The angle of the top plane which contains the strings is controlled by the position of the tremolo and the nut.Nut shims are usually made out of one or more thin sheets of brass.Shims can be found and used in two different areas of the neck.If your strings become lower across the high end frets place the shim across the end of the neck pocket furthest away from the neck pickup.
If this is the case then add a shim under the nut and raise the tremolo by adjusting the tremolo posts until the strings are an equal distance from the fret board down the entire length of the neck.Shimming a guitar neck is definitely an ART. If adjusting the height of the tremolo corrects the problem but leaves you with too high or low of an action (distance between the strings and fret board) then you will need to resort to using a shim. This will raise the headstock away from the back of the body, raising the strings up from the end of the fret board, closest to the body. Shims located in the neck pocket are usually made out of a thin piece of wood. Adding shims to the bolt on neck may be necessary to get the guitar to play properly at all locations up and down the neck. Of course upon removing the nut from the neck or the neck from the body, if you find a shim already theredetermine what action it was doing in the first place then make the necessary corrections.
If your strings are higher on the Low E side, place the shim in the neck pocket under the heel of the neck and parallel with the length of the neck on the Low E side, which raises the entire neck down the Low E side when it is bolted on. The angle of the lower plane which is the fret board is controlled by the neck pocket of the body.Try to imagine the strings of your guitar as a flat plane and the fret board as a parallel plane running underneath them. For shims in the neck pocket you might need to fold the paper stock 3-4 times to get the required thickness needed, then trim to fit properly.
If this is the case then add a shim under the nut and raise the tremolo by adjusting the tremolo posts until the strings are an equal distance from the fret board down the entire length of the neck.Shimming a guitar neck is definitely an ART. If adjusting the height of the tremolo corrects the problem but leaves you with too high or low of an action (distance between the strings and fret board) then you will need to resort to using a shim. This will raise the headstock away from the back of the body, raising the strings up from the end of the fret board, closest to the body. Shims located in the neck pocket are usually made out of a thin piece of wood. Adding shims to the bolt on neck may be necessary to get the guitar to play properly at all locations up and down the neck. Of course upon removing the nut from the neck or the neck from the body, if you find a shim already theredetermine what action it was doing in the first place then make the necessary corrections.
If your strings are higher on the Low E side, place the shim in the neck pocket under the heel of the neck and parallel with the length of the neck on the Low E side, which raises the entire neck down the Low E side when it is bolted on. The angle of the lower plane which is the fret board is controlled by the neck pocket of the body.Try to imagine the strings of your guitar as a flat plane and the fret board as a parallel plane running underneath them. For shims in the neck pocket you might need to fold the paper stock 3-4 times to get the required thickness needed, then trim to fit properly.
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