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Only shim the neck if the neck pocket is so low that the string action is still
too high, after adjusting the bridge/bridge saddle as low as is possible.
-dave
supertwangreverb <> wrote:
Well I'm really used to the low action and 9.0 radius of my
stratocaster. I have the high e string at the top of the 12th fret
to the bottom of the string at about 3-4/64ths. The smaller vintage
frets make this seem higher. However I haven't shimmed the neck
yet. What advantages does this have?
--- In , "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...>
wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> I got a MIJ and it took me a while to get the action right.
> I ended up shimming the neck (as opposed by Mel and others) with a
Jim
> Dunlop pick (0.60)
> I raised the individual saddles and lowered the bridge. I also filed
> little slots in the threaded bridge (so now the act as string
savers,
> which they do quiete well, since I dind't break a string on them)
>
> I now got a pretty low action, no buzzing and the guitar stays very
> nicely in tune. I do use 0.12 d'Addario Chromes on it, which
provide a
> nice sound even with the stock pups.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jerry S;
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: supertwangreverb [mailto:supertwangreverb@y...]
> Sent: donderdag 22 januari 2004 5:14
> To:
> Subject: [SurfGuitar101] CIJ action again
>
>
> I just got a CIJ Jazzmaster, how high do you guys set the action on
> yours?
>
>
> Regards,
> Bill
>
>
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