Beaumont, I hate you for that guitar. Give plz.
So I FINALLY got the screw I was looking for, and I go to install my Fender Mute, because, well, it's pretty. I mean, I'll probably never even use the thing, but it's too pretty to just leave there. Anyway, I go to install it, and what do I find out? One of the screwholes is completely stripped. I found out because the screw just plain popped out of the hole, it didn't even give me wood shavings. And since the thing is spring loaded, when that popped, the other one was overstressed and popped out too. This time, I got wood shavings. Fuck! I don't like seeing wood shavings come out of a guitar I spent over a grand on.
So basically I have to wait a month before my Minwax wood filler gets here so I can fill the holes, re-drill some pilot holes for the fucker (and make damn certain they are centered and square to the body) and then try again. That pisses me off though.