RG 5000?

[CygnusX1]

"just full the holes and drill new ones, it's under the guard and out of sight after all."

Ultimately you're right. I was fighting having to do that b/c a lot of the holes are just off a little but true, it will be out of sight so what's the big deal. Thanks for all the info everyone. Love this website.

[psychoshredder]

regarding the pickguard, I don't want to point out who's to blame, because i don't have experience with them too..
I once ordered some local luthier to make a white pearloid pickguard customized to Humbucker- single only.. but when I did that, i left the original black RG 1550 pickguard with him, so he's got the correct measurement.

i don't think the body would change because you sanded it.
I think it's more like the aftermarket pickguard which not too perfect.

[Lefty Robb]

Aren't they basically a 565 with a 550 pickup set and a non-reverse headstock and mirrored pickguard?

[nuno]

Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

Aren't they basically a 565 with a 550 pickup set and a non-reverse headstock and mirrored pickguard?

simplified: a 550M with mirror pickguard and matching dots?

[moonlight]

Originally Posted by CygnusX1

"just full the holes and drill new ones, it's under the guard and out of sight after all."

Ultimately you're right. I was fighting having to do that b/c a lot of the holes are just off a little but true, it will be out of sight so what's the big deal. Thanks for all the info everyone. Love this website.

Ya, to me those holes that are almost but not quit right are really aggravating. I found this really good paste to fill screw holes that need to be drilled partially in the filler. It's used for building fishing rods of all things, U-40 Rod Bond.
http://www.u-40.com/rodbond.html
You have to buy enough to last 100 lifetimes of hole filling,but I've used it on a lot of other broken stuff with great results.

[CygnusX1]

Thanks, I'll check that stuff out. I'm hoping to figure out first if my 550 is different from all other 550's/5000's before I start redrilling holes. I'm being a little stubborn about it, but I was planning on trying different pickguards and I don't want to redrill every time I do. I already have 2 aftermarket pickguards and the pickups aren't going to be in the right place b/c of this and one they drilled the volume pot hole to where I couldn't fit the pot in in the cavity.