K - lil’ help, please. Admittedly, I bought a cheap bass to start. That’s fine - I’ll upgrade eventually, but last night, I had a minor annoyance. One of the screws holding a strap button backed out and the button came off. I screwed it back in, but the screw isn’t “solid” in there. I know I can just get new buttons (and honestly, I’ve been thinking of betting some with locks), but is there a “short term” solution I can try? I was toying with putting a dab of wood glue on the screw to see if I can get it to stay.
EDIT: Just looked at the video - that’s PERFECT. I’m going to do JUST that. But I might wait until I get some locks. I mean, while I’m at it, I might as well…
Tooth pick is the best pro fix. Your local Home Depot or arts and crafts store also sell small wooden dowels of different sizes if you need larger fills.
+1 for the toothpick, maybe even without wood glue.
Be careful about what glue you use. The local guitar shop said they could epoxy it and “it’ll never move again” which might not be ideal. For example, you might want to install another type of button or strap locks later.
I have little toothpick shavings in the top button bore and would advise in using a little bit more than you think you need - just experiment with a few shavings of toothpick, you’ll get it.
