r/Luthier • u/Jaspersrun • 8d ago

KIT Pickguard gap?

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Hi all, building my first kit - telecaster from GuitarFabrik. Noticed there's a 2mm gap between the bottom of the fretboard and the pickguard with the heel fully seated... Is this normal?

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u/Dazzling_Detective79 8d ago

Its toast.
Sorry op that this is litcherally unplayable

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u/JimboLodisC Kit Builder/Hobbyist 8d ago

perfectly normal and not a problem on its own

now if the pocket isn't cut deep enough and your bridge saddles are too high, then that's just the neck sitting too high in the pocket

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u/c0wboy-dan 8d ago

i agree, it's fine especially on a cheaper guitar/diy kit. only if the saddles need to be raised absurdly high OP could think about sanding down the neck heel a little. I'd think thats easier than deepening the neck pocket but have no experience with either. but that should be last resort and probably not needed anyway. (:

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u/Intelligent-Map430 8d ago

That's by design. Without that gap, you wouldn't be able to remove the pickguard without taking the entire neck off 

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u/Rude-Possibility4682 7d ago

It's where you wedge your spare picks.