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I can also get on board with the idea of higher grade screws, and do often fit proper bolts and inserts to some styles of bolt on neck
i can see how these mechanical changes to a join can make a difference.
i am struggling to see why anyone would remove paint from under a pickguard
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The rear-most section of the neck is also forced into the joint by string tension causing it to 'hinge' around the front pair of screws.
I don't believe removing finish in a properly fitting joint will make any tonal difference either - once properly tightened, there is no movement, whether there is finish in there or not.
exactly, proper fitting is the key thing here. and removing paint from an already assembled guitar can stop it being a proper fit. But when building from scratch I prefer not to rely on paint to fill the join to a proper fit
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Apparently, this can have an effect on tone - @icbm has mentioned it before, I can't remember the details but on single coil guitars I was advised to shield the control cavity and nothing else.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
A lot of serious thinking has gone into this sort of question.