Steel Inserts For Bolt-On Necks On eBay

Not exactly a new idea but a good one nonetheless.  (eBay Item #: 220544764793)

The Fender Japan Yngwie Malmsteen signature Stratocaster features steel inserts in the neck as a stock feature on the high-end model. And virtuoso country guitarist Jerry Donahue has used these to faciltiate repeated dismantling of his Telecaster as he packs the neck and body in between clothing in his luggage, which he reckons is a safer way to check-in his guitar. 

Finally available as an after-market item, and with airlines really clamping down with even more limitations on luggage size and weight, installing a set of these steel inserts would give the travelling guitarist the option to do like Donahue does.

The seller claims the supplied stainless screws will not strip like conventional wood screws allowing the neck to be torqued for maximum neck to body contact and sustain.  The outer threads of the steel inserts also feature an epoxy thread-locking compound which sets immediately upon installation, ensuring that the inserts are permanently secured.

Not recommended for that original '58 Stratocaster!

On a remotely related topic, Stratoblogster has a wickedly funny post about disembodied guitar necks here.