Quote Originally Posted by KL1104 View Post
Hi Trevor,

Thanks for the response, that is what I was thinking I might have to do. I'm just a bit concerned about sanding the corners uneven and throwing everything out? Assuming if I'm careful with it all should be okay.

Did you focus on sanding the flat end of the neck, or did you focus on rounding out the corners specifically?
This is a pretty common issue, either with body/neck or pickguard/neck fitting. Easiest to round the corners, since it looks like your neck and pocket are both mostly flat, as they should be for a Tele. If you do it with sandpaper that is not too aggressive, as TD suggests and go slow it shouldn't be too difficult.

You won't throw everything out ;-) One of the virtues of the bolt on neck is that it's fairly forgiving. What you want is for the flat end of the neck to be flush will the flat end of the pocket so that the bridge and pickup align properly to the scale length. You may also want to check to see how the pickguard fits the neck, since it will cover joint where the body and neck come together.

Also, this might be a good time to start a build diary. That keeps a record of any mods or changes you need to make, that can be useful as you get farther along on the build.