To foam or not to foam…

[RockinProf]

Hi again all!

I found a beautiful piece if white limba and decided the world doesn’t have enough tele/firebird hybrids. For the neck I did a hand wound 63 Firebird via a P90 route and a Les Paul Deluxe ring. Maybe it’s not for all but I think the deluxe ring looks right in this case. So it turns out that I routed it too shallow for the aluminum bar and the pickup with proper pickup height. So, I inlaid a nut in the floor of the route for each pickup height screw. I epoxied them in so they’re not going anywhere.

All things considered, is this a case for foam or is it irrelevant here? The guitar is far from done but I don’t want it to squeal like mad and have to rip it apart immediately after stringing it.

Thanks!

 

[jeremy]

i wouldnt think youd need it, but if youre concerned then just do it. it wont hurt anything

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Unnecessary in terms of holding the pickup in place, of course.
Still, I'd probably put it in for the sake of damping. Just in case.

 

[Mincer]

I think I wouldn't bother unless there is an issue after you have it all back together.