yes. gluing the neck is by far the scariest part of the build because if you mess that up your done for….
luckily the neck pocket on my kits is very tight so I'm not to concerned about clamping it on the sides. i plan to clamp it on the heel of the neck to the back of the guitar will the end pin will go and then on the top of the fret board and back of the guitar. i feel that will be sufficient. i will be using tight bond original glue. i would recommend that to everyone. don't use titebond 2 or 3 because it is waterproof and could never be steamed off and is more susceptible to creep.
there might be very minor gaps between the body and the neck but in my mind there is no real way to fix it and make it look perfect. one thing you could try is gluing the neck on prior to your last coat of clear finish and that may fill the void a bit.
when you glue the neck on i always use straws to get the excess glue out of the joints. give that a try and see what you think. last thing you want is a big glue joint showing up.
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