the screw.

[Emily]

Thanks for the suggestions :)

So glad I caught the guitar.

[wokkaboy]

lucky save Emily, LP's are notorious for breaking headstocks !

[vh2580]

The humble matchstick (or two) wedged with pva glue- a fix for everything.

[wokkaboy]

yeah for sure Tony, or even a few toothpicks and PVA glue

[WeirdBits]

Bamboo skewers work really well too.

[Fuzzbeard]

sounds like you guys are having a bbq not fixing a guitar

[wokkaboy]

Hey Fuzzy sounds like a plan mate, who would knock back a bbq and a few beers haha

[Emily]

So I am embarrassed to even write this but hopefully other people don't make the same stupid mistake as me.

About a month ago I swapped out the strap locks on this and another one of my guitars so they all had the same ones. That way I could use the same strap and swap guitars easily. I had not stood and played this guitar since then until yesterday at band practice and a bit today (when it fell). While looking for some glue today I found the old strap locks, turns out when I swapped them out, I had enjoyed one too many friday night after reports were due beverages and the screw I used was smaller than the original (not noticing this at the time). I tried re-installing the original strap locks and Success, they were nice and tight.

Moral of the story, don't give me a screwdriver after I have been drinking.

[wokkaboy]

haha funny story Emily, easy trap when you swap different hardware different thread size