UK ES-3 Builder

[Simon Barden]

Thanks all!

[FrankenWashie]

Welcome Simon. Apparently there must some correlation between the name Simon and guitar building ability - our other Simon is a genius.

You can never go wrong with a Spare Simon.

[Tweaky]

Welocome, you look like you are a deft hand with a spray gun.....but, it appears you have spayed into the bodies neck cavity that you are going to have to glue the neck into.

Likewise on the end of the rear of the neck.....OUCH!
Big Mistake

You have basically sealed the wood, with the paint, in that area from allowing any glue to penetrate the wood, so when the neck & Body are glued together, the join is going to be very weak.

You are going to have to remove that paint from the areas I mentioned before you even continplate gluing the neck & body together.

If you don't, there is a very good chance the neck will shift within a very short time, leaving you with either a very high action on your guitar, or a lose neck, which will need pulling off and doing again.

Sorry for the bad news.

[Simon Barden]

Or I could simply take off the masking tape I applied there. It's the light brown stuff I used in that area, so it may look like I sprayed the wood, but I can assure you that apart from the very edges of the neck pocket, it is bare wood underneath it all.

But thanks for your concern!

[Tweaky]

Yep, That will fix it LOL