FWIW, you don't need to use the plastic thingy (I have no idea what it's called) with the neck plate. Fender has mounted the neck plate directly onto the body for 75 years. I don't why they were even necessary or who decided that we need them. I just throw them away if I'm using a plate, but I prefer neck screw ferrules now anyway.
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Fender used them for a while. My mid-1970s Fender bass has one. I am not sure why they added it. It does nothing good that I can tell, and I have always thought (without much evidence) that it had the potential of making the neck joint less rigid. I have thrown it away on my builds.Originally Posted by McCreed
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