got my kits from Australia

[agus]

oh it's gonna be tru-oil and crooked teeth Thanks for confirming I'm not crazy. the BIZARRE thing is my 335 bass is PERFECT.

[agus]

The tele will be colortone bright green. I haven't decided whether it will have black dye sanded off prior or not. Quilted maple is pretty alluring - but I always stand a chance of making it worse not better. The headstock doesn't effect playability, so it'll have a "visitor" on it somewhere. (we play in bands together). There's not a lot of density in that veneer so it'll probably just be bright green with an alien.

[DarkMark]

Due to your dismay at the hole alignment, perhaps it could be the ‘Tel-aghast-er’.

[DarkMark]

Oh, you could dowel, drill and veneer on top to hide the fix if it is too visible.

[agus]

man, I appreciate the help. It's just gonna look like Will Ferrel's teeth I guess. I'm just surprised anybody could say "I did a good job" and turn that out. and my 335 kit - is STUNNING. She's supercharged. Weird.

[agus]

refer to my comment "make it worse not better" that's EXACTLY what would happen if I did that.

[agus]

ya get what ya get and ride what ya brung. --- that's how we would say it in AR USA ;

[DarkMark]

Careful sanding the veneer, it will be ultra thin!

[Andy40]

Agus,
Dark Mark has given some sage advice. I've never seen holes drilled that woefully before, and it wont ruin the function of the build but it will ruin the aesthetics.

You are much better off plugging the holes and re drilling them in line, then gluing a nice veneer over the front of the headstock, you wont need it on the back as the tuners will over the doweling.

Also very very sage advice regarding the veneer. its extremely thin and very easy to sand through. If you do that it will be a paint job.

I usually check the veneer for glue spots by using a rag and some gum turpentine. If you see some glue spots and you intend to stain it, you'll need to attack these first before staining and without sanding through.

[DarkMark]

To me it only looks like one hole is wildly out of alignment. Perhaps only one hole needs to be tackled. Further to what Andy40 is saying, people will often use a glue removing product and a toothbrush/soft wire brush to tackle glue spots on veneer. Hopefully it isn’t an issue for you. Not that I have any first hand experience, I just read all the build diaries.