Ronkirn
Most Honored Senior Member
yep. back before we really knew about them, I got a whole load of Ash in that was full of 'em... I had to completely empty my wood storage shed, then have the bug guy come by and hose everything down..
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help / advice needed, woodworms in my new ultra luxe strat
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That's not good! Wouldn't kiln drying the wood kill them off?
Those things are destroying all the trees in my neighborhood. I have to get expensive injections for my tree.
crankmeister
Most Honored Senior Member
This is gnarley stuff. I never imagined.
I really hope they let op return the infested and damaged gear. In other industries, this is the type of stuff that warrants a recall, they should be tracking down these specimens based on serial numbers.
I really hope they let op return the infested and damaged gear. In other industries, this is the type of stuff that warrants a recall, they should be tracking down these specimens based on serial numbers.
Ronkirn
Most Honored Senior Member
You would think so... but kiln drying usually happens around 140F so they may be some tough lil boogers..
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BuffaloHound
Senior Stratmaster
Is this natural wear? Or wood you consider it a relic?
Bob Spumoni
Senior Stratmaster
Those look like powder post beetle holes, the commonest worm infestation in furniture. They would probebly be quite easy to kill by fumigation, but that is NOT something you should have to deal with. It is hard to imagine a more obvious return situation, unless you have dealt with a real sleazebag dealer who might, dishonorably enough, claim that "it didn;t ghave those holes when we sold it," in which case I guess you have to hope Fender will do the right thing, FWIW, I like cheap guitars - Grotes, e.g. - and I have yet to see a single worm hole. Ridiculous, really. Best of luck.
Ronkirn
Most Honored Senior Member
Nah, I took a piece, bagged it and waited for the lil peckerheads to show... they looked so much like the photos of the Emerald Ash Borer, I. said.. "Well shi* looks like Emerald Ash Borers to me." I'm smart like that... 
But it doesn't matter what in hell they are.. "they" are there.. so someone owes you a new guitar....
But it doesn't matter what in hell they are.. "they" are there.. so someone owes you a new guitar....
hornpiper
Most Honored Senior Member
Yikes, in nearly sixty years of playing, I’ve never seen or heard of those things. Good luck to you and your bug problem!
Bakelite1
Strat-Talker
This is a recent phenomena. The wood they used could have been sourced from anywhere. Asian wood can have Asian insects in it. The eggs can remain dormant for longer than ten years! So, they can easily outwait air drying.
Do your own research. There are some serious implications.
Do your own research. There are some serious implications.
rocknrollrich
Most Honored Senior Member
Holy $#*^ that is just crazy. I have learned something new today, and it made me sad.
it seems to be really really rare. i have filtered all facebook startocaster / fender groups i am in looknig for "worm" , "holes" etc and only 1 result came up. from milions of people. even on entire internet i can barely find anyone having this issue. i seriously cannot believe this.
dirocyn
Most Honored Senior Member
Emerald Ash Borers killed a tree in my yard a few years ago. Hate 'em. If you don't already have those bugs, the guitar seller may have just introduced them. They are extremely prevalent in the United States, to the extent that clean Ash is hard to find.
Kiln drying is supposed to kill the bugs and their eggs. Not all instrument makers use kiln dried wood, though. Some folks say air-dried lumber makes better sounding instruments.
If new, absolutely send it back. What kind of guitar is it?
Kiln drying is supposed to kill the bugs and their eggs. Not all instrument makers use kiln dried wood, though. Some folks say air-dried lumber makes better sounding instruments.
If new, absolutely send it back. What kind of guitar is it?
fretWalkr
Strat-Talker
Just when I was starting to think I was running out things to worry about
Good point.
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sunburst_xxii
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This is a pretty good (and recent) article... if you search 'Ash, Fender and Emerald Ash Borer' you'll find more information I suspect: https://www.the-nature-of-music.com/2022/02/15/guitars-bugs-and-climate-change/
Also, a video linked within the article:
Hope you get it sorted!
