The Surge! You can use blue loctite as well. Doing this mod takes care and a very light touch but the end result is well worth the effort. I make the length of the shim equal the width of the neck making sure it will sit flat in the pocket. Please enter a number less than or equal to 1. (2004, 2011-2012) The Insanitizers! Everything is good and there is no fret buzz. I have both of my JMs shimmed with a stewmac prefab, which fit perfectly. Glad that worked out – a little better on each guitar I build. Happy offset. Fender has used them from the factory for many years. A full-pocket neck shim can correct a neck angle that’s too low. AVRI 65 and Anniversary. And thanks to all the fans who care about and keep surf I’d like to get a proper shim but it’s worked out alright the past year, definitely helped. "My Jazzmaster needed a better string break angle over the bridge. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. Goto Page: Previous 1 2 BJB Joined: Jul 28, 2008 Posts: 413: Posted on Dec 01 2014 05:29 PM Instead of shimming the neck on my Japanese Jaguar, I sanded an angle into the neck pocked. You can trim along the lasered line to fit the shim to a pocket with a flat heel, like a Tele. Various non-surf bands that actually made money (1978-1990). Just stack up a few shims and carefully re-assemble the guitar. Much thinner than a credit card and you just have to fiddle with it a bit. Press J to jump to the feed. This way the neck pocket is smoother, harder and more stable than the crappy plywood of the guitar's body would allow, and the surface contact is more efficient than it was on the stock guitar. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? Business cards make poor shims as they are too compressible. Roger, Roger. I made a block that fit the pocket exactly, then glued 60-grit sandpaper to it. After nearly 40 years of doing this mod, I've NEVER experienced a string jump - I play pretty aggressively when the song calls for it, lead or rhythm. A half a mm or so should cure a buzzy bridge. Free shipping for many products! Please enter 5 or 9 numbers for the ZIP Code. http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. All kinds of things use these screws. TIA. They just become surf rockers. I will use some of my daughter's black nail polish to finish as you suggest! This eliminates cardboard & soft plastics as good shim material. Thanks! Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. The guitar's action is great now! The seller has specified an extended handling time for this item. Please enter a number less than or equal to 1. There are 1 items available. The PayPal Credit account is issued by Synchrony Bank. Your country's customs office can offer more details, or visit eBay's page on, This item has an extended handling time and a delivery estimate. Sustain is good. My cp jazzmaster needed a small shim to get the neck set up right. The shim should not diminish surface contact between neck & body – making washers, etc. 2020 sucks Thanks to all the surf bands, past and present. View cart for details. past polls. Freevibration: Using scissors or a cheezy one hole ticket punch, you can whack right through the coke can aluminum or a piece of cut up credit card. 221 days ago, Bango_Rilla: JObeast, for my own Teisco style vintage Japanese guitar, I used a 2mm (3/32") thick piece of maple I got for cheap on eBay. You can also do the Woody Johnson mod by slightly filing a V-shapped groove in the bridge saddles with a rat tail file. Thickness ended up being .015" Absolutely did the trick. If you want to ad just a smidgen, the cut up some shims from a clean coke can. Share on Facebook - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Twitter - opens in a new window or tab, Share on Pinterest - opens in a new window or tab. No additional import charges at delivery! It is now the lowest action Mosrite I have ever played. Without looking at it right now, it seems that the bigger strings (at least the .52 flatwound E) sort of sit on top of the two saddle grooves in a way that makes the depth of the channel irrelevant--have you ever seen that to be the case? You can cut up coke cans using regular scissors. And it fit the neck pocket perfectly." Attention, repair shops: making a quality shim takes time! For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program. and they're usually pretty responsive if you'd like the no-kidding Fender PN. The 0.5-degree shim let me raise the bridge to the height I needed. music-outlet-shop has no other items for sale.
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