"Big Tex" Reassembly: Fixing the Neck Pocket and Installing Electronics

Working on "Big Tex" again today. The goal is to get the body and neck back together, but there are some structural issues to address first. The previous neck screw holes were misaligned so I'm plugging those with dowels and wood glue to start fresh. I’m also dealing with an uneven "stair-step" in the neck pocket using some Good Fellow wood filler rather than sanding away too much material. Later in the video, I'm swapping out the chrome hardware for some black screws I found on Woot and hodgepodge-ing some tuners to see if we can finally get this thing stringed up. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:18 - Reassembly plan for Big Tex 0:47 - Sanding and body prep 1:36 - Identifying misaligned neck screw holes 2:52 - Filling holes with wood glue and dowels 3:55 - Cleaning the electronics with Deoxit 4:44 - Saturday morning stream shoutouts 5:38 - Inspecting the uneven neck pocket 7:16 - Guitars and Life Theme 8:41 - Installing electronics (missed the record button) 11:24 - Switching to black pickguard screws 13:13 - Bridge cleanup and electronics check 15:32 - Filling stripped strap button holes 18:02 - Checking the headstock finish 19:44 - Leveling the neck pocket with wood filler 22:46 - Spreading filler with a gift card 27:40 - Installing the neck and checking alignment 29:44 - Using screw lube for assembly 30:19 - Mixing and matching available tuners 32:19 - High E string tuner issues "Big Tex" Guitar Rescue - Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhTW3lOIKQ1egUpZI7r4qU4UYAoAIkKt ____ Shoutouts: @CalBandRockoCat (Cal) @creatingwithlove (Brandy) @MadHatter_77 (Malichi) @StringsnPucks (Jeremy) @cheeto77 (Cheeto) @j-mansgearcave (J-man) @sparkyguitars971 (Sparky) @AOsAreaofOperations (Aaron) @TeaseGuitars (Torsten) @WickedFesterTR (TR) ____ Checkout our playlist page for more series and journeys https://www.youtube.com/@TedTalksGuitars/playlists Special Thanks to our channel members "The Jacks" Want to support the channel? Feel free to explore Channel membership options: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr6kaWeOvldTHvntB3tnMg/join Ted Talks Guitars & Life Merch Store: https://tedtalksguitars-shop.fourthwall.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3W3PZox *If you click on this link to shop at Amazon the channel will receive a modest financial commission from your purchases. Guyker Referral Link: https://www.guyker.com/?ref=tedtalksguitars If you use the link you will save 15% at Guyker Use the coupon code: TEDSMITH #GuitarRepair #BigTex #GuitarsAndLife #DIY #GuitarTech #GuitarRestoration