What is this hole doing there?

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I have always wondered that myself. Seems like they started appearing about 10 years ago.

The CS Dick Dale Strat has a toggle switch right there, and I always thought the little hole had something to do with that.

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Just a wacky coincidence I guess.
 
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What does CNC mean?

Computerized Numerically Controlled. It refers to any machine that is controlled by a computer program as opposed to a person.

When guitarists and guitar builders talk about CNC, they usually mean a CNC router.
 
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I find it especially amusing that they're on the American Fender bodies, and most Mexican Fender bodies, but not on the Highway 1 bodies...

You know -- you're right! I've got a '07 Hgwy1 Tele and it doesn't have that hole. What's up with that!
 
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You know -- you're right! I've got a '07 Hgwy1 Tele and it doesn't have that hole. What's up with that!

They didn't want to put the holes on the bodies from only one place since then the exact lineage of the highway 1s would be easy to figure out. This way you're left completely clueless as to where the highway 1s come from.
 
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Got one on my 08 AmStd Tele. Pretty lame, if you ask me. I can route out a better body without any magic divots in the wood.

Yeah, but you´re nowhere as fast or cheap as the CNC router...

Comparing assembly line guitars to handmade is ALWAYS a fail, this being one of the reasons ;)
 
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I just love how the ebay seller describes the guitar body as "vintage 50s" in the title.
 
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yeah I noticed that over ten years ago as well, but i have not seen it on aftermarket bodies or the custom shop bodies I have seen over the years. I hope they are not doing that with the CS stuff.
 
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I just love how the ebay seller describes the guitar body as "vintage 50s" in the title.

"Vintage 50`s RI" = RE Issue

And that´s very likely, I highly doubt that the roadworn series are made in the CS, but probably on the same CNC routers that rout out the rest of the budget line and need these guide holes ;)
 
Re: What is this hole doing there?

Computerized Numerically Controlled. It refers to any machine that is controlled by a computer program as opposed to a person.

When guitarists and guitar builders talk about CNC, they usually mean a CNC router.

yep, in think what happens is that they chuck a piece of wood in there, it drills those holes as a reference so it can go and route and drill out the rest of the body.

the machine would look at that hole as "center" and everything else references to that. in theory
 
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yep, in think what happens is that they chuck a piece of wood in there, it drills those holes as a reference so it can go and route and drill out the rest of the body.

the machine would look at that hole as "center" and everything else references to that. in theory

Still no explanation as to why the Highway 1 bodies don't have that though. It seems their cheap guitars have it and their expensive guitars (the Am Std line) have it, but not the guitars in between...
 
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Still no explanation as to why the Highway 1 bodies don't have that though. It seems their cheap guitars have it and their expensive guitars (the Am Std line) have it, but not the guitars in between...

Probably merely routed on a different machine that doesn´t need the guide hole in that particular location. Or routed with a different program that places that hole into a spot that can be easily removed post CNC with a chisel, like in the middle of the electronics rout ;)
 
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I gotta get me one of those holes!

Mine will need to be large enough to hold a shot glass so I can do a shot or two when I am working on the guts of my guitar...

I really DON'T need anymore options for SHOTS, with my friends about. The frquency of Shots of Tequila when there's a gig/or not on is too much to handle already!
 
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