It could leave some marks, I have had them on multiple guitars and had them make some marks. But a bit of swirl remover and elbowed grease, shiny as new.
Tooth picks and glue can work, but it is more better to get some hardwood dowel material and properly drill cut and glue pieces of that in the holes. then carefully drill the proper size hole and install the strap button. But I punched a hole in the back of my freshly painted SG so who am I to...
My buddy Charles who at 18 was just a killer player, and he bought one in 84 or so. When I saw him play Hiroshima Mon amour I was amazed, he could make that thing sing.
I made a boo boo, super stupid. Lets just say there is going to be a small repair about where a P90 screw hole should not be, on the back :facepalm::shock::(.
I find my SG very comfy to play, but it is not perfect. I like where the volume and switch on a Strat are, I have many times pondered putting a master volume knob on the pickguard of my SG. It did have some neck dive before I put the Bigsby on it. Also I play with a strap anyway now with all my...
Gotcha, and I have never been a fan of the neck wiggle. And of course the slacken the strings and loosen the truss rod trick before a plane ride trick or bad things can happen. But I guess what I was getting at was I have not heard of a neck joint giving out under " normal" circumstances, but I...